Table 5-1: Comparison of the Top 20 Reportable Pesticides Sold in British Columbia in 1991 and 1995
1991 |
1995 |
RANK |
ACTIVE INGREDIENT |
TOTAL
(kg) |
ACTIVE INGREDIENT |
1 |
Mineral Oil (Insecticidal or Adjuvant) |
162,245 |
Mineral Oil (Insecticidal or Adjuvant) |
2 |
Glyphosate |
110,157 |
Glyphosate |
3 |
Mineral Oil (Herbicidal or Plant Growth Regulator) |
38,540 |
Mancozeb |
4 |
Mancozeb |
29,511 |
Captan |
5 |
Captan |
28,451 |
Sodium Metaborate Tetrahydrate |
6 |
Sulphur |
28,101 |
Sulphur |
7 |
Metiram |
27,618 |
Mineral Oil (Herbicidal or Plant Growth Regulator) |
8 |
Metam |
27,437 |
Diazinon |
9 |
Ethalfluralin* |
26,917 |
Azinphos-Methyl |
10 |
Atrazine* |
22,898 |
Metiram |
11 |
Methyl Bromide* |
21,958 |
Lime Sulphur or Calcium Polysulphide** |
12 |
Triallate* |
20,584 |
Metam |
13 |
Diazinon |
19,643 |
Copper Oxychloride |
14 |
Azinphos-Methyl |
17,820 |
Chlorothalonil** |
15 |
Sodium Metaborate Tetrahydrate |
14,259 |
Quintozene** |
16 |
2,4-D Amine Salts |
12,327 |
Formaldehyde** |
17 |
Malathion* |
12,094 |
Sodium Chlorate** |
18 |
MCPA Amine Salts* |
11,382 |
2,4-D Amine Salts |
19 |
Metolachlor* |
10,727 |
Bacillus Thuringiensis Berliner SSP Kurstaki** |
20 |
Copper Oxychloride |
10,202 |
Bacillus Thuringiensis, Serotype H-14** |
* In top 20 list of reportable pesticides in 1991, but not 1995 ** In top 20 list of reportable pesticides in 1995, but not 1991
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