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How the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together on chemicals and pesticide policies and regulation.
Results from the government’s monitoring of pesticide residues in food, reviewed by the Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF).
A co-ordinated multi-annual Great Britain control plan for pesticide residues in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
This paper quantifies the extent of pesticide overuse in vegetable production systems in Southeast Asia.
This is the ninth survey examining pesticide usage practices on grassland and fodder crops in Northern Ireland, providing comparative data to that obtained in the previous surveys in 1989 (Jess et al., 1992), 1993 (Jess et al., 1995), 1997 (Jess...
Find out about pests and diseases that could be affecting your trees.
The pesticide will only be used if there is a threat to the crop, and stringent controls are attached to protect the environment
The Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF) provides independent advice to the government on the monitoring of pesticide residues in food.
British farmers and growers will continue to have access to important pesticides to support resilient and profitable food production and cut input costs.
The T29 exemption allows you to treat non-hazardous pesticide washings before disposing of them to land.
This report presents information from a survey of the pesticide usage practices of top fruit growers in Northern Ireland in 2020. This is the eleventh pesticide usage survey to be conducted on top fruit crops in the region since 1992....
You need approval from the Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) to sell, distribute or store new pesticides in the UK
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for integrated pest management.
Find out how you can control pests on your property - help from professionals, methods you can and cannot use, protecting wildlife, getting a wildlife licence
Find out about the SFI actions for integrated pest management, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.
Summary of the work carried out by the Health and Safety Executive on the control plans for pesticide residues in food.
Find out about a specific tree pest or disease, including its lifecycle, the type of damage it does, and what to do about it.
Your local council may help you get rid of common pests in your property like mice, wasps and bedbugs with pest control services
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