The Australian Wine Research Institute

FUNGICIDES

APVMA 63216

Kocide Opti has been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for the control of Downy mildew in grapevines.

Kocide Opti is a DuPont product. It contains the active constituent cupric hydroxide which is a Group M1 fungicide.

Restriction on use for export grapes: Use no later than 30 days before harvest.

APVMA 63940

Cop-IT has been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for the control of Downy mildew and Powdery mildew in winegrapes.

Cop-IT is an Agspec product. It contains the active constituent copper ammonium acetate which is a Group M1 fungicide.

Restriction on use for export grapes: Use no later than 30 days before harvest.

HERBICIDES

APVMA 31394

Roundup CT has been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for use in vineyards.

Roundup CT is a Nufarm product. It contains the active constituent glyphosate-ipa which is a Group M herbicide.

Note: LI-700 is one of the suggested surfactants that may be used with this product. It is advised that you contact your winery or grape purchaser prior to the use of LI-700.

APVMA 63316

Colt has been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for use on covercrops in vineyards.

Colt is a Farmoz product. This herbicide contains the active constituents bromoxynil and diflufenican which are classified as Group C and F respectively.

APVMA 61355

Fuzilier has been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for use in vineyards.

Fuzilier is an Ospray product. It contains the active constituent fluazifop-P which is a Group A herbicide.

Fuzilier has a label withholding period of four weeks.

INSECTICIDES

APVMA 62616

Clap has been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for the control of longtailed mealybug and tuber mealybug in winegrapes.

Clap is an Ospray product. It contains the active constituent buprofezin which is a Group 17A fungicide.

Restriction on use for export grapes: Use no later than 80% capfall.

Corrections to the AWRIs Dog Book Agrochemicals Registered for Use in Australian Viticulture 2009/2010

Page 6 and 12: The product Hydrocop contains the active constituent copper hydroxide not cuprous oxide.

Page 6: The active constituent metalaxyl is a Group D fungicide.

Page 7: The restriction on use for quinoxyfen is use no later than E-L stage 34 (before bunch closure) but do not use later than 42 days before harvest.

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This information is provided to inform the wine industry of agrochemical product information, and should not be interpreted as an endorsement.

The AWRI publication Agrochemicals registered for use in Australian viticulture 2009/2010 is now available.

Major changes in the 2009/2010 Dog Book

1. Active constituents

None of the active constituents have been removed. However, methoxyfenozide (insecticide) and pine oil (herbicide) have been added.

METHOXYFENOZIDE

APVMA 61605

Prodigy has been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for the control of light brown apple moth in grapevines.

Prodigy is a Dow AgroSciences product. It contains the active constituent methoxyfenozide which is a Group 16A insecticide.

Prodigy (methoxyfenozide) now replaces Mimic (tebufenozide). However, tebufenozide remains in the 2009/2010 booklet as existing stocks are still registered for use in viticulture.

Restriction on use for export grapes: Use no later than 80% capfall.

PINE OIL

APVMA 62367

BioWeed has been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for the control of weeds in vineyards

BioWeed is a Certified Organics (Australia) product. BioWeed is a contact herbicide, containing the active constituent pine oil for which the activity group is unspecified.

2. Restrictions on use

The major change to note is the recommended export withholding period for procymidone.

The 2009/2010 restriction on the use of products which contain the active constituent procymidone is “Not recommended for use on grapes destined for export wines”.

3. Content – changes to the fungicide activity group codes

The main additions in content in the three sets of tables in the Dog Book are a result of changes to the fungicide activity group codes.

CropLife Australia has changed the activity group codes for fungicides to bring them in line with International codes. None of the groupings change, they have simply been assigned a new code. Chemical companies have three years in which to change their product labels to reflect these new codes so it is expected that there will be a mix of old (pre 2009) and new (from 2009) activity group codes for fungicide products over the next two years. Therefore, we have made changes to Table 1. Recommendations, Table 2. Agrochemicals registered for use in Australian viticulture and Table 3. Fungicide resistance management strategies

Recommendations: The activity group codes for all active constituents have been added to this table. Only the old (pre 2009) activity group codes for fungicides have been added because most product labels do not reflect these changes as yet. Due to a space restriction we have replaced activity codes that are unspecified with n/a.

