FUNGICIDES
APVMA 63216
Kocide Opti has been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for the control of Downy mildew in grapevines.
Kocide Opti is a DuPont product. It contains the active constituent cupric hydroxide which is a Group M1 fungicide.
Restriction on use for export grapes: Use no later than 30 days before harvest.
APVMA 63940
Cop-IT has been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for the control of Downy mildew and Powdery mildew in winegrapes.
Cop-IT is an Agspec product. It contains the active constituent copper ammonium acetate which is a Group M1 fungicide.
Restriction on use for export grapes: Use no later than 30 days before harvest.
HERBICIDES
APVMA 31394
Roundup CT has been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for use in vineyards.
Roundup CT is a Nufarm product. It contains the active constituent glyphosate-ipa which is a Group M herbicide.
Note: LI-700 is one of the suggested surfactants that may be used with this product. It is advised that you contact your winery or grape purchaser prior to the use of LI-700.
APVMA 63316
Colt has been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for use on covercrops in vineyards.
Colt is a Farmoz product. This herbicide contains the active constituents bromoxynil and diflufenican which are classified as Group C and F respectively.
APVMA 61355
Fuzilier has been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for use in vineyards.
Fuzilier is an Ospray product. It contains the active constituent fluazifop-P which is a Group A herbicide.
Fuzilier has a label withholding period of four weeks.
INSECTICIDES
APVMA 62616
Clap has been granted registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for the control of longtailed mealybug and tuber mealybug in winegrapes.
Clap is an Ospray product. It contains the active constituent buprofezin which is a Group 17A fungicide.
Restriction on use for export grapes: Use no later than 80% capfall.
Corrections to the AWRIs Dog Book Agrochemicals Registered for Use in Australian Viticulture 2009/2010
Page 6 and 12: The product Hydrocop contains the active constituent copper hydroxide not cuprous oxide.
Page 6: The active constituent metalaxyl is a Group D fungicide.
Page 7: The restriction on use for quinoxyfen is use no later than E-L stage 34 (before bunch closure) but do not use later than 42 days before harvest.
This information is provided to inform the wine industry of agrochemical product information, and should not be interpreted as an endorsement.