A brand new emergency authorisation has been issued to sugar beet growers for an extra aphid spray for non-Cruiser SB handled crops.
Growers can now apply a second foliar spray of InSyst (acetamiprid) to help management of the peach-potato aphid to stop virus yellows an infection.
The Well being and Security Government (HSE) granted the emergency authorisation on 9 Could following a request by NFU Sugar.
Outlining it, HSE stated purposes should solely be in sequence – following a primary foliar spray of ‘InSyst’ and a second foliar spray of flonicamid, for instance, Teppeki.
The regulator additionally confirmed that the emergency authorisation is for non-Cruiser SB handled crops solely.
As a part of the stewardship settlement round this authorisation, sure info should be recorded by the consumer and submitted to British Sugar by 30 August 2024.
This contains the date(s) and site(s) of any second software of ‘InSyst’ and the variety of hectares handled in accordance with this emergency authorisation.
Aphid counts and crop development levels should even be recorded on the time of determination, HSE stated.
Full particulars of the brand new emergency authorisation might be learn right here.
