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Publication - Statistics

Pesticide Usage in Scotland: Soft Fruit Crops 2022

Published
13 December 2023
From
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural
ISBN
9781835217207

This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on Soft Fruit Crops in Scotland during 2022.

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Appendix 1 – Estimated application tables

Table 1 Percentage of each crop treated with pesticides and mean number of spray applications - 2022
Crop Fungicides Herbicides/ desiccants Insecticides/ acaricides Molluscicides Sulphur Biologicals(1) Physical control Any pesticide
% spray apps % spray apps % spray apps % spray apps % spray apps % spray apps % spray apps % spray apps
Non-protected strawberry 98 3.5 42 2.1 35 1.4 22 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 98 4.9
Protected strawberry 99 8.8 17 1.3 88 3.5 20 1.2 0 0.0 80 9.9 13 2.4 100 18.9
All strawberry 99 8.7 18 1.3 86 3.5 20 1.2 0 0.0 77 9.9 13 2.4 100 18.5
Non-protected raspberry 70 4.6 68 1.2 71 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 71 6.7
Protected raspberry 95 3.5 43 1.1 91 1.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 78 5.1 54 2.2 99 9.8
All raspberry 86 3.8 53 1.1 84 1.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 49 5.1 34 2.2 89 8.9
All blackcurrant 91 6.1 94 1.8 95 3.1 0 0.0 91 1.3 0 0.0 2 1.0 97 9.0
Non-protected other soft fruit 4 3.5 11 1.3 14 1.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.1 22 2.2
Protected other soft fruit 71 3.1 37 1.0 93 1.6 0 0.0 2 1.0 52 5.2 41 1.2 96 7.3
All other soft fruit 46 3.1 28 1.1 63 1.6 0 0.0 1 1.0 32 5.2 26 1.2 68 6.7
All soft fruit crops 86 7.0 34 1.4 83 2.9 11 1.2 13 1.3 55 8.9 16 2.0 92 14.4

(1) Biologicals include biological control agents and biopesticides.

Note: the average number of spray applications is calculated only on the areas receiving each pesticide group and therefore the minimum number of applications is always one (see Appendix 3 – definitions and notes for details).

Table 2 Strawberry insecticide and acaricide formulations - 2022
Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated
Insecticides/acaricides Non-protected strawberry Protected strawberry All strawberry 2022 All strawberry 2020(1)
ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
Abamectin 0 0 18 1 18 <0.5 75 1
Bifenazate 0 0 604 42 604 59 787 68
Clofentezine 0 0 418 34 418 79 444 71
Cyantraniliprole 0 0 128 10 128 9 19 1
Cyflumetofen 0 0 46 4 46 9 150 30
Deltamethrin 0 0 202 16 202 1 93 1
Etoxazole 0 0 172 14 172 6 271 10
Indoxacarb 0 0 40 3 40 2 126 6
Lambda-cyhalothrin 9 13 874 59 883 7 798 7
Spinosad 0 0 617 37 617 42 428 29
Spirotetramat 0 0 1,134 80 1,134 110 1265 120
Unspecified insecticide 8 22 1 <0.5 9 [z] 0 [z]
All insecticides/acaricides 17 35 4,252 88 4,270 323 5,548 1,050
Area grown 37 1,190 1,226 1,221

(1) For a full list of formulations recorded in 2020 please refer to the 2020 report(3).

