CURRENT PERMITS
Updated 13 May 2019
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 |
WHP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PER14414 |
Natrasoap insecticidal soap spray / Olives / Lace bug |
04-Oct-13 |
30-Sep-23 |
AOA |
BFA Registered / but reported as not effective |
NA |
0 |
|
PER11360 |
Copper (present as present as Cupric Hydroxide, Cuprous Oxide, or Tribasic Copper Sulphate) / Olives / Fungal leaf spot and fruit rot. |
24-Mar-09 |
30-Nov-21 |
AOA |
M1 |
10 (fruits) |
1 |
|
PER13999 |
Dimethoate / Olives – for oil production only / Lace Bug / Green Vegetable Bug / Rutherglen Bug |
19-Apr-13 |
31-Mar-21 |
Hort Innovation |
1B Insecticide |
T 0.1 (olive oil) |
42 |
|
PER85411 |
Paraquat & Diquat (Spray Seed) / Olives / Range of broadleaf & grass weeds (as per label) |
01-Nov-17 |
30-Nov-22 |
AOA |
L Herbicide |
Paraquat 1 (olives) / Diquat 0.05 (fruits) |
NA – not applied to trees |
|
PER14580 |
Azoxystrobin (Amistar) / Olives / Anthracnose |
23-May-14 |
31-Aug-19 |
AOA |
11 Fungicide |
T 2 (olives) |
21 |
|
PER14575 Version 2 |
Chlorpyrifos (Lorsban) / Olives / Ants, African black beetle, light brown apple moth |
23-Dec-13 |
31-Mar-22 |
AOA C/ Hort Innovation |
1B Insecticide |
T 0.05 (olives) |
NA – butt drench only |
|
PER14460 |
Ethephon (Galleon) / Olives / Fruit loosening |
1-Jun-14 |
30-Jun-22 |
AOA |
Plant Growth Regulator |
T 20 (olives) |
7 |
|
PER14791 |
Alpha-cypermethrin (Dominex) / Olives / Curculio Beetle / Apple weevil & Cutworms |
6-May-14 |
30-Nov-21 |
AOA |
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 |
|
PER14908 |
Pyraclostrobin + Metiram (Aero) / Olives / Anthracnose |
8-Jan-15 |
31-Mar-20 |
AOA |
11 & M3 Fungicide |
Pyraclostrobin T 1 (olives) / Metiram (diothiocarbamates) T 2 (olives) |
21 |
|
PER13859 |
Dimethoate / Orchard cleanup – fruit fly host crops following harvest / Fruit Fly |
9-Feb-15 |
31-Jul-24 |
Growcom |
1B Insecticide |
NA |
NA-Fruit must not be harvested |
|
PER14897 |
Clothianidin (Samurai) / Olives / Olive Lace Bug |
4-Mar-15 |
31-Mar-23 |
AOA |
4A Insecticide |
T 0.5 (olives) |
56 |
|
PER86677 |
Esfenvalerate (Sumi-Alpha Flex Insecticide) / Olives / Olive Lace Bug |
21-Dec-18 |
31-Dec-23 |
Hort Innovation |
3A Insecticide |
T 1 (olives) / T 7 (olive oil) |
14 |
|
PER81870 |
Pyganic Organic Insecticide (Pyrethrum) / Olives / Olive Lace Bug |
17-Dec-16 |
31-Oct-19 |
AOA |
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 13 May 2019
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)
51224/115094
51224/115094
|
Product No. |
Description |
Expiry Date |
Registrant |
Chemical Group |
MRL |
WHP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pyriproxyfen – Insect Growth Regulator (ADMIRAL, ADMIRAL ADVANCE, LASCAR, PICTUS, AVANTE, SUMILARV) / Olives / Black Olive Scale and ants |
30-June-2019 |
SUMITOMO / ADAMA / CROPCARE / NUFARM |
7C |
1 (olives) / 3 (olive oil) |
7 |
|
|
Copper Oxychloride and Copper Hydroxide (RELYON AIRONE WG FUNGICIDE) / Olives / Leaf Spot / Anthracnose / Olive Knot / Other fruit rot |
30-June-2022 |
AGCHEM |
M1 |
10 (fruits) |
1 | |
|
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-2019 |
AGCHEM |
M1 |
10 (fruits) |
1 |
|
|
GREEN GUARD SC PREMIUM BIOLOGICAL INSECTICIDE / Agriculture General / Nymphs of Australian Plague Locust |
30-June-2022 |
AGCHEM |
Biological Organism – fungus (NASAA Registered) |
NA |
NA |
|
|
Paraffinic oils (TRUMP SPRAY OIL / SACOA BIOPEST PARAFFINIC OIL) / Scales (black, soft, brown etc) |
30-June-2019 |
AGCHEM / SACOA |
BFA Registered |
NA |
1 |
|
|
Dicofol (FARMOZ MITI-FOL EC MITICIDE) / 2 Spotted Mite (Red spider mite) QLD Only |
30-June-2019 |
AGCHEM |
2B |
5 (fruits) |
7 |
|
|
51224/115094 |
Fenoxycarb (Insegar WG Insect Growth Regulator) / Olives / Black Scale (Saissetia oleae) |
30-June-2020 |
SYNGENTA |
7B Insect Growth Regulator |
2 (olives) / 2 (olive oil) |
56 |
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 Peter McFarlane at: peter@mc.com.au
The following herbicides are registered for use on olives:
- GLYPHOSATE (Roundup) – Group M Herbicide – Non-selective herbicide for the control of many annual and perennial weeds – MRL=0.1
- GLUFOSINATE-AMMONIUM (Relyon Basher) – Group N Herbicide – Non-Residual Control of Broadleaf and Grass Weeds in Various Situations – MRL=0.1
- PENDIMETHALIN (Fist) – Group D Herbicide – for the control of wireweed, annual grasses (including annual ryegrass) and certain broadleaf weeds – MRL=0.05
- OXYFLUORFEN (Smart) – Group G Herbicide – For the selective control of certain broadleaf and grass weeds – MRL=1
- CARFENTRAZONE-ETHYL (Spotlight) – Group G Herbicide – for de-suckering olives – MRL=0.05
- ORYZALIN (Sharp Shooter) – Group D Herbicide – pre-emergent control in non bearing orchards – MRL=0.1
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.