Agrochemicals registered for use in Australian viticulture: Both the old (pre 2009) and new (from 2009) activity codes for fungicides are displayed in this table.

Fungicide resistance management strategies: CropLife Australia have re-written the resistance management strategies for botrytis, downy mildew and powdery mildew which replaces the old (pre 2009) fungicide activity group codes with the new (from 2009) codes. To make it easier to develop an appropriate spray program which takes into account the three fungicide resistance management strategies we have provided the corresponding old (pre 2009) activity group codes until all product labels have been updated.

4. Permits

APVMA: Permit number 11015

Permit 11015 replaces permit 10127. Permit 11015 currently issued by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, allows the use of Sumi-Alpha Flex (containing 50 g/L esfenvalerate as its only active constituent) for the control of Garden weevil in grapevines grown in Tasmania and Western Australia. This permit expires on 28 August 2009.

Restriction on use for export grapes: Use no later than 80% capfall.

For other permit information visit the AWRI agrochemical website http://www.awri.com.au/industry_support/viticulture/agrochemicals/

5. AWRI Online Search Facility for Agrochemicals.

The AWRI has developed an ‘Online Search Facility for Agrochemicals’ which provides a searchable web-based format, delivering a more efficient way of retrieving agrochemical information currently available on the AWRI website.

Using this facility, users can rapidly access information contained in the current AWRI publication Agrochemicals registered for use in Australian viticulture (often called the ‘Dog Book’). It also provides additional information derived from the AWRI agrochemical database which is not published in the Dog book.

The new AWRI Online Search Facility for Agrochemicals can be accessed by visiting the agrochemical section of the AWRI website http://www.awri.com.au/agrochemicals/

6. Other agrochemical issues
‘Sunscreen’ products do not require APVMA registration.
Due to another hot and dry season, the use of products such as Surround and Screen were being considered as a way of reducing leaf temperatures relative to ambient temperatures.

Surround and Screen as protectants against sunburn and heat stress are not required to be registered by the APVMA and there is no State or Territory legislation regulating their use. The registration process is governed by Commonwealth legislation. The agricultural chemical products that require registration encompasses all herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and growth regulators. It does not include products such as Surround and Screen because they do not fit the definition of an ‘agricultural chemical product’ (For more information on this definition go to http://www.apvma.gov.au/registration/chemreg.shtml). Therefore, Surround and Screen can be used on grapevines despite the fact that grapevines do not appear on the label. Given the nature of the product, residues might be present at harvest, especially in the case of late season applications. We do not know if this will have any impact on the winemaking process and final wine quality. It is advised that you contact your winery or grape purchaser prior to application of these products

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This information is provided to inform the wine industry of agrochemical product information, and should not be interpreted as an endorsement.

New permit

APVMA: Permit number 11306

Permit 11306 currently issued by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, allows the use of a range of products (Table 1) for the control of Apple Looper (Phrissogonus laticostata) in grapes grown in Western Australia only. This permit expires 30 June 2012.

Restriction on use for export grapes: various – see Table 1 below.

Table 1: Products for the control of Apple Looper in grapes as specified in the APMMA Emergency use permit 11306.

