Appendix III. Quantities of specific pesticide active ingredients used on all fruit in Ontario, 2008
Results of a 2008 survey of pesticide use on field crops, fruit and vegetable crops, as well as selected other agricultural crops (nursery, sod and ginseng).
Herbicides
| Active Ingredient | Quantity (kg) |
|---|---|
| 2,4-D amines | 593 |
| diuron | 1,451 |
| glufosinate ammonium | 245 |
| glyphosate | 6,700 |
| linuron | 795 |
| napropamide | 742 |
| paraquat | 352 |
| simazine | 1,147 |
| terbacil | 314 |
| other | 789 |
| Total | 13,130 |
Insecticides
| Active Ingredient | Quantity (kg) |
|---|---|
| acequinocyl | 220 |
| acetamiprid | 293 |
| azinphos-methyl | 1,520 |
| Bacillus thuringiensis | 237 |
| carbaryl | 4,597 |
| carbofuran | 263 |
| chlorpyrifos | 4,053 |
| diazinon | 2,966 |
| endosulfan | 2,622 |
| kaolin | 11,293 |
| malathion | 923 |
| permethrin | 644 |
| phosalone | 2,419 |
| phosmet | 25,724 |
| spirodiclofen | 573 |
| thiacloprid | 837 |
| other | 1,547 |
| Total | 60,732 |
Nematocides
A total of 74 kilograms of nematocides were used on Ontario fruit.
Fungicides
| Active Ingredient | Quantity (kg) |
|---|---|
| Bacillus subtilis | 396 |
| boscalid | 1,665 |
| captan | 117,189 |
| chlorothalonil | 10,463 |
| copper oxychloride | 5,283 |
| copper sulfate | 2,714 |
| cyprodinil | 969 |
| dinocap | 1,555 |
| dodine | 219 |
| fenbuconazole | 359 |
| fenhexamid | 1,498 |
| ferbam | 3,295 |
| folpet | 2,366 |
| fosetyl-al | 2,048 |
| iprodione | 713 |
| kresoxim-methyl | 802 |
| lime sulphur - calcium polysulphide | 441 |
| mancozeb | 84,976 |
| metiram | 69,437 |
| myclobutanil | 612 |
| potassium bicarbonate | 3,098 |
| propiconazole | 277 |
| pyraclostrobin | 298 |
| pyrimethanil | 2,221 |
| streptomycin | 332 |
| sulphur | 144,427 |
| trifloxystrobin | 475 |
| other | 128 |
| Total | 458,257 |
Growth Regulators
| Active Ingredient | Quantity (kg) |
|---|---|
| prohexadione calcium | 395 |
| other | 206 |
| Total | 601 |
Grand Total
A grand total of 532,794 kilograms of pesticides were used on Ontario fruit.
Updated: September 20, 2022
Published: September 20, 2022