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Pesticide Usage in Scotland: Outdoor Vegetable Crops 2015

Information from a survey of pesticide use on vegetable crops grown for human consumption in Scotland during 2015.

Table 29 Vegetables (excluding legumes and leaf brassicas) biopesticide active substances

Area treated (ha), percentage of crop treated and quantity (kg) of active substances for all crops

Biopesticides	Carrots		Turnips & swedes		Other vegetable crops		Total
	(ha)	(%)	(ha)	(%)	(ha)	(%)	(ha)	(kg)
Bacillus subtilis	0	0	0	0	63	8	63	2
All biopesticides	0	0	0	0	63	8	63	2
Area grown	2,908		1,503		730		5,142

Note: Bacillus subtilis is a bio-fungicide.

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