The UK Pesticide Guide 2017 has 7 new active ingredient profiles. Two are confirmed as available in 2017 while 5 are currently only listed as Products also Registered (PARs).
The two available are:
- cyantraniliprole for insect control in headed brassicas
- halauxifen-methyl +/- fluroxypyr for broad-leaved weed control in cereals.
The five awaiting confirmation are:
- buprofezin for insect control in protected Solonaceae
- penhoxamid for weed control in grain maize and winter oilseed rape
- Pepino Mosaic Virus for suppression of viral diseases in protected tomatoes
- Pythium oligandrun M1 for disease control in spring barley, wheat and oilseed rape
- Tembotrione for weed control in maize and sweetcorn.
In addition, hazard precautions have been upgraded and the roll out of extended buffer zones, for some products, continues with many products re-approved under new MAPP numbers.
There are also:
- 7 new herbicide profiles - 4 in the main section and 3 as PARs
- 8 new fungicide profiles - 6 in the main section and 2 as PARs
- 1 new plant growth regulator (PGR) combination and 1 new molluscicide.
In the main section of the Guide 8 herbicide profiles (tepraloxydim approval expires 30/11/ 2016), 17 fungicides (including prochloraz), 4 insecticides and 1 PGR are no longer included.