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Pesticide usage - soft fruit crops 2018: survey results
Information from a survey of pesticide use on soft fruit crops grown in Scotland during 2018.
Table 18 Mode of action/chemical group of insecticide active substances - 2018
Area (ha) and weight (kg) of active substances for all crops
| Mode of Action | Active Substance | Chemical Group | IRAC Group | Total Soft Fruit | Total Soft Fruit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ha | kg | ||||
| Acetylcholinesterase (Ache) inhibitors | Pirimicarb | Carbamate | 1A | 19 | 4 |
| All acetylcholinesterase (Ache) inhibitors | 19 | 4 | |||
| Sodium channel modulators | Deltamethrin | Pyrethroid | 3A | 243 | 2 |
| Lambda-cyhalothrin | Pyrethroid | 3A | 1,216 | 11 | |
| Pyrethrins | Pyrethrin | 3A | 494 | 28 | |
| All sodium channel modulators | 1,953 | 40 | |||
| Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (naAChR) competitive modulators | Thiacloprid | Neonicotinoid | 4A | 1,807 | 216 |
| All nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (naAChR) competitive modulators | 1,807 | 216 | |||
| Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (naAChR) allosteric modulators | Spinosad | Spinosyns | 5 | 345 | 27 |
| All icotinic acetylcholine receptor (naAChR) allosteric modulators | 345 | 27 | |||
| Glutamate-gated chloride channel (GluCl) allosteric modulators | Abamectin | Avermectins | 6 | 652 | 6 |
| All glutamate-gated chloride channel (GluCl) allosteric modulators | 652 | 6 | |||
| Chordotonal organ TRPV channel modulators | Pymetrozine | Pyridine azomethine derivatives | 9B | 62 | 12 |
| All Chordotonal organ TRPV channel modulators | 62 | 12 | |||
| Mite growth inhibitors | Clofentezine | Tetrazine | 10A | 162 | 32 |
| Etoxazole | Etoxazole | 10B | 241 | 8 | |
| All mite growth inhibitors | 403 | 41 | |||
| Mitochondrial complex III electron transport inhibitors | Bifenazate | Bifenazate | 20D | 310 | 36 |
| All mitochondrial complex III electron transport inhibitors | 310 | 36 | |||
| Mitochondrial complex I electron transport inhibitors | Tebufenpyrad | METI acaricides & insecticides | 21A | 55 | 7 |
| All mitochondrial complex I electron transport inhibitors | 55 | 7 | |||
| Voltage-dependent sodium channel blockers | Indoxacarb | Oxadiazines | 22A | 75 | 4 |
| All voltage-dependent sodium channel blockers | 75 | 4 | |||
| Inhibitors of acetyl CoA carboxylase | Spirodiclofen | Tetronic acid | 23 | 18 | 2 |
| Spirotetramat | Tetronic acid | 23 | 180 | 17 | |
| All inhibitors of acetyl CoA carboxylase | 198 | 19 | |||
| Ryanodine receptor modulators | Chlorantraniliprole | Diamides | 28 | 9 | <0.5 |
| Cyantraniliprole | Diamides | 28 | 55 | 4 | |
| All ryanodine receptor modulators | 64 | 4 | |||
| Unclassified | Fatty Acids | 30 | 230 | ||
| All unclassified | 30 | 230 | |||
| All insecticides | 5,973 | 645 | |||
| Area grown(1) | 2,088 |
(1) Includes multi-cropping
Note: Active substances have been grouped by their mode of action. Full details on mode of action classification can be found on the Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) webpage(6)
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