Chemical Permits

CURRENT PERMITS

Updated 16 July 2024

The following is a list of chemical permits (off-label use) issued by APVMA for the control of major olive pests and diseases. Please check withholding periods before using any chemicals.

Note: The latest list of all olive permits issued by APVMA can be found by clicking the link: https://portal.apvma.gov.au/permits

(Search ‘olive’ and click the animal/crop box)

Permit ID

Description

Date Issued

Expiry Date

Permit holder

Chemical Group

MRL
mg/kg

WHP
Days

PER88358

version 2

Mancozeb / Olives / Anthracnose

2-Jul-20

31-May-28

Hort Innovation

Group M3

T30 (olives for oil production)

14

PER89943

Trivor Insecticide (acetamiprid + pyriproxyfen) / Olives / Various pests including; Olive Lace Bug, Scale Insects.

29-Jan-21

30-Nov-25

Hort Innovation

Group 4A / 7C

Acetamiprid: TBA

Pyriproxyfen : 1 (olives) / 3 (olive oil)

28

PER14414

Version 2

Natrasoap insecticidal soap spray containing 285 g/L potassium salts of fatty acids / Olives / Lace bug

04-Oct-13

31-July-28

Hort Innovation

BFA Registered / but reported as not effective

NA

0

PER13999  Version 8

Dimethoate / Olives – for oil production only / Lace Bug / Green Vegetable Bug / Rutherglen Bug

19-Apr-13

31-Jul-26

Hort Innovation

1B Insecticide

T 0.1 (olive oil)

42 days

PER85411
Version 2
All States

Paraquat & Diquat (Spray Seed) / Olives / Range of broadleaf & grass weeds (as per label)

01-Nov-17

30-Sep-25

AOA

Group 22 (previously Group L)  Herbicide

Paraquat 1 (olives) / Diquat 0.05 (fruits)

NA – not applied to trees

PER14575

Version 3

Chlorpyrifos (Lorsban) / Olives / Ants, African black beetle, light brown apple moth

23-Dec-13

31-Mar-25

Hort Innovation

1B Insecticide

T 0.05 (olives)

NA – butt drench only

PER14460
Version 3

Ethephon (Galleon) / Olives / Fruit loosening

1-Jun-14

30-Apr-27

Hort Innovation

Plant Growth Regulator

Details

7

PER14791
Version 4

Alpha-cypermethrin (Dominex) / Olives / Curculio Beetle / Apple weevil & Cutworms

6-May-14

30-Nov-26

Hort Innovation

3A Insecticide

T 0.05 (olives)

NA – butt drench only

PER80718

Methyl Bromide / Fruit & Fruiting Vegetables, Food producing plants & ornamentals / Fruit Fly, Silverleaf Whiteflies & Thrips for Biosecurity decontamination (All States)

12-Apr-15

31-Mar-25

Biosecurity SA

8A Insecticide

T 0.05 (fruits)

3

PER87332

Pyraclostrobin + Metiram (Aero) / Olives / Anthracnose

1-Jul-19

31-May-29

Hort Innovation

11 & M3 Fungicide

Pyraclostrobin T0.3 (olives for oil production and table olives), / Diothiocarbamates (including Metiram) T30 (olives for oil production)

21

PER13859

Version 3

Dimethoate / Orchard cleanup – fruit fly host crops following harvest / Fruit Fly

9-Feb-15

30-Jun-25

Hort Innovation

1B Insecticide

NA

NA-Fruit must not be harvested

PER14897
Version 2

Clothianidin (Samurai) / Olives / Olive Lace Bug

4-Mar-15

31-Jan-26

Hort Innovation

4A Insecticide

T 0.3 (olives)

56

53047

SUMI-ALPHA FLEX INSECTICIDE / Olives / Olive Lace Bug

30-June-2024

SUMITOMO CHEMICAL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

3A

T1 (olives for oil production)

T5 (crude olive oil)

DO NOT GRAZE OR CUT TREATED AREA FOR STOCK FEED.

PER81870

Version 3

Pyganic Organic Insecticide / Olives / Olive Lace Bug

17-Dec-16

31-Jul-29

Hort Innovation

3A Insecticide

MRL 1 (fruits)

1

Permit Jurisdiction:

ACT, NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, NT and WA.

Note: Victoria is not included under jurisdiction, as their Control-of-Use legislation does not require a permit to legalise this off-label use in this state.

CURRENT LABEL REGISTRATIONS

Updated  3 October 2023

The following products are registered by APVMA for ‘on label’ use on olives:

Note: The latest list of all products registered (on-label) for use on olives approved by APVMA can be found by clicking the link: https://portal.apvma.gov.au/pubcris

(Search ‘olive’ and click the animal/crop box)

 

Product No.