Table 3 Strawberry biological, molluscicide and physical control formulations - 2022
Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated
Biological control agents Non-protected strawberry Protected strawberry All strawberry 2022 All strawberry 2020(1)
ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
Amblyseius andersoni 0 0 27 1 27 [z] 0 [z]
Amblyseius montdorensis 0 0 70 4 70 [z] 0 [z]
Amblyseius spp. 0 0 4 <0.5 4 [z] 0 [z]
Aphelinus abdominalis/aphidius colemani/aphidius ervi/aphidius matricariae/ephedrus cerasicola/praon volucre 0 0 588 38 588 [z] 0 [z]
Aphelinus abdominalis/aphidius colemani/aphidius ervi/aphidius matricariae/praon volucre 0 0 12 1 12 [z] 0 [z]
Aphidius colemani/aphidius ervi 0 0 12 1 12 [z] 0 [z]
Aphidius ervi 0 0 12 1 12 [z] 0 [z]
Aphidoletes aphidimyza 0 0 26 1 26 [z] 0 [z]
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain MBI600 0 0 317 19 317 [z] 49 [z]
Bacillus pumilus strain QST 2808 0 0 218 9 218 [z] 428 [z]
Chrysoperla carnea 0 0 120 5 120 [z] 0 [z]
Eupeodes corollae 0 0 24 1 24 [z] 0 [z]
Heterorhabditis bacteriophora 0 0 211 16 211 [z] 14 [z]
Hypoaspis miles 0 0 155 13 155 [z] 11 [z]
Macrocheles robustulus 0 0 11 1 11 [z] 0 [z]
Neoseiulus cucumeris 0 0 2,980 34 2,980 [z] 881 [z]

Cont …

Table 3 Strawberry biological, molluscicide and physical control formulations – 2022 continued
Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated
Biological control agents Non-protected strawberry Protected strawberry All strawberry 2022 All strawberry 2020(1)
ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
Orius laevigatus 0 0 118 5 118 [z] 0 [z]
Orius spp. 0 0 554 21 554 [z] 0 [z]
Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita 0 0 19 2 19 [z] 0 [z]
Phytoseiulus persimilis 0 0 1,162 32 1,162 [z] 370 [z]
Steinernema feltiae 0 0 115 6 115 [z] 29 [z]
Steinernema kraussei 0 0 221 16 221 [z] 314 [z]
Stratiolaelaps scimitus 0 0 109 4 109 [z] 0 [z]
All biological control agents 0 7,086 7,086 [z] 2,153 [z]
Biopesticides
Ampelomyces quisqualis strain AQ 10 0 0 239 14 239 10 47 2
Aureobasidium pullulans 0 0 107 8 107 27 18 4
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain D747 0 0 285 20 285 148 59 34
Bacillus subtilis strain QST 713 0 0 1,618 56 1,618 124 622 50
Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki 0 0 111 6 111 42 307 119
Beauveria bassiana ATCC - 74040 0 0 82 3 82 13 12 3
Cerevisane (saccharomyces cerevisiae strain LAS 117) 0 0 38 1 38 27 0 0
Gliocladium catenulatum strain J1446 0 0 49 4 49 79 0 0

Cont…

Table 3 Strawberry biological, molluscicide and physical control formulations – 2022 continued
Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated
Biopesticides Non-protected strawberry Protected strawberry All strawberry 2022 All strawberry 2020(1)
ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
Trichoderma harzianum 0 0 2 <0.5 2 <0.05 0 0
All biopesticides 0 2,531 2,531 468 1,065 211
All biologicals 0 0 9,617 80 9,617 468 3,217 211
Molluscicides
Ferric phosphate 8 22 286 20 294 43 388 78
All molluscicides 8 22 286 20 294 43 706 114
Physical control
Carbonic acid diamide/urea 0 0 164 7 164 121 0 0
Unspecified physical control agents(3) 0 0 220 7 220 [z] 180 [z]
All physical control 0 0 384 13 384 121 180 [z]
Area grown 37 1,190 1,226 1,221

(1) For a full list of formulations recorded in 2020 please refer to the 2020 report(3).

(2) All biologicals includes biological control agents and biopesticides.

(3) Refer to Appendix 3 for definitions.

Note: invertebrate biological control agents are applied by number of organisms rather than weight therefore weight data are not presented.

Note: some shorthand is used in this table: [z] = not applicable.

