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 17 Principal active substances by area treated

Area treated (ha) of the 20 most used active substances on all vegetable crops surveyed in 2021 and percentage change

Active substance Type(1) 2021 (ha) 2019 (ha) % change
1 Boscalid F 16,479 10,973 50
2 Pyraclostrobin F 16,479 10,973 50
3 Pendimethalin H 16,101 15,101 7
4 Fludioxonil F/S 13,708 15,812 -13
5 Lambda-cyhalothrin I 12,124 16,941 -28
6 Azoxystrobin F 11,702 17,579 -33
7 Imazamox H 11,186 9,290 20
8 Prothioconazole F 8,539 8,870 -4
9 Cyprodinil F 8,133 5,483 48
10 Metalaxyl-M F/S 7,111 13,094 -46
11 Ferric phosphate M 7,098 5,546 28
12 Cymoxanil S 5,575 10,329 -46
13 Deltamethrin I 5,570 4,308 29
14 Clomazone H 4,894 5,223 -6
15 Tebuconazole F 4,798 3,930 22
16 Metazachlor H 4,380 3,411 28
17 Trifloxystrobin F 4,263 2,519 69
18 Difenoconazole F 3,780 5,917 -36
19 Metribuzin H 3,767 3,619 4
20 Metaldehyde M 3,206 3,128 2

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