The following permits have been issued by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA).

Hort Innovation is now the permit holder and the updated versions reflect this change.

Permit ID Description Date Issued Expiry Date Permit holder
PER13116 Version 2 Propiconazole / Sweet corn / Northern corn leaf blight 8-Feb-12 31-Mar-21 Hort Innovation
PER13151 Version 3 Mouseoff and Rattoff Zinc Phosphide baits / Sweet potato / House mouse and introduced rats 14-Dec-11 31-Mar-22 Hort Innovation
PER13152 Version 3 MCPA 250 / Rhubarb / Broadleaf weeds 4-Dec-11 30-Sep-21 Hort Innovation
PER13153 Version 3 Fipronil (Regent 200 SC) / Sweet potato / White fringed weevil and wireworm 14-Dec-11 31-Dec-21 Hort Innovation
PER13300 Version 4 Abamectin / Rhubarb / Broad mite 11-Oct-13 31-Dec-21 Hort Innovation
PER13301 Version 3 Alpha-cypermethrin / Lettuce / Red-legged earth mite & vegetable weevil 12-Jun-12 31-May-20 Hort Innovation
PER13305 Version 4 Glyphosate / Carrots / Certain broadleaf and grass weeds (shielded sprayer) 28-May-12 30-Jun-20 Hort Innovation
PER13323 Version 4 Difenoconazole (Score Foliar Fungicide) / Celeriac / Cercospora early blight or leaf spot & Septoria late blight or leaf blight 28-May-12 31-Oct-20 Hort Innovation
PER13351 Version 3 Pirimicarb (Pirimor) / Eggplant / Aphids 28-Jun-13 31-Mar-19 Hort Innovation
PER13147 Version 3 Clopyralid (Lontrel) / Cauliflower / Capeweed and clover 21-Nov-11 30-Nov-19 Hort Innovation
PER13367 Version 3 Linuron / Leeks and celeriac / Grass and broadleaf weeds 31-May-13 30-Apr-21 Hort Innovation
PER13446 Version 2 Chlorpyrifos (Lorsban) / Taro / African black beetle 11-Apr-12 31-Mar-22 Hort Innovation
PER13566 Version 4 Methomyl (Lannate L) / Tomatoes and capsicums / Fruit fly 7-Dec-12 31-May-21 Hort Innovation
PER13567 Version 4 Bifenthrin (Talstar) / Tomatoes and capsicum / Fruit fly 7-Dec-12 31-May-21 Hort Innovation
PER13673 Version 3 Metalyaxyl-M & Mancozeb (Ridomil Gold MZ WG) / Celery, silverbeet and spinach / Late blight, Septoria leaf blight and downy mildew 22-Apr-13 30-Sep-21 Hort Innovation
PER13859 Version 2 Dimethoate / Fruit Fly Host Plants (Following Harvest) / Fruit fly 9-Feb-15 31-Jul-24 Hort Innovation
PER13901 Version 3 Glyphosate / Capsicums, snow peas, and sugar snap peas / Annual and perennial grass and broadleaf weeds (shielded sprayer) 6-Apr-13 30-Jun-19 Hort Innovation
PER14032 Version 2 Chlorthal-dimethyl (Dacthal) / Parsley / Various broadleaf weeds and grasses 1-May-13 31-Mar-23 Hort Innovation
PER14077 Version 2 Botanical oil (ECO-OIL) / Capsicums, cucumbers, and lettuce / Silverleaf whitefly 1-Oct-13 30-Sep-23 Hort Innovation
PER14050 Version 2 Trifloxystrobin (Flint 500 WG) / Cucumbers and capsicums (protected) / Powdery mildew 1-Jun-13 30-Jun-23 Hort Innovation
PER14049 Version 2 Permethrin (Ambush) / Celery / Helicoverpa and looper 1-Apr-13 31-Mar-23 Hort Innovation
PER14048 Version 2 Pendimethalin / Spring onions, shallots, and radish / Various broadleaf and grass weeds 1-May-13 31-Mar-23 Hort Innovation
PER14038 Version 2 Copper (Copper Oxychloride/Cuprous Oxide/Cupric Hydroxide) / Endive, chicory, brassica leafy vegetables, eggplant, snow peas, sugar snap peas, paprika, chilli, and horseradish / Various diseases 1-Apr-13 30-Sep-23 Hort Innovation
PER14037 Version 2 Alpha-cypermethrin / Cauliflower / Staphylinid beetle 1-May-13 31-Mar-23 Hort Innovation
PER14035 Version 2 Diflufenican (Brodal Options selective herbicide) / Peas / Broadleaf weeds 1-May-13 31-Mar-23 Hort Innovation
PER14071 Version 2 Pirimicarb (Pirimor) / Spring onions, celery, and sweet corn / Aphids 7-Jun-15 30-Jun-19 Hort Innovation

All efforts have been made to provide the most current, complete and accurate information on these permits. However, we recommend that you confirm the details of these permits at the APVMA website.

Users are advised that while a pesticide can be applied legally under an APVMA minor use permit, there can be a significant delay until the maximum residue limit (MRL) gazetted by the APVMA is adopted in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.

Until this occurs the MRL may not be recognised and a zero tolerance may be imposed for residues of the pesticide resulting from its use according to the APVMA permit.

Please be aware that in the absence of a MRL in the Food Standards Code, the use of the pesticide according to the permit may result in the suspension of the produce in the marketplace. Please check the FSANZ website or the Australian Government ComLaw website to confirm if there are MRLs established by the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.

Please consult APVMA documentation before applying any product to your crop.

If an adverse experience occurs as a result of using a permit, please fill out a Non-Performance Reporting Form for Horticultural Pesticides. To download a Non-Performance Reporting Form for Horticultural Pesticides, please click here.

(A ‘non-performance’ is an unintended or unexpected effect on plants, plant products, animals, human beings or the environment, including injury, sensitivity reactions or lack of efficacy associated with the use of an agricultural chemical product(s) when used according to label (or permit) directions.)

Please return the Non-Performance Reporting Form for Horticultural Pesticides to jodie.pedrana@horticulture.com.au.

If you require any ‘non-performance’ information to be provided to the APVMA, please complete their On-Line Adverse Experience Report Form. This can be found at http://apvma.gov.au/node/311 or https://portal.apvma.gov.au.

This post appeared in the AUSVEG Weekly Update published 1 May 2018.