The below minor use permits were recently issued by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA). This information is circulated as part of Hort Innovation's Growing Innovation e-newsletter, which members and interested horticulture participants receive monthly. Sign up here.
Permit ID |
Description |
Original date of issue |
Expiry date |
Permit holder |
Link |
PER12565 Version 4 |
Pyrimethanil (Scala 600 fungicide) / Capsicums (Field and protected cropping) and lettuce (protected cropping) / Grey mould |
5-Apr-12 |
30-Jun-25 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER80746 Version 2 |
Ethephon / Papaya / Fruit de-greening |
18-Aug-15 |
31-Aug-25 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER82895 Version 2 |
Chlorothalonil (Bravo) / Parsley (foliage only), fennel, spinach, silverbeet, brassica leafy vegetables, spring onions, beetroot, celeriac, parsnip, radish, cucumber, eggplant, garden peas, snow peas and sugar snap peas / Various fungal diseases |
4-Aug-17 |
31-Aug-25 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER82461 Version 2 |
Tebuconazole / Beetroot, beetroot leaves, chicory, endive, radish, silverbeet, spinach and carrots / Sclerotinia and powdery mildew |
16-Aug-17 |
31-Aug-25 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER82467 Version 3 |
Buprofezin (Applaud) / Cucumber, zucchini, squash, choko, eggplant, peppers, capsicum, leafy lettuce and celery / Greenhouse whitefly, sweetpotato whitefly, silverleaf whitefly, whitefly, jassids and leafhoppers |
7-Jul-17 |
30-Jun-25 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER80558 Version 3 |
Bifenazate / Snow peas & Sugar snap peas / Two spotted mite, red tomato spider mite, European red mite and bryobia mite |
10-Nov-15 |
30-Jun-25 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER89645 |
Linuron / Shallots and spring onions / Annual weeds Please note: The sensitivity of the crops/s to be treated under this permit has not been fully evaluated. It is advisable to only treat a small area to ascertain the reaction before treating the whole crop. |
11-Jun-20 |
30-Jun-22 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER83998 Version 2 |
Maldison / Mango / Fruit fly |
15-Aug-17 |
31-Aug-22 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER89398 |
Magnet insect attractant technology / Cotton, cereal grains, sweetcorn, pastures and oil seeds / Fall armyworm |
10-Jun-20 |
30-Jun-22 |
AgBiTech |
|
PER89705 |
Indoxacarb (Avatar evo / Steward EC insecticide) / Sweetcorn / Fall armyworm |
24-Jun-20 |
30-Jun-23 |
Hort Innovation |
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PER14618 Version 4 |
Abamectin / Avocado / Tea red spider mite and six-spotted mite (All states and territories except Vic) |
09-Feb-15 |
30-Jun-25 |
Hort Innovation |
All efforts have been made to provide the most current, complete and accurate information on these permits, however you should always confirm all details on the APVMA website at https://portal.apvma.gov.au/permits. Details of the conditions of use associated with these permits can also be found on the APVMA site.
You can also access the Non-Performance Reporting Form for Horticultural Pesticides here. This form should be completed when an adverse experience occurs as a result of using a permit. A 'non-performance' is an unintended or unexpected effect on plants, plant products, animals, human beings or the environment, including injury, sensitivity reactions or lack of efficacy associated with the use of an agricultural chemical product(s) when used according to label (or permit) directions.
Users are advised that while the pesticide can be applied legally under the APVMA minor use permit, there can be a significant delay until the MRL gazetted by the APVMA is adopted in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. Until this occurs the MRL may not be recognised and a zero tolerance may be imposed for residues of the pesticide resulting from its use according to the APVMA permit.
Please be aware that in the absence of an MRL in the Food Standards Code, the use of the pesticide according to the permit may result in the suspension of the produce in the marketplace. Please check the FSANZ website or the Australian Government ComLaw website (https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/F2015L00468) to confirm if there are MRL established by the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.