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Scottish pesticide use goes down in 2018

Pesticide use on arable crops grown in Scotland has declined, according to a new report from the National Statistics Office. Overall, pesticide applications to Scottish arable crops in 2018 were 4% lower than in the previous survey in 2016. Within…

Pesticide Registration in India – An Overview & Opportunities

India ranks number 1 in the world, with highest cultivated land of around 1,891,761 square kilometers. But in terms of total value of food produced, India is at the fourth spot. One of the major reasons behind this disparity is the low agrochemical…

Priority plant pests in the EU: 5 things you need to know

What are priority pests? The 20 pests on the list published by the European Commission in October 2019 are quarantine pests that have been identified as top priorities for EU Member States based on the severity of the economic, social…

European Union prioritises 20 plant pests

The European Commission has published a list of 20 “priority pests” that present the most serious economic, environmental and social threat to EU countries. The list includes Xylella fastidiosa, the Japanese beetle, the Asian long-horned…

Approval of the active substance alpha-cypermethrin, as a candidate for substitution

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1690 of 9 October 2019 renewing the approval of the active substance alpha-cypermethrin, as a candidate for substitution, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament…

Bees and pesticides: second consultation begins on guidance review

EFSA is carrying out a second stakeholder consultation in support of the review of its guidance on pesticides and bees. The dedicated stakeholder consultation group has been asked to comment on the protocol that EFSA will use to collect and…

US EPA to review pesticide claims of synergistic effects of active ingredients

The U.S. EPA says it will review U.S. pesticide patents for claims of potential synergistic effects among active ingredients. Synergistic effects cause the total effect of the ingredients to be greater than the sum of their individual effects. In…

New methodology defines pesticide reevaluation

Anvisa released on Monday (26/8), the first list of active ingredients of pesticides that will have toxicological reevaluation based on its own methodology. The list was established on the basis of risk criteria for human health, especially…

Tunisia confirms the presence of the fungus that causes black spot

The European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) has issued an alert confirming that the Tunisian authorities have officially declared an area infected with Phyllosticta citricarpa, the fungus that causes black spot. We are…