Table 4 Strawberry fungicide formulations – 2022
Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated
Fungicides Non-protected strawberry Protected strawberry All strawberry 2022 All strawberry 2020(1)
ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
Azoxystrobin 26 59 584 44 610 147 922 219
Azoxystrobin/difenoconazole 0 0 188 8 188 61 17 6
Boscalid/pyraclostrobin 19 39 1,174 72 1,193 585 1,512 749
Bupirimate 0 0 311 23 311 75 190 45
Cyflufenamid 0 0 978 73 978 14 1,142 16
Cyprodinil/fludioxonil 41 94 1,302 82 1,343 804 1,345 781
Difenoconazole/fluxapyroxad 8 22 1,630 85 1,639 117 754 57
Dimethomorph 5 13 239 20 243 365 261 384
Fenhexamid 23 38 1,248 66 1,271 815 1,978 1,302
Fluopyram/trifloxystrobin 0 0 975 64 975 381 1,766 703
Kresoxim-methyl 0 0 178 13 178 21 250 31
Mepanipyrim 4 12 504 34 508 188 337 120
Myclobutanil 11 16 976 58 987 56 1,310 75
Penconazole 34 52 383 26 417 20 1,286 62
Potassium hydrogen carbonate 0 0 578 24 578 2,378 458 2,301
Proquinazid 0 0 501 39 501 18 497 16
Pyrimethanil 17 46 937 67 954 726 787 577
All fungicides 188 98 12,685 99 12,873 6,771 15,465 7,784
Area grown 37 1,190 1,226 1,221

1) For a full list of formulations recorded in 2020 please refer to the 2020 report(3).

Table 5 Strawberry herbicide and desiccant formulations – 2022
Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated
Herbicides/desiccants Non-protected strawberry Protected strawberry All strawberry 2022 All strawberry 2020(1)
ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
Carfentrazone-ethyl 0 0 258 17 258 6 252 3
Clethodim 0 0 154 8 154 13 52 6
Glyphosate 0 0 10 1 10 11 179 275
Isoxaben 13 35 16 1 29 6 229 17
Metamitron 5 13 0 0 5 6 56 78
Napropamide 8 22 42 4 50 48 80 90
Pendimethalin 11 30 0 0 11 14 73 62
Propyzamide 5 13 42 4 46 33 180 116
All herbicides 41 42 522 17 563 138 1,314 766
Area grown 37 1,190 1,226 1,221

(1) For a full list of formulations recorded in 2020 please refer to the 2020 report(3).

Table 6 Raspberry insecticide and acaricide formulations – 2022
Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated
Insecticides/acaricides Non-protected raspberry Protected raspberry All raspberry 2022 All raspberry 2020(1)
ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
Abamectin 0 0 4 3 4 <0.5 27 0
Cyantraniliprole 0 0 31 6 31 3 <0.5 <0.5
Deltamethrin 57 62 125 70 182 2 87 1
Fatty acids C7-C20 0 0 26 17 26 96 21 69
Lambda-cyhalothrin 8 9 79 38 87 1 111 1
Total insecticides/acaricides 65 71 265 91 330 101 418 91
Area grown 92 152 243 247

(1) For a full list of formulations recorded in 2020 please refer to the 2020 report(3).

Table 7 Raspberry biological and physical control formulations – 2022
Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated
Biological control agents Non-protected raspberry Protected raspberry All raspberry 2022 All raspberry 2020(1)
ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
Amblyseius andersoni 0 0 137 44 137 [z] 19 [z]
Aphelinus abdominalis/aphidius colemani/aphidius ervi/aphidius matricariae/ephedrus cerasicola/ praon volucre 0 0 115 26 115 [z] 0 [z]
Aphelinus abdominalis/aphidius colemani/aphidius ervi/aphidius matricariae/praon volucre 0 0 42 13 42 [z] 0 [z]
Chrysoperla carnea 0 0 13 9 13 [z] 0 [z]
Heterorhabditis bacteriophora 0 0 11 7 11 [z] 19 [z]
Neoseiulus cucumeris 0 0 7 1 7 [z] 33 [z]
Orius spp. 0 0 5 1 5 [z] 0 [z]
Phytoseiulus persimilis 0 0 114 27 114 [z] 37 [z]
All biological control agents 0 443 443 [z] 120 [z]
Biopesticides
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain D747 0 0 8 6 8 3 6 3
Bacillus subtilis strain QST 713 0 0 135 40 135 11 79 6
Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki 0 0 8 5 8 3 0 0
Beauveria bassiana ATCC - 74040 0 0 16 10 16 3 11 2
All biopesticides 0 168 168 21 110 14
All biologicals(2) 0 0 611 78 611 21 230 14

