Pesticide Usage in Scotland: Outdoor Vegetable Crops 2015
Information from a survey of pesticide use on vegetable crops grown for human consumption in Scotland during 2015.
This document is part of a collection
Table 15 Vegetables (excluding legumes and leaf brassicas) biopesticide formulations
Area (ha) and percentage of crop treated
Biopesticides | Carrots | Turnips & swedes | Other vegetable crops | Total | 2013 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(ha) | (%) | (ha) | (%) | (ha) | (%) | (ha) | (ha) | |
Bacillus subtilis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 8 | 63 | 0 |
All biopesticides | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 8 | 63 | 0 (1) |
Area grown | 2,908 | 1,503 | 730 | 5,142 | 5,623 |
Note: Bacillus subtilis is a bio-fungicide.
(1) In 2013, 154 ha of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens was recorded on vegetable crops. However, this is classed as a biological control agent not a biopesticide. Refer to Appendix 3 for a definition.
Contact
There is a problem
Thanks for your feedback