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Permit update for lepidopteran pest control A permit for the use of Chlorantraniliprole in avocados to control lepidopteran pests including ectropis looper and the avocado leaf roller has been updated by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA). The permit holder has been changed from Avocados Australia Limited to Horticulture Innovation Limited (Hort Innovation), and is in place until 30 April 2023 for New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia only. Download PER81560 from https://portal.apvma.gov.au/permits for all of the conditions associated with this minor use permit. If you use this permit, or any others, and an adverse experience occurs as a result of using the permit, the NonPerformance Reporting Form for Horticultural Pesticides should be completed. You can download the form via https:// www.horticulture.com.au/contentassets/423f690686a74d278 752978a403e7a91/aa-non-performance-reporting-form-forhorticultural-pesticides-2018.docx.
environment, including injury, sensitivity reactions or lack of efficacy associated with the use of an agricultural chemical product(s) when used according to label (or permit) directions. Please return the Non-Performance Reporting Form for Horticultural Pesticides to jodie.pedrana@horticulture.com.au. If you require any ‘non-performance’ information to be provided to the APVMA, please complete their online Adverse Experience Report Form. This can be found at: http://apvma.gov.au/node/311 or https://portal.apvma.gov.au.
Acknowledgement The Avocado industry minor use permit program (AV16002) has been funded by Hort Innovation, using the avocado research and development levy, and contributions from the Australian Government.
A ‘non-performance’ is an unintended or unexpected effect on plants, plant products, animals, human beings or the
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