Cont…

Table 7 Raspberry biological and physical control formulations – 2022 continued
Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated
Physical control Non-protected raspberry Protected raspberry All raspberry 2022 All raspberry 2020(1)
ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
Unspecified physical control agents(3) 0 0 110 41 110 [z] 94 [z]
Carbonic acid diamide/urea 0 0 69 25 69 52 0 [z]
All physical control 0 0 180 54 180 52 94 [z]
Area grown 92 152 243 247

(1) For a full list of formulations recorded in 2020 please refer to the 2020 report(3).

(2) All biologicals includes biological control agents and biopesticides.

(3) Refer to Appendix 3 for definitions.

Note: invertebrate biological control agents are applied by number of organisms rather than weight therefore weight data are not presented.

Note: some shorthand is used in this table: [z] = not applicable.

Table 8 Raspberry fungicide formulations – 2022
Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated
Fungicides Non-protected raspberry Protected raspberry All raspberry 2022 All raspberry 2020(1)
ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
Azoxystrobin 63 69 60 40 123 31 34 8
Boscalid/pyraclostrobin 123 68 63 36 186 78 149 61
Cyprodinil/fludioxonil 4 4 66 42 69 43 104 65
Dimethomorph 114 62 37 25 152 139 90 97
Fenhexamid 0 0 169 75 169 117 191 143
Myclobutanil 4 4 0 0 4 <0.5 9 1
Pyrimethanil 0 0 133 69 133 67 96 39
Tebuconazole 57 62 4 3 61 7 15 2
All fungicides 365 70 533 95 897 482 722 427
Area grown 92 152 243 247

(1) For a full list of formulations recorded in 2020 please refer to the 2020 report(3).

Table 9 Raspberry herbicide and desiccant formulations – 2022
Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated
Herbicides/desiccants Non-protected raspberry Protected raspberry All raspberry 2022 All raspberry 2020(1)
ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
Carfentrazone-ethyl 0 0 42 25 42 1 107 1
Glyphosate 0 0 22 14 22 11 6 7
Isoxaben 5 6 0 0 5 1 27 1
Napropamide 0 0 6 4 6 14 0 0
Pendimethalin 5 6 25 16 30 21 27 7
Propyzamide 62 68 6 4 69 39 6 2
All herbicides 73 68 101 43 174 86 188 19
Area grown 92 152 243 247

(1) For a full list of formulations recorded in 2020 please refer to the 2020 report(3).

Table 10 Blackcurrant insecticide, acaricide and physical control formulations – 2022
Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated
Insecticides/acaricides All blackcurrant 2022 All blackcurrant 2020(1)
ha % kg ha kg
Deltamethrin 134 43 1 0 0
Lambda-cyhalothrin 170 34 1 538 4
Spinosad 309 80 30 143 7
Spirotetramat 343 91 26 128 10
All insecticides/acaricides 956 95 57 1,110 44
Physical control
Unspecified physical control agents(2) 7 2 [z] 3 [z]
All physical control 7 2 [z] 3 [z]
Area grown 311 299

(1) For a full list of formulations recorded in 2020 please refer to the 2020 report(3).

(2) Refer to Appendix 3 for definitions.

Note: some shorthand is used in this table: [z] = not applicable.

Table 11 Blackcurrant fungicide and sulphur formulations – 2022
Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated
Fungicides All blackcurrant 2022 All blackcurrant 2020(1)
ha % kg ha kg
Boscalid/pyraclostrobin 559 91 280 535 268
Bupirimate 2 <0.5 <0.5 <0.5 <0.5
Cyprodinil/fludioxonil 284 91 177 97 60
Fenhexamid 168 54 126 240 144
Kresoxim-methyl 249 80 25 145 15
Myclobutanil 168 54 15 342 26
Pyrimethanil 94 8 62 97 77
All fungicides 1,524 91 686 1,457 591
Sulphur 373 91 2,838 742 4,465
Area grown 311 299

(1) For a full list of formulations recorded in 2020 please refer to the 2020 report(3).

