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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.

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⁾
Insecticides	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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