Garden Weevil Permit
APVMA Permit number 5094 has now expired. Permit 5094 allowed the use of alpha-cypermethrin (100g/L) products currently registered for use in Australian viticulture, as a butt drench for control of Garden Weevil in South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania and Blackvine weevil in Tasmania.
This has been replaced by Permit 8671. This allows the use of Dominex 100 EC and other registered products containing 100g/L alpha-cypermethrin as their only active constituent, as a butt drench for the control of Garden Weevil in South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania and Blackvine weevil in Tasmania. This permit is in force from October 14 2005 to June 30 2010.
Restriction on use for export grapes: Use no later than 80% capfall.
Fungicides
APVMA: 50722
Liquicop copper fungicide currently has a registration for the control of Downy Mildew on grapevines. This registration has been expanded so that Liquicop has now been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) for the control of Powdery Mildew on grapevines.
Liquicop is an Ekko product containing the active constituent copper ammonium acetate. Copper ammonium acetate is a Group Y fungicide.
Restriction on use for export grapes: Use no later than 30 days before harvest.
Insecticides
APVMA: 51547
Applaud insecticide has been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) for the control of Longtail mealybug and Tuber mealybug on grapevines.
Applaud is a Dow Agrosciences product containing the active constituent buprofezin. Buprofezin is a Group 17A insecticide.
Restriction on use for export grapes: Use no later than 80% capfall.
This information is provided to inform the wine industry of agrochemical product information, and should not be interpreted as an endorsement.