Table 12 Blackcurrant herbicide and desiccant formulations – 2022
Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated
Herbicides/desiccants All blackcurrant 2022 All blackcurrant 2020(1)
ha % kg ha kg
Carfentrazone-ethyl 218 70 2 99 1
Flufenacet/metribuzin 218 70 67 242 98
Glyphosate 289 93 189 102 89
Isoxaben 1 <0.5 <0.5 <0.5 <0.5
Pendimethalin 219 71 85 242 125
Propyzamide 1 <0.5 <0.5 2 2
All herbicides 948 94 342 687 315
Area grown 311 299

(1) For a full list of formulations recorded in 2020 please refer to the 2020 report(3).

Table 13 Other soft fruit insecticide and acaricide formulations – 2022
Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated
Insecticides/acaricides Non-protected other soft fruit Protected other soft fruit All other soft fruit 2022(1) All other soft fruit 2020(2)
ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
Abamectin 0 0 3 1 3 <0.5 10 <0.5
Clofentezine 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 0
Cyantraniliprole 0 0 5 1 5 <0.5 11 1
Deltamethrin 0 0 5 2 5 <0.5 2 <0.5
Indoxacarb 0 0 11 3 11 1 5 <0.5
Lambda-cyhalothrin 25 14 78 20 103 1 286 3
Spinosad 4 1 242 83 246 23 23 2
Spirotetramat 2 1 55 21 57 5 0 0
All insecticides/acaricides 31 14 402 93 433 31 865 75
Area grown 157 261 418 426

(1) In 2022 other soft fruit crops included blueberry, blackberry, elderberry, gooseberry, honeyberry, loganberry, redcurrant, saskatoon and tayberry.

(2) For a full list of formulations recorded in 2020 please refer to the 2020 report(3).

Table 14 Other soft fruit biological, molluscicide and physical control formulations – 2022
Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated
Biological control agents Non-protected other soft fruit Protected other soft fruit All other soft fruit 2022(1) All other soft fruit 2020(2)
ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
Amblyseius andersoni 0 0 6 1 6 [z] 0 [z]
Aphelinus abdominalis/aphidius colemani/aphidius ervi/aphidius matricariae/ephedrus cerasicola/ praon volucre 0 0 <0.5 <0.5 <0.5 [z] 0 [z]
Aphelinus abdominalis/aphidius colemani/aphidius ervi/aphidius matricariae/praon volucre 0 0 5 1 5 [z] 0 [z]
Aphidius colemani 0 0 9 2 9 [z] 0 [z]
Chrysoperla carnea 0 0 3 1 3 [z] 0 [z]
Heterorhabditis bacteriophora 0 0 84 8 84 [z] 826 [z]
Neoseiulus cucumeris 0 0 1 <0.5 1 [z] 56 [z]
Phytoseiulus persimilis 0 0 3 1 3 [z] 21 [z]
Steinernema carpocapsae 0 0 11 1 11 [z] 0 [z]
Steinernema kraussei 0 0 509 33 509 [z] 186 [z]
Stratiolaelaps scimitus 0 0 3 1 3 [z] 0 [z]
All biological control agents 0 634 634 [z] 1,190 [z]
Biopesticides
Aureobasidium pullulans 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 0
Bacillus pumilus strain QST 2808 0 0 1 <0.5 1 6 0 0
Bacillus subtilis strain QST 713 0 0 40 4 40 3 14 1

Cont…

Table 14 Other soft fruit biological and physical control formulations – 2022 continued
Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated
Non-protected other soft fruit Protected other soft fruit All other soft fruit 2022(1) All other soft fruit 2020(2)
ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki 0 0 17 7 17 7 0 0
Beauveria bassiana ATCC - 74040 0 0 21 5 21 4 15 3
All biopesticides 0 82 82 21 36 9
All biologicals(3) 0 0 715 52 715 21 1,226 9
Physical control
Carbonic acid diamide/urea 3 0 123 3 126 9 0 0
Unspecified physical control agents(4) 0 2 11 40 11 [z] 61 [z]
All physical control 3 2 134 41 137 9 61 0
Area grown 157 261 418 426

(1) In 2022 other soft fruit crops included blueberry, blackberry, elderberry, gooseberry, honeyberry, loganberry, redcurrant, saskatoon and tayberry.

