APVMA LIMITED USE PERMIT 13170- DