Pesticide Usage in Scotland: Grassland and Fodder Crops 2017

This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on grassland and fodder crops in Scotland during 2017.


Table 7: Fodder crop insecticide and mollusicide formulations – 2017

Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated

Insecticides Arable silage Fodder beet Fodder rape Kale & cabbage Maize Stubble turnips Turnips & swedes Other fodder (1) Total 2017 Total 2017 2013 (2) 2013 (2)
ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
Cypermethrin 0 0 0 0 36 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0
Deltamethrin 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 3 0 0 0 0 283 7 0 0 364 3 784 5
Lambda-cyhalothrin 0 0 210 34 0 0 48 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 7 333 6 93 <0.5
Unspecified insecticide (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 165 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 165 N/A 0 N/A
All insecticides 0 0 210 34 36 2 293 14 0 0 0 0 283 7 75 7 897 9 1,796 413
Molluscicides
Metaldehyde 0 0 0 0 107 5 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 140 26 126 25
All molluscicides 0 0 0 0 107 5 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 140 26 126 25
Area grown 5,801 611 2,007 1,915 792 339 3,806 1,033 16,304 19,524

(1) Refer to Appendix 3 for definitions

(2) For a full list of formulations recorded in 2013 please refer to the 2013 report (3)

N/A = not applicable

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