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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 35 Total vegetable crop, comparison with previous years
Pesticide usage in 2011, 2013 and 2015, area treated with formulations and active substances (a.s.) and the quantities (kg) applied
| 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formulations (ha) | a.s. (ha) | kg | Formulations (ha) | a.s. (ha) | kg | Formulations (ha) | a.s. (ha) | kg | |
| Insecticides | 32,701 | 33,949 | 2,612 | 41,273 | 41,273 | 3,992 | 44,468 | 44,468 | 4,240 |
| Molluscicides | 8,692 | 8,692 | 2,136 | 7,589 | 7,589 | 1,313 | 6,589 | 6,589 | 1,081 |
| Biological agents (1) | 314 | 314 | N/A | 154 | 154 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biopesticides | 25 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 2 |
| Fungicides | 45,711 | 62,263 | 18,892 | 42,753 | 58,228 | 13,796 | 58,702 | 81,890 | 20,429 |
| Sulphur | 1,645 | 1,645 | 3,751 | 1,495 | 1,495 | 5,341 | 2,556 | 2,556 | 6,335 |
| Herbicides | 37,124 | 44,480 | 24,061 | 41,424 | 48,880 | 26,379 | 50,079 | 58,701 | 33,513 |
| Growth regulators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 104 | 500 |
| Physical control | 0 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 312 | 1,048 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seed treatments (1) | 12,292 | 31,043 | 1,049 | 14,622 | 33,141 | 1,153 | 16,373 | 37,444 | 1,203 |
| All pesticides | 138,504 | 182,411 | 52,500 | 149,623 | 191,073 | 53,022 | 178,953 | 231,834 | 67,303 |
| Area grown | 15,318 (2) | 15,968 ( 3) | 16,672 (4) |
(1) No weights can be calculated for biological control agents and biological seed treatments.
(2) Includes 72 hectares of multi-cropping.
(3) Includes 66 hectares of multi-cropping.
(4) No multi-cropping was encountered in 2015.
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