(2) For a full list of formulations recorded in 2020 please refer to the 2020 report(3).

(3) All biologicals includes biological control agents and biopesticides.

(4) Refer to Appendix 3 for definitions.

Note: invertebrate biological control agents are applied by number of organisms rather than weight therefore weight data are not presented.

Note: some shorthand is used in this table: [z] = not applicable.

Table 15 Other soft fruit fungicide and sulphur formulations – 2022
Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated
Fungicides Non-protected other soft fruit Protected other soft fruit All other soft fruit 2022(1) All other soft fruit 2020(2)
ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
Azoxystrobin 0 0 6 2 6 2 0 0
Boscalid/pyraclostrobin 5 2 124 43 129 46 128 46
Bupirimate 4 2 0 0 4 1 4 1
Cyprodinil/fludioxonil 5 3 141 52 146 75 221 112
Fenhexamid 2 1 220 45 222 165 252 189
Myclobutanil 5 2 0 0 5 <0.5 63 6
Pyrimethanil 4 3 85 30 89 68 114 73
All fungicides 26 4 576 71 602 358 811 432
Sulphur 0 0 6 2 6 23 15 60
Area grown 157 261 418 426

(1) In 2022 other soft fruit crops included blueberry, blackberry, elderberry, gooseberry, honeyberry, loganberry, redcurrant, saskatoon and tayberry.

(2) For a full list of formulations recorded in 2020 please refer to the 2020 report(3).

Table 16 Other soft fruit herbicide and desiccant formulations – 2022
Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated
Herbicides/desiccants Non-protected other soft fruit Protected other soft fruit All other soft fruit 2022(1) All other soft fruit 2020(2)
ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
Carfentrazone-ethyl 2 1 95 36 97 2 20 <0.5
Flufenacet/metribuzin 4 2 7 3 10 4 46 19
Glyphosate 15 10 <0.5 <0.5 15 12 30 25
Isoxaben 1 1 0 0 1 <0.5 9 1
Pendimethalin 4 3 2 1 7 3 31 16
Propyzamide 3 2 2 1 5 2 22 16
All herbicides 28 11 106 37 135 24 221 120
Area grown 157 261 418 426

(1) In 2022 other soft fruit crops included blueberry, blackberry, elderberry, gooseberry, honeyberry, loganberry, redcurrant, saskatoon and tayberry.

(2) For a full list of formulations recorded in 2020 please refer to the 2020 report(3).

Table 17 Active substances encountered in the soft fruit survey for the first time in 2022
Active substance (includes Biological control agents) Type(1) Area (ha) Weight (kg)
Amblyseius montdorensis B 70 [z]
Aphelinus abdominalis B 762 [z]
Aphidius colemani B 783 [z]
Aphidius ervi B 787 [z]
Aphidius matricariae B 762 [z]
Cerevisane (saccharomyces cerevisiae strain LAS 117) BP 38 27
Chrysoperla carnea B 136 [z]
Ephedrus cerasicola B 703 [z]
Eupeodes corollae B 24 [z]
Gliocladium catenulatum strain J1446 BP 49 79
Macrocheles robustulus B 11 [z]
Orius laevigatus B 118 [z]
Orius spp. B 558 [z]
Praon volucre B 762 [z]
Steinernema carpocapsae B 11 [z]
Trichoderma harzianum BP 2 <0.05

(1) Pesticide type = B: Biological control agent, BP: Biopesticide.

Note: some shorthand is used in this table: [z] = not applicable.