Description

Expiry Date

Registrant

Chemical Group

MRL
mg/kg

WHP
Days

66164

Metham- KENSO AGCARE KEN-PAM 423 FUMIGANT / Olives / Phytophthora, Verticillium

30-June-2024

KENSO CORPORATION

8

T30 (olives for oil production)

N/A

Soil application only

No field entry for 48 hrs

67264 / 60997 / 68692 / 88141 / 87071

Pyriproxyfen – Insect Growth Regulator (ADMIRAL, ADMIRAL ADVANCE, LASCAR, PICTUS, AVANTE, SUMILARV) / Olives / Black Olive Scale

30-June-2024

SUMITOMO / ADAMA / CROPCARE / NUFARM

7C

1 (olives) / 3 (olive oil)

7

81027

Copper Oxychloride and Copper Hydroxide (RELYON AIRONE WG FUNGICIDE) / Olives / Leaf Spot / Anthracnose / Olive Knot / Other fruit rot

30-June-2027

AGCHEM

M1

10 (fruits)

1

63665 / 68826 / 69351

Copper Oxychloride (ARISTA LIFESCIENCE, CURENOX 500 WP, OSPRAY COPPER OXYCHLORIDE) / Olives / Olive Leaf Spot or Peacock Spot, Grey Leaf Spot, Fruit Round Spot, Anthracnose, Other general fruit rot.

30-June-2024

AGCHEM

M1

10 (fruits)

1

61596

GREEN GUARD SC PREMIUM BIOLOGICAL INSECTICIDE / Agriculture General / Nymphs of Australian Plague Locust

30-June-2024

AGCHEM

Biological Organism – fungus (NASAA Registered)

NA

NA

54179 / 59092 /83888

Paraffinic oils (TRUMP SPRAY OIL / SACOA BIOPEST PARAFFINIC OIL) / Scales (black, soft, brown etc)

30-June-2024

AGCHEM / SACOA

BFA Registered

NA

1

51224

Fenoxycarb (Insegar WG Insect Growth Regulator) / Olives / Black Scale (Saissetia oleae)

30-June-2024

SYNGENTA

7B Insect Growth Regulator

2 (olives) / 7 (olive oil)

56

53568

Nufarm Tri-Base Blue Flowable Copper Fungicide / Olives / Various fungal leaf spots, including Peacock spot (Spilocea oleaginea) and various fruit rots, including Anthracnose (Colletotrichum spp.)

30-June-2024

NUFARM

M1

10 (fruits)

1

58340, 86978, 85084, 82591,82017,70285,69681, 68733,68703,67956,67483,66821,64645, 87365, 83086, 67741, 67421

Azoxystrobin (Amistar 250) / Olives / Anthracnose

30-June-2024

Including Amistar 250, Double Alpha Azoxystrobin 250 SC, Sinon A-Star 250 SC, EuroChem Azoxystrobin 250 SC, Accolade 250 SC, Kenso Agcare Avior 250 SC, Apparent, Ozcorp, Wonstar, Genfarm, Surefire Stellar & Mirador

11 Fungicide

T 2 (olives)

21

84727

Sivanto Prime 200 SL Insecticide / Olives / Olive Lace Bug, Black Scale

30-June-2026

BAYER CROPSCIENCE PTY LTD

4D

Not yet published in Schedule 20

14

87841

(Tebuconazole + Fluopyram) LUNA EXPERIENCE FUNGICIDE / Olives / Anthracnose (Colletotrichum spp.)

30-June-2026

BAYER CROPSCIENCE PTY LTD

3 + 7

Not yet published in Schedule 20

14

Jurisdiction:

All States and Territories.

Organic Certified Products:

AOA is currently researching organic certified products that may be suitable for application to olive groves.

We would be pleased to receive any recommendations and advice on these products – contact the OliveCare® Administrator olivecare@australianolives.com.au

Note: The following herbicides are currently registered for use in olive groves:

  • GLYPHOSATE (Roundup) – Group 9 (previously Group M) Herbicide – Non-selective herbicide for the control of many annual and perennial weeds – MRL=0.1
  • GLUFOSINATE (Basta) – Group 10 (previously Group N) Herbicide– Non-Residual control of broadleaf and grass weeds in various situations – MRL=0.1
  • PENDIMETHALIN (Stomp) – Group 3 (previously Group D) Herbicide– for the control of wireweed, annual grasses (including annual ryegrass) and certain broadleaf weeds – MRL=0.05
  • OXYFLUORFEN (Goal) – Group 14 (previously Group G) Herbicide – For the selective control of certain broadleaf and grass weeds – MRL=1
  • CARFENTRAZONE-ETHYL (Spotlight) – Group 14 (previously Group G) Herbicide– for de-suckering olives – MRL=0.05
  • ORYZALIN (Sharp Shooter) – Group 3 (previously Group D) Herbicide – pre-emergent control in non-bearing orchards – MRL=0.1
  • FLUMIOXAZIN (Chateau) – Group 14 (previously Group G) Herbicide – Control of grass & broadleaf weeds – MRL=0.02
  • PARAQUAT (Gramoxone) – Group 22 (previously Group L) Herbicide – Control of annual grass and broadleaf weeds – MRL=1

For a full listing of Herbicide Mode of Action (MoA) Classification see: https://www.croplife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/A2-poster_03_FINAL.pdf

Note: The product labels will specify the appropriate withholding period.

Jurisdiction:

All States and Territories.

Note: We have not included a large number of bait sprays that may be applicable to olive groves and are not applied directly to a crop.