Label extension for Aphidex 800 insecticide (800g/kg Pirimicarb)

Hort Innovation has been working with ADAMA and has provided data to support a label extension for Aphidex 800 Insecticide (800 g/kg Pirimicarb) in a number of horticulture crops. The Aphidex 800 label extension has been approved by the APVMA. The new label can be viewed here.

Given the new label extension, the below permits will need to be surrendered or amended as the uses are now covered by a registration. Hort Innovation will request the surrender of PER13351, PER10875 & PER82359 within a six-month timeframe to allow growers sufficient time to use up current Pirimicarb products they may have on hand containing the 500 g/kg formulations that are covered under the permit.

Within the next six months permit PER14071 will be modified to remove celery and sweet corn crops that are now covered under the label registration, and PER14864 will be modified to remove brassica leafy vegetables that are now covered under the label registration.

Label extension for Astral 250 EC (Bifenthrin)

Hort Innovation has been working with Nufarm to extend their Astral 250 EC (Bifenthrin) label to include uses that are currently covered under the following minor use permit:

Permit ID Description Date issued Expiry date Permit holder
PER81196 V3 Active: Bifenthrin (containing 100g/L or 200g/L)

Crops / pests:

Brussel sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage & lettuce / Silverleaf whitefly

Cucumbers (field & protected) / Silverleaf whitefly, greenhouse whitefly & thrips (excluding western flower thrips)

Peppers (sweet/capsicum & chilli) & eggplant / Silverleaf whitefly, greenhouse whitefly & two spotted mite

Peas (fresh & processing) / Blue oat mite & red-regged earthmite

Common beans (fresh & processing) / Silverleaf whitefly & red-legged earthmite

Celery / red-legged earthmite

 08-Feb-16 31-Mar-21 Growcom C/O Hort Innovation

All uses above have been added to the label, with the exclusion of those underlined. The new label can be viewed here.

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

Users are advised that while the pesticide can be applied legally under the 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. For more information contact the APVMA on (02) 6210 4701 or Growcom on (07) 3620 3880.

If an adverse experience occurs as a result of using the permit, please fill out a Non-Performance Reporting Form for Horticultural Pesticides and return to jodie.pedrana@horticulture.com.au. To download a Non-Performance Reporting Form for Horticultural Pesticides, please click here.

This post appeared in the AUSVEG Weekly Update published 13 March 2018.