New Minor Use Fungicide & Pesticide Permits issued by the APVMA 2021

Greenlife Industry Australia has been issued with minor use permits for Botector Fungicide, Voliam Targo Insecticide and SERO-X Insecticide.

PER87437 Greenlife Industry Australia has applied for and been issued with the he Minor Use Permit (PER87437) for the management, by suppression, of Botrytis cinerea (Grey Mould) on Nursery Stock (Non-Food) – Seedlings, Tubes And Plugs, Potted Colour, Trees And Shrubs, Foliage Plants, Palms And Grasses, And Fruiting Plants (Non-Bearing), Cut Flowers, Foliage And Ornamentals. PER87437 BOTECTOR FUNGICIDE (APVMA No. 82495) Containing: 5 x 109 cfu/g AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS (strains DSM 14940 and DSM 14941) as the only active constituent is a biological fungicide containing antagonistic microorganisms with a unique mode of action that can be used throughout the cropping cycle as an effective protectant.  Technical information suggests there are no known phytotoxicity issues, no withholding/re-entry provisions and no known resistance issues with this product.    

Download Permit: PER87437 BOTECTOR FUNGICIDE

PER88695 Greenlife Industry Australia (GIA) has applied for and been issued with the Minor Use Permit (PER88695) for the management and  suppression of number of foliage based plant pests in Nursery Stock (Non-Food) – Seedlings, Tubes & Plugs, Potted Colour, Trees And Shrubs, Foliage Plants, Palms, Grasses, Fruiting Plants (Non-Bearing), Cut Flowers And Ornamentals.  PER88695 VOLIAM TARGO INSECTICIDE (APVMA No. 81921) Containing: 18g/L ABAMECTIN and 45g/L CHLORANTRANILIPROLE as the only active constituents is approved for the management of Leafminer (Liriomyza sativae), Lepidoptera larvae (Lepidoptera), Mites (Acarina), Psyllids (Hemiptera) and Thrips (Thysanoptera) and suppression of Beetles (Coleoptera), Bugs (Hemiptera), Leafhoppers (Hemiptera), Weevils (Coleoptera), and Whitefly (Hemiptera). 

Download Permit: PER88695 VOLIAM TARGO INSECTICIDE

PER87445 Greenlife Industry Australia (GIA) has applied for and been issued with the Minor Use Permit (PER87445) for the management of Heliothis moth, Silverleaf whitefly and Green mirid on Nursery Stock (Non-Food) – Seedlings, Tubes And Plugs, Potted Colour, Trees And Shrubs, Foliage Plants, Palms And Grasses, And Fruiting Plants (Non-Bearing), Cut Flowers, Foliage And Ornamentals. PER87445 SERO-X INSECTICIDE (APVMA No. 81070) Containing: 400 g/L Clitoria ternatea EXTRACT as the only active constituent is a plant extract bio-pesticide derived from the naturalised plant Clitoria ternatea or Blue pea vine developed and manufactured in Australia.   

Download Permit: PER87445 SERO-X INSECTICIDE

Greenlife Industry Australia (GIA) manages the pesticide Minor Use Permit (MUP) program on behalf of the nursery industry under the levy funded National Biosecurity and Sustainable Plant Production Program (NY20001).  Minor Use Permits available at the Australian Plant Production Standard website and on the APVMA website.

For further information or if you have identified active ingredients that may be useful to add to the list of industry MUP’s please contact GIA’s National Biosecurity Manager John McDonald, at john.mcdonald@greenlifeindustry.com.au or call 07 3277 7900.