The Australian Wine Research Institute

New active constituent

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has recently approved a new fungicide active constituent for use in grape production. The … more

The European Union (EU) maximum residue limit (MRL) for the active constituent iprodione will revert from 20 mg/kg to the default 0.01 mg/kg from 31 … more

The 2019/20 edition of Agrochemicals registered for use in Australian viticulture (the ‘Dog book‘) is now available. The updated ‘Dog book’ can be viewed via … more

13 February 2019

Wasp control permit

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has approved a permit for control of European wasps (PER86492) to … more

The APVMA has issued an off-label permit enabling the use of certain metalaxyl and metalaxyl-M formulations that are not registered for grapevines. It is essential … more

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has recently approved the use of a combination abamectin and chlorantraniliprole product in grape production.

ABAMECTIN + … more

The 2018/19 edition of Agrochemicals registered for use in Australian viticulture (the ‘Dog book‘) is now available. The updated ‘Dog book’ can be viewed via … more

Off-target agrochemical exposure or ‘spray drift’ has been gaining attention recently in mainstream and social media. This agrochemical update provides a reminder of who to … more

Iprodione is registered with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for control of botrytis bunch rot in grapes.

On 14 November 2017, a European … more

New active constituent for botrytis bunch rot

Aureobasidium pullulans

APVMA 82495

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has approved the active constituent Aureobasidium … more