LIST OF PESTICIDES CURRENTLY APPROVED FOR USE ON COCOA FARMS IN NIGERIABY THE COCOA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NIGERIA(CRIN)

UCHE E. ASOGWA

HEAD, ENTOMOLOGY SECTION

COCOA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NIGERIA (CRIN)

IBADAN

AUGUST 2015

Insecticides

S/n / Trade name / Formulation / Active ingredient / Recommended dosage / Distribution company in Nigeria / Target pest
1. / Actara 25 WG / Wettable granule (WG) / Thiamethoxam 98% / 6g/10Liters of Water / SYNGENTA / Mirid
2. / Esiom 150 SL / Soluble liquid (SL) / Acetamiprid 100g/L + Cypermethrin 50g/L / 8.33mls/10Liters of Water / INSIS / Mirid
3. / Proteus 170 O - Tec / Oil Technology (O-Teq) / Thiacloprid 150g/l + Deltamethrin 20g/l / 27mls/10L of Water / SARO / Mirid

Fungicides

S/n / Trade name / Formulation / Active ingredient / Recommended dosage / Distribution company in Nigeria / Target pest
1. / Funguran-OH / Wettable powder (WP) / Copper Hydroxide (50% or 500g/kg) / 60g/10 Liters of Water / INSIS / Black pod
2. / Champ DP / Wettable powder (WP) / Copper hydroxide (37.5% or 375g/kg) / 50g/10 Liters of Water / SARO / Black pod
3. / Ridomil Gold Plus / Wettable powder (WP) / Copper (1) Oxide 600g/kg + Metalaxyl-M 60g/kg / 50g/10 Liters of Water / SYNGENTA / Black pod
4. / Copper Nordox 75 WP / Wettable powder (WP) / Copper Hydroxide (75% or 750g/kg) / 50g/10 Liters of Water / DIZZENGOFF / Black pod
5. / Ultimax plus / Wettable powder (WP) / Metalaxyl 12% +
Copper (1) Oxide 60% / 50g/10 Liters of water / HARVESTFIELD / Black pod.
6. / Kocide 2000 / Wettable powder (WP) / Copper hydroxide (53.8% or 538g/kg) / 50g/10 Liters of Water / VANCOL / Black pod.

Herbicides

S/n / Trade name / Formulation / Active ingredient / Recommended dosage / Distribution company in Nigeria / Target pest
1. / Touch down / Soluble liquid (SL) / Glyphosate (36.8% or 368g/l W/V) / 200 mls/15 Liters of water / SYNGENTA / Weed
3. / Clear weed / Soluble liquid (SL) / Glyphosate (36% or 360g/l W/V) / 200 mls/15 Liters of water / HARVESTFIELD / Weed
2. / Round up / Soluble liquid (SL) / Glyphosate (49% or 490g/l W/V) / 200 mls/15 Liters of water / CANDEL / Weed

Fumigants

S/n / Trade name / Formulation / Active ingredient / Recommended dosage / Distribution company in Nigeria / Target pest
1. / Phostoxin / Tabletized (T) or Pelletized (P) / Aluminum phosphide 500g/kg / 3-4 tablets/tone of well stacked cocoa bags / GONGONI / Storage pests

LIST OF PESTICIDES THAT MUST NOT BE USEDFORCOCOA PRODUCTION

S/n. Active ingredientsMoA group EU, MRL status

Field application

1.Acephate1BN

2.Amitraz19N

3.Aldrin2N Class 1

4.Azinphos-methyl1BN Class 1

5.Cabaryl1AN

6.Cabofuran1AN Class1as spray formulation

7. Carbosulfan1AN

8.Cartap4CN

9.Cyhalothrin (unresolved)3N

10.Cyhexatin (acaricide)12BN

11.DDT3N (may be used for IRS)

12.Dichlorvos (DDVP)1BN Class 1

13.Dieldrin2NClass 1

14.Dioxacarb1AN

15.Endosulfan2N*(MRL 0.1 mg/kg) Class 1

16.Lindane, gamma BHC, HCH2N*

17.Methyl-Parathion1BN* Class 1

18.Methonmyl1ANClass 1

19.Monocrotophos1BNClass 1

20.Profenfos1BN

21.Promecarb1AN Class 1

22.Propoxur1AN

23.Terbufos1BN Class 1

Store application

1.Allethrin (esbiothrin)3N

2.Fenitrothion1BN

3.Isoprocarb (MIPC)1Anot listed

4.Permethrin3N

5.Resmethrin3N

6.Tetramethrin3N

Fungicides

1.BenomylB1N

2.CaptafolM4N

3.HexaconazoleG1N

4.PyrifenoxG1N

5.TriadimefonG1N

6.TridemorphG2N

7.ZinebM3N

8. Copper Sulphate

9. Carbide.

Herbicides

1.AmetrynC1N

2.AtrazineC1N

3.DiuronON

4.FomesafenEN

5.MSMA (methyl arsenic acid)ZN

6.2,4,5-TON

Notes:

* - High residue levels have been found within the last 5 years in imported produce to the EU and/or Japan

N – Not known to be on 9141/EC. P – Pending.

-These have been recorded as used on cocoa (e.g. by the ECA/CAOBISCO project), but have been rejected by major importing countries (usually for toxicological/ecotoxicological reasons) and have no residue tolerance in major markets.

-Cocoa growers are strongly advised to stop using any of the products containing any of the active ingredients listed above.