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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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