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 (chemical/crop/pest or use) |
Original date of issue |
Expiry date |
Permit holder |
Link |
PER81560 Version 3 |
Chlorantraniliprole/Avocado/Lepidopteran pests including ectropis looper and avocado leaf roller (NSW, QLD & WA only) |
13-May-16 |
28-Feb-26 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER85273 Version 2 |
Fosetyl (aliette)/Apricot, peach, nectarine, and plum/Phytophthora trunk/Collar rot |
23-Apr-18 |
31-Jan-28 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER89406 Version 2 |
Etoxazole/Blackberries and raspberries/Two-spotted mite and bean spider mite |
30-Apr-20 |
31-Jan-26 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER14033 Version 3 |
Lambda-cyhalothrin (karate zeon)/Snow peas and sugar snap peas/Pasture webworm, cutworm, rutherglen bug and thrips |
01-June-13 |
29-Feb-28 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER89214 Version 2 |
Mainman 500 WG Insecticide (flonicamid)/Raspberries and blackberries/Various insect pests |
03-Jun-21 |
28-Feb-27 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER13119 Version 6 |
Diazinon/Onions/Onion thrips (TAS only) |
06-Mar-12 |
28-Feb-25 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER89407 v2 |
Fenbutatin oxide/Blackberries and raspberries/Two-spotted mite, European red mite, broad mite, red berry mite and bean spider mite |
14-May-2020 |
28-Feb-26 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER88640 v2 |
Spirotetramat/Snow peas, sugar snap peas, lettuce, parsley, green beans, celery, rhubarb, eggplant, capsicums, chilies and tomatoes/Liriomyza leafminers |
18-May-20 |
28-Feb-26 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER85422 v2 |
Emamectin/Blueberry/Lepidopteran pests |
26-Mar-2018 |
29-Feb-28 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER14473 |
Dimethomorph and mancozeb/Leeks, spring onions and shallots/Downy mildew, purple blotch and botrytis rots |
18-Dec-13 |
29-Feb-28 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER90388 |
Metalaxyl-M / Chestnuts / Root and Collar Rot (Phytophthora spp) |
08-Jun-2021 |
31-Jan-2029 |
Hort Innovation Australia |
|
PER93849 Version 1 |
Cyantraniliprole / Bulb vegetables, fruiting vegetables & potatoes / Liriomyza leafminers |
18-Dec-2023 |
31-Dec-2026 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER94430 Version 1 |
Iprodione & chlorothalonil / Onion / Neck rot |
27 Dec-2023 |
30-Jun-2024 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER94009 Version 2 |
Difenoconazole, cyprodinil & fludioxonil / Avocado / Anthracnose |
28-Nov-2023 |
30-Nov-2025 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER13446 Version 4 |
Chlorpyrifos / Taro / African Black Beetle. |
11-Apr-2012 |
31-Jan-2025 |
Hort Innovation Australia |
|
PER82428 Version 5 |
Methomyl / Various crops / Various pests |
26-Apr-2016 |
31-Jan-2029 |
Hort Innovation Australia |
|
PER89991 Version 2 |
Dimethenamid-P / Onions / Annual Ryegrass |
05-Feb-2021 |
31-Jan-2027 |
Hort Innovation Australia |
|
PER90595 Version 2 |
Uniform Fungicide/Beetroot/Pythium and Rhizoctonia |
30-Jun-2021 |
31-Jan-2029 |
Hort Innovation Australia |
|
PER87408 Version 2 |
Success Neo Insecticide / Blueberries, Strawberries, Rubus and Rubus hybrids / fruit fly |
15-Apr-2019 |
28-Feb-2029 |
Hort Innovation Australia |
|
PER87607 Version 2 |
Phosphorous acid / Passionfruit / Phytophthora |
05-Apr-2019 |
28-Feb-2029 |
Hort Innovation Australia |
|
PER14742 Version 5 |
Methabenzthiazuron (Tribunil Herbicide) / Leeks, Spring Onions and Shallots / Various Broadleaf and Grass weeds |
01-Jul-2014 |
28-Feb-2029 |
Hort Innovation Australia |
|
PER90178 Version 2 |
Versys Insecticide / Raspberries & Blackberries (Cane berries) / Aphids & Greenhouse Whitefly |
20-Apr-2021 |
28-Feb-2027 |
Hort Innovation Australia |
|
PER86551 Version 2 |
Pyrethrins / Organic Green beans / Bean podborer |
15-Apr-2019 |
28-Feb-2029 |
Hort Innovation Australia |
|
PER87245 Version 2 |
Apparent Sulfur 800 WG Fungicide and Miticide / Blackberries / Broad mites, Two-spotted mites, Bean spider mites and Red berry |
25-Mar-2019 |
28-Feb-2029 |
Hort Innovation Australia |
|
PER89259 Version 4 |
Coragen Insecticide (chlorantraniliprole) / Capsicum and sweet corn / Fall Armyworm |
06-Mar-2020 |
31-Jan-2028 |
Hort Innovation Australia |
|
PER80169 Version 4 |
Metribuzin/Carrots/Grass and Broadleaf Weeds |
03-Mar-2015 |
31-Jan-2028 |
Hort Innovation Australia |
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.