Pesticide usage in Scotland: arable crops and potato stores 2016
This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on arable crops and potato stores in Scotland during 2016.
Table 34 Mode of action/chemical group of insecticide/nematicide active substances on all arable crops - 2016
Area (ha) and quantity (kg) of active substances for all crops
| Mode of Action |
Active Substance |
Chemical Group |
IRAC Group |
All arable |
All arable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ha) |
(kg) |
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| Acetylcholinesterase ( AChE) inhibitor |
Oxamyl |
Carbamate |
1A |
761 |
2,478 |
| Chlorpyrifos |
Organophosphate |
1B |
1,674 |
1,046 |
|
| Fosthiazate |
Organophosphate |
1B |
2,415 |
5,370 |
|
| All acetylcholinesterase ( AChE) inhibitors |
4,849 |
8,894 |
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| Sodium channel modulators |
Alpha-cypermethrin |
Pyrethroid |
3A |
1,679 |
20 |
| Cypermethrin |
Pyrethroid |
3A |
4,233 |
100 |
|
| Deltamethrin |
Pyrethroid |
3A |
1,975 |
12 |
|
| Esfenvalerate |
Pyrethroid |
3A |
30,855 |
138 |
|
| Lambda-cyhalothrin |
Pyrethroid |
3A |
113,402 |
605 |
|
| Tau-Fluvalinate |
Pyrethroid |
3A |
11,035 |
437 |
|
| Zeta-cypermethrin |
Pyrethroid |
3A |
7,567 |
82 |
|
| All sodium channel modulators |
170,746 |
1,394 |
|||
| Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (n AChR) competitive modulators |
Acetamiprid |
Neonicotinoid |
4A |
2,163 |
104 |
| Thiacloprid |
Neonicotinoid |
4A |
8,629 |
720 |
|
| Thiamethoxam |
Neonicotinoid |
4A |
1,101 |
22 |
|
| All n AChR competitive modulators |
11,893 |
846 |
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| Other |
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| Chordontonal organ TRPV channel modulators |
Pymetrozine |
Pyridine azomethine derivative |
9B |
7,035 |
976 |
| Unclassified |
Flonicamid |
Pyridine compound |
9C |
3,852 |
306 |
| Voltage-dependent sodium channel blocker |
Indoxacarb |
Oxadiazines |
22A |
589 |
12 |
| All others |
11,475 |
1,295 |
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| All insecticides |
198,964 |
12,428 |
|||
| Area grown |
494,167 |
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Note: Active substances have been grouped by their mode of action. Full details on mode of action classification can be found on the Insecticide Resistance Action Committee ( IRAC) webpage (9).
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