The Australian Wine Research Institute

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.

New product

APVMA 60995

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

BioCrystal is a Grevillia Agriculture Pty Ltd product. It contains the active constituent Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki which is a Group 11C insecticide.

Restriction on use for export grapes: May be used until harvest.

New Queensland Fruit Fly permit

APVMA: Permit number 10983

Permit 10983 currently issued by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, allows the use of Lebaycid plus other registered products (containing 550 g/L fenthion as its only active constituent) for the control of Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tyroni) in grapevines grown in New South Wales only. This permit expires 30 September 2009.

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

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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 active constituents

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.

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.

New garden weevil permit

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.

New products from UPL (United Phosphorus Limited)

APVMA 50124

AllOut 450 has been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for the control of weeds in vineyards.

AllOut 450 contains the active constituent glyphosate-ipa which is a Group M herbicide.

APVMA 49541

Zee-Uron 900 WG has been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for the control of weeds in vineyards.

Zee-Uron 900 WG contains the active constituent diuron which is a Group C herbicide

APVMA 48760

Uniquat 250 has been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for the control of weeds in vineyards.

Uniquat 250 contains the active constituent paraquat which is a Group L herbicide.

APVMA 33102

Dipterex 500 SL has been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for the control of grapevine moth in grapevines.

Dipterex 500 SL contains the active constituent trichlorfon which is a Group 1B insecticide.

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

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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.

APVMA 61873

Greenseal as a pruning wound dressing has been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for the control of Eutypa Dieback of grapevines.

Greenseal is a Primaxa Ltd product. It contains the active constituent tebuconazole which is a Group C fungicide.

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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 2008/2009 is now available.

Major changes in the 2008/2009 Dog Book

1. TABLES

Table 1. Recommendations

Active constituents and products

There have been a number of product changes but there have been no changes in the active constituents i.e. there were no new active constituents and none of the existing active constituents were removed.

Restrictions on use

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

The 2008/2009 restriction on the use of products which contain the active constituent carbendazim is Not recommended for use on grapes destined for export wines.

New pests

In table one there is now an entry for the Australian Plague Locust and Wingless Grasshoppers.

Format

The format of the table has had some minor revision. Table 1: Recommendations now lists the major pests and diseases and their restriction on use according to chemical type. Therefore, the diseases controlled by fungicides are listed first and the pest and/or diseases controlled by insecticides are listed second. Within each category the pest or disease is listed in alphabetical order.

Table 2: Agrochemicals registered for use in Australian viticulture

Active constituents and products

There have been a number of product changes but there have been no changes in the active constituents i.e. there were no new active constituents and none of the existing active constituents were removed.

Activity groups

There have been some minor changes to the herbicide activity groups.

Amitrole was Group F it is now group Q.

Dichlobenil and isoxaben were Group K but are now Group O.

Format

The format of the table has had some minor revision. The active constituent categories are now in alphabetical order i.e. Fungicides, Herbicides, Insecticides and Plant Growth Regulators.

2. PRODUCTS

APVMA 52546

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority have approved an extension of the Avatar label to include the use of Avatar to control Wingless Grasshoppers and suppress Earwig populations in grapevines. Avatar previously only had a registration for LBAM, Garden Weevil and Grapevine Moth.

Avatar is a DuPont product. It contains the active constituent indoxacarb which is a group 22A insecticide.

Restriction on use for export grapes: Use no later than E-L 31 (before bunch closure), but do not use later than 8 weeks before harvest.

APVMA 62042

Alliance has been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for the control of weeds in vineyards. This product does not appear in the 2008/2009 agrochemical booklet as registration was not received until after the booklet was published.

Alliance is a Crop Care product. It contains the active constituents amitrole and paraquat which are Group Q and L herbicides respectively.

3. PERMITS

AWRI: Permit 10127

Permit 10127 replaces permit 7810. Permit 10127 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.

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

4. OTHER AGROCHEMICAL ISSUES

Surround and Screen 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.

5. AWRI Online Search Facility for Agrochemicals.

The AWRI has been supporting grapegrowers and winemakers for more than two decades with comprehensive information of what and when to spray your vines. To make the information easier for you to access, 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. Further information will be added in future enhancements to the search facility.

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/industry_support/viticulture/agrochemicals/

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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.