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Pesticide usage in Scotland: Outdoor Vegetable Crops 2021
This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on outdoor vegetable crops in Scotland during 2021.
Table 14 Mode of action/chemical group of insecticide/nematicide active substances - 2021
Area (ha) and weight (kg) of active substances for all crops
| Mode of action | Active substance | Chemical group | IRAC group | Total vegetables | Total vegetables |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ha | kg | ||||
| Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor | Pirimicarb | Carbamate | 1A | 3,115 | 436 |
| All acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors | 3,115 | 436 | |||
| Sodium channel modulators | Cypermethrin | Pyrethroid | 3A | 198 | 5 |
| Deltamethrin | Pyrethroid | 3A | 5,570 | 24 | |
| Lambda-cyhalothrin | Pyrethroid | 3A | 12,124 | 118 | |
| All sodium channel modulators | 17,892 | 147 | |||
| Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) competitive modulators | Acetamiprid | Neonicotinoid | 4A | 822 | 41 |
| All nAChR competitive modulators | 822 | 41 | |||
| Ryanodine receptor modulators | Cyantraniliprole | Diamide | 28 | 1,256 | 93 |
| All ryanodine receptor modulators | 1,256 | 93 | |||
| Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) allosteric modulators | Spinosad | Spinosyns | 5 | 1,428 | 137 |
| Voltage-dependent sodium channel blocker | Indoxacarb | Oxadiazine | 22A | 1,874 | 48 |
| Inhibitors of acetyl CoA carboxylase | Spirotetramat | Tetramic acid | 23 | 3,071 | 218 |
| Chordontonal organ modulators - undefined target site | Flonicamid | Flonicamid | 29 | 1,684 | 118 |
| ha | kg | ||||
| Mitochondrial complex II electron transport inhibitors. Succinate-coenzyme Q reductase | Fluopyram(1) | Pyridinyl-ethyl benzamides | FRAC 7(1) | 468 | 117 |
| All other modes of action | 8,526 | 638 | |||
| All insecticides | 31,611 | 1,355 | |||
| Area grown | 22,066 |
(1) Fluopyram is classed as a broad-spectrum fungicide but also has nematicide activity, hence the reason it has a FRAC group code rather than an IRAC code. Fluopyram was only used as a nematicide on veg crops in 2021
Note: Active substances have been grouped by their mode of action. Full details on insecticide and nematicide mode of action classification can be found on the Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) webpage(8)
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