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 23 Total soft fruit crop, comparison with previous years

Pesticide usage in 2014, 2016 and 2018, area treated with formulations and active substances (a.s.) and the weight (kg) applied

2014 2016 2018
Formulations a.s. Weight Formulations a.s. Weight Formulations a.s. Weight
ha ha kg ha ha kg ha ha kg
Insecticides/ acaracides 9,435 9,435 1,480 5,741 5,741 461 5,973 5,973 645
Molluscicides 412 412 109 293 293 68 823 823 150
Fungicides 18,505 21,498 13,392 13,788 16,940 7,055 16,911 22,291 11,017
Sulphur 1,964 1,964 5,913 781 781 3,687 1,085 1,085 4,058
Herbicides/ desiccants 4,246 4,549 2,187 3,958 4,163 1,837 2,894 3,098 1,199
Biological control agents(1) 466 466 N/A 622 622 N/A 1,129 1,129 N/A
Biopesticides 1,759 1,759 136 852 852 70 2,921 2,921 198
Physical control 42 325 447 6 24 47 50 50 97
All pesticides 36,828 40,407 23,663 26,041 29,416 13,225 31,786 37,371 17,363
Area grown (ha)(2) 1,800 1,876 2,088

(1) Invertebrate biological control agents are applied by number of organisms rather than weight therefore weight data are not presented

(2) Area grown includes multi-cropping

Note: the 2016 and 2014 herbicide/desiccant weights and therefore weight for all pesticides are lower than those published previously. The weights were previously overestimated and these have now been corrected in this report

N/A = not applicable

Contact

Email: psu@sasa.gov.scot

Back to top