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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 33 Principal active substances by area treated
Area treated (hectares) with the 20 most used active substances on all vegetable crops surveyed
| Active substance | Type (1) | 2015 | 2013 | % change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lambda-cyhalothrin | I | 18,622 | 16,277 | 14 |
| 2 | Metalaxyl-M | F/S | 15,433 | 13,240 | 17 |
| 3 | Fludioxonil | F/S | 14,762 | 11,180 | 32 |
| 4 | Pendimethalin | H | 13,138 | 11,272 | 17 |
| 5 | Pirimicarb | I | 12,990 | 8,706 | 49 |
| 6 | Azoxystrobin | F | 12,786 | 9,224 | 39 |
| 7 | Cymoxanil | S | 10,535 | 9,259 | 14 |
| 8 | Boscalid | F | 9,528 | 6,021 | 58 |
| 9 | Pyraclostrobin | F | 9,528 | 6,021 | 58 |
| 10 | Linuron | H | 9,500 | 6,137 | 55 |
| 11 | Tebuconazole | F | 8,694 | 6,146 | 41 |
| 12 | Imazamox | H | 7,768 | 5,008 | 55 |
| 13 | Prothioconazole | F | 7,373 | 7,634 | -3 |
| 14 | Clomazone | H | 5,804 | 4,190 | 39 |
| 15 | Copper oxychloride | F | 5,409 | 2,831 | 91 |
| 16 | Deltamethrin | I | 5,086 | 6,623 | -23 |
| 17 | Glyphosate | H | 4,265 | 2,027 | 110 |
| 18 | Metaldehyde | M | 4,250 | 3,124 | 36 |
| 19 | Cyprodinil | F | 4,227 | 1,920 | 120 |
| 20 | Metazachlor | H | 3,856 | 3,921 | -2 |
(1) Pesticide type = F: Fungicide, H: Herbicide, I: Insecticide, M: Molluscicide, S: Seed treatment
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