Appendix V. Quantities of specific pesticide active ingredients used on other agricultural crops 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).
Definition
Other crops include nursery crops, sod and ginseng. Greenhouse crops are not included in the survey.
Herbicides
| Active Ingredient | Quantity (kg) |
|---|---|
| 2,4-D amines | 8,738 |
| dicamba | 707 |
| glyphosate | 6,635 |
| mecoprop-p | 4,305 |
| simazine | 1,059 |
| s-metolachlor | 606 |
| other | 255 |
| Total | 22,305 |
Insecticides
| Active Ingredient | Quantity (kg) |
|---|---|
| acephate | 2,929 |
| carbaryl | 3,878 |
| dicofol | 332 |
| endosulfan | 233 |
| imidacloprid | 214 |
| malathion | 346 |
| other | 252 |
| Total | 8,185 |
Fungicides
| Active Ingredient | Quantity (kg) |
|---|---|
| azoxystrobin | 600 |
| captan | 816 |
| chlorothalonil | 8,697 |
| copper oxychloride | 936 |
| fosetyl-al | 6,380 |
| iprodione | 382 |
| mancozeb | 10,354 |
| metiram | 706 |
| myclobutanil | 434 |
| propiconazole | 619 |
| other | 184 |
| Total | 30,108 |
Grand Total
A grand total of 60,598 kilograms of pesticides were used on other Ontario crops.
Updated: September 20, 2022
Published: September 20, 2022