PRODUCTS COVERED BY PERMIT 11306	COMMENTS	RECOMMENDED RESTRICTION ON USE FOR GRAPES DESTINED FOR EXPORT WINE
PREFERRED CHEMICALS
AGREE WG BIOLOGICAL INSECTICIDE PLUS OTHER REGISTERED PRODUCTS containing: Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner subsp. Aizawai as their only active constituent		May be used until harvest
CAMPBELL BACCHUS WG BIOLOGICAL INSECTICIDE PLUS OTHER REGISTERED PRODUCTS containing: Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Kurstaki as their only active constituent.	This product contains: Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Aizawai not Kurstaki as the permit states.	May be used until harvest
SUCCESS2 NATURALYTE INSECT CONTROL PLUS OTHER REGISTERED PRODUCTS containing: 240 g/L SPINOSAD as their only active constituent	There are no other products registered for use in viticulture containing: 240 g/L SPINOSAD as their only active constituent	Use no later than E-L stage 31 (before bunch closure)
DUPONT AVATAR INSECTICIDE PLUS OTHER REGISTERED PRODUCTS containing: 300 g/kg INDOXACARB as their only active constituent.	There are no other products registered for use in viticulture containing: 300 g/kg INDOXACARB as their only active constituent.	Use no later than E-L stage 31 (before bunch closure), but do not use later than 56 days before harvest
PRODIGY INSECTICIDE containing: 240 g/L METHOXYFENOZIDE as the only active constituent.	There are no other products registered for use in viticulture containing: 240 g/L METHOXYFENOZIDE as the only active constituent.	Use no later than 80% capfall
MIMIC 700 WP INSECTICIDE containing: 700 g/kg TEBUFENOZIDE as the only active constituent.	There are no other products registered for use in viticulture containing: 700 g/kg TEBUFENOZIDE as the only active constituent.	Use no later than 80% capfall
BEAT-A-BUG INSECT SPRAY CONCENTRATE containing: 150 g/L GARLIC, 40 g/L CHILLI, 4 g/L PYRETHRINS and 16 g/L PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE as the only active constituents.	Apply with caution especially if used close to harvest as it may have a negative effect on wine quality.	Use no later than 80% capfall
NON-PREFERRED CHEMICALS
DAVID GRAYS CARBARYL 500 FLOWABLE INSECTICIDE PLUS OTHER REGISTERED PRODUCTS containing: 500 g/L CARBARYL as their only active constituent.	Carbaryl is a Group 1A chemical. It is recommended that the use of such chemicals be avoided.	Use no later than 80% capfall
LORSBAN 750 WG INSECTICIDE PLUS OTHER REGISTERED PRODUCTS containing: 750 g/L CHLORPYRIFOS as their only active constituent.	Chlorpyrifos is a Group 1B chemical. It is recommended that the use of such chemicals be avoided.	Use no later than 80% capfall
LEBAYCID INSECTICIDE SPRAY PLUS OTHER REGISTERED PRODUCTS containing: 550 g/L FENTHION as their only active constituent.	Fenthion is a Group 1B chemical. It is recommended that the use of such chemicals be avoided.	Use no later than 80% capfall
SUPRACIDE 400 EMULSIFIABLE CONCENTRATE INSECTICIDE PLUS OTHER REGISTERED PRODUCTS containing: 400 g/L METHIDATHION as their only active constituent.	Methidathion is a Group 1B chemical. It is recommended that the use of such chemicals be avoided.	Use no later than 80% capfall
LANNATE-L INSECTICIDE PLUS OTHER REGISTERED PRODUCTS containing: 225 g/L METHOMYL as their only active constituent.	Methomyl is a Group 1A chemical. It is recommended that the use of such chemicals be avoided.	Use no later than 80% capfall
LANNATE-L INSECTICIDE PLUS OTHER REGISTERED PRODUCTS containing: 225 g/L METHOMYL as their only active constituent.	Methomyl is a Group 1A chemical. It is recommended that the use of such chemicals be avoided.	Use no later than 80% capfall
CAMPBELL PENNCAP-M FLOWABLE MICROENCAPSULATED INSECTICIDE containing: 240 g/L PARATHION-METHYL as the only active constituent.	Parathion-Methyl is a Group 1B chemical. It is recommended that the use of such chemicals be avoided.	Use no later than 80% capfall
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE
INSEGAR 250 W INSECT GROWTH REGULATOR containing: 250 g/kg FENOXYCARB as the only active constituent.	Currently this active is not registered for use on vines. Therefore, it is not known how this active may impact on residues in the wine and/or on wine quality.	Not recommended for use on grapes destined for export wines Consult your winery or grape purchaser
DELEGATE INSECTICIDE Containing: 250 g/L SPINETORAM as the only active constituent.	Currently this active is not registered for use on vines. Therefore, it is not known how this active may impact on residues in the wine and/or on wine quality.	Not recommended for use on grapes destined for export wines Consult your winery or grape purchaser
DUPONT ALTACOR INSECTICIDE Containing: 350 g/L CHLORANTRANILIPROLE as the only active constituent.	Currently this active is not registered for use on vines. Therefore, it is not known how this active may impact on residues in the wine and/or on wine quality.	Not recommended for use on grapes destined for export wines Consult your winery or grape purchaser

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This information is provided to inform the wine industry of agrochemical product information, and should not be interpreted as an endorsement.