Table 18 Principal active substances by area treated
Area treated (ha) of the 20 most used active substances on all soft fruit crops surveyed
Active substance Type(1) 2022 2020 % change
1 Neoseiulus cucumeris B 2,988 970 208
2 Pyraclostrobin F 2,067 2,324 -11
3 Boscalid F 2,067 2,324 -11
4 Cyprodinil F 1,842 1,767 4
5 Fludioxonil F 1,842 1,767 4
6 Fenhexamid F 1,830 2,661 -31
7 Difenoconazole F 1,827 771 137
8 Bacillus subtilis strain QST 713 BP 1,794 714 151
9 Fluxapyroxad F 1,639 754 117
10 Spirotetramat I 1,533 1,402 9
11 Phytoseiulus persimilis B 1,279 428 199
12 Pyrimethanil F 1,271 1,094 16
13 Lambda-cyhalothrin I 1,243 1,732 -28
14 Spinosad I 1,172 617 90
15 Myclobutanil F 1,164 1,724 -32
16 Cyflufenamid F 978 1,142 -14
17 Trifloxystrobin F 975 1,766 -45
18 Fluopyram F 975 1,766 -45
19 Azoxystrobin F 927 973 -5
20 Aphidius ervi B 787 0 [z]

(1) Pesticide type = B: Biological, BP: Biopesticide, F: Fungicide, H: Herbicide, I: Insecticide/ acaricide, PC: Physical Control, SU: Sulphur.

Note: some shorthand is used in this table: [z] = not applicable.

Table 19 Principal active substances by weight
Weight (kg) of the 20 most used active substances on all soft fruit crops surveyed
Active substance Type(1) 2022 2020 % change
1 Sulphur SU 2,861 5,112 -44
2 Potassium hydrogen carbonate F 2,378 2,301 3
3 Fenhexamid F 1,223 1,779 -31
4 Pyrimethanil F 922 766 20
5 Boscalid F 791 899 -12
6 Cyprodinil F 660 611 8
7 Dimethomorph F 504 483 4
8 Fludioxonil F 440 407 8
9 Glyphosate H 222 397 -44
10 Azoxystrobin F 217 231 -6
11 Pyraclostrobin F 199 226 -12
12 Trifloxystrobin F 190 352 -46
13 Fluopyram F 190 352 -46
14 Mepanipyrim F 188 120 57
15 Carbonic acid diamide/urea PC 182 0 [z]
16 Spirotetramat I 151 131 15
17 Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain D747 BP 141 42 235
18 Bacillus subtilis strain QST 713 BP 138 57 142
19 Pendimethalin H 123 266 -54
20 Fatty acids C7-C20 I 96 682 -86
Table 20 Total soft fruit crop, comparison with previous years
Pesticide usage in 2018, 2020 and 2022, area treated with formulations and active substances (a.s.) and the weight (kg) applied
2018 2020 2022
Formulations a.s. Weight Formulations a.s. Weight Formulations a.s. Weight
ha ha kg ha ha kg ha ha kg
Insecticides/ acaracides 5,973 5,973 645 7,941 7,896 1,260 5,989 5,989 513
Molluscicides 823 823 150 712 712 115 294 294 43
Fungicides 16,911 22,291 11,017 18,454 25,098 9,233 15,896 22,607 8,296
Sulphur 1,085 1,085 4,058 1,418 1,418 5,112 379 379 2,861
Herbicides 2,894 3,098 1,199 2,411 2,819 1,220 1,820 2,048 590
Biological control agents(1) 1,129 1,129 [z] 3,463 3,463 [z] 8,163 11,928 [z]
Biopesticides 2,921 2,921 198 1,211 1,211 235 2,781 2,781 510
Physical control 50 50 97 339 336 [z] 707 707 182
All pesticides 31,786 37,371 17,363 35,948 42,953 17,175 36,028 46,732 12,995
Area of all soft fruit crops (ha)(2) 2,088 2,193 2,198

(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: some shorthand is used in this table: [z] = not applicable.

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