Amistar, Environmental Information, Fungicides, Syngenta Crop Protection

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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

A 250 g/litre SC formulation containing azoxystrobin, a strobilurin fungicide for the control of a range of diseases in cereals, peas, beans, asparagus, oilseed rape, potatoes, carrots, leeks, bulb onions and brassicae.
Maximum application rate: 1–6 litres product /ha (crop dependant – see label)
Maximum No. of applications: 1–4 (crop dependant – see label)
(NB: A maximum of two applications of any Qol product is allowed on any cereal crop)

WILDLIFE, MAMMALS AND BIRDS
WILDLIFE
AMISTAR is not classified as ‘Harmful to game, wild birds and animals’.

MAMMALS AND BIRDS

No risk management necessary to protect wild mammals and birds. Azoxystrobin, the active ingredient in AMISTAR, is of low toxicity to mammalian and bird species. The risk to wild mammals and birds grazing in treated areas is low, as is the risk due to exposure from other routes e.g consumption of earthworms or other invertebrates such as insects.

BEES
No risk management is necessary. AMISTAR is of low risk to honey bees.

NON-TARGET INSECTS AND OTHER ARTHROPODS
No risk management is necessary. AMISTAR poses a low risk to a range of arthropods commonly found in and around treated fields including ground beetles, parasitoids and predatory mites.

AQUATIC LIFE
AMISTAR is ‘Very toxic to aquatic organisms, may cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment’.

AMISTAR is of high toxicity to fish and aquatic life, so care should be taken to minimise drift when applying AMISTAR next to shallow ponds, ditches or slow flowing streams. Care must be taken to ensure that surface waters or ditches are not contaminated with the product or the used container.

Risk management necessary. The following risk management practices must be carried out:

Only for the use of AMISTAR in potatoes at the 6 litres/ha rate of use (overall spray incorporated into the soil)

DO NOT ALLOW DIRECT SPRAY from horizontal boom sprayers to fall within 5m of the top of the bank of a static or flowing waterbody, unless a Local Environmental Risk Assessment of Pesticides (LERAP) permits a narrower buffer zone, or within 1m of the top of a ditch which is dry at the time of application. DO NOT ALLOW DIRECT SPRAY from hand held sprayers to fall within 1m of the top of the bank of a static or flowing waterbody. Aim spray away from water

LERAP Category B for potato use at 6 litre/ha rate (overall incorporation into the soil). Buffer zone may be reduced.

LERAP not classified for use on other crops and lower rate on potatoes.

SOIL AND GROUNDWATER, EARTHWORMS AND SOIL MICRO-ORGANISMS
SOIL AND GROUNDWATER

AMISTAR is moderately persistent in soil, and has a moderate mobility in soil. Use of AMISTAR according to label recommendations presents a low risk to groundwater. No risk management necessary.

EARTHWORMS

AMISTAR is of moderate toxicity to earthworms. However, at recommended application rates, the risk to earthworm populations is low. No risk management is necessary.

SOIL MICRO-ORGANISMS

AMISTAR is unlikely to have any long term effect on soil microbial activity, therefore the risk is considered to be low. No risk management is necessary.

NON-TARGET PLANTS
AMISTAR has low activity to plants, and consequently, AMISTAR should have no adverse effect on non-target plants.

ALWAYS READ THE LABEL: USE PESTICIDES SAFELY
Care must be taken to minimise the risk of surface water contamination from farmyard and field sources.

For further information about the environmental profile of this product contact:
Syngenta Crop Protection UK Ltd
CPC4, Capital Park, Fulbourn, Cambridge CB21 5XE
Telephone: 0800 1696058
Fax: 01223 281245
e-mail: customer.services@syngenta.com

This Environmental Information Sheet was prepared in accordance with CPA Guidance Notes Version 4.

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