Current status biopesticide use in Latvia
2001
Turka, I. | Bankina, B. (Latvia University of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia). Dept. of Plant Protection)
In Latvia, the Law of Plant Protection regulates all plant protection actions and registration of plant protection products according to EEC/94/414. Totally, 135 plant protection products, including 101 active ingredients and 17 biological products are registered in Latvia. There are six biological products on fungal basis, four insects - predators and seven parasitoids. There are no pheromones and plant extracts registered for commercial use in Latvia by this time. In spite of that, pheromones are used for the research and forecasting and warning purposes. In most cases, the company Flora from Estonia is a cradle of the applied pheromones in Latvia. Pheromones are used on agricultural fields and forests. During the vegetation period, decision support about necessity of plant protection measures is facilitated providing information to farmers through forecasting and diagnostic units. These units carried out monitoring of pests activity using different methods and measures, including pheromones. The obtained information about actual situation on the fields is recorded in the automatic responder and everyone can phone and get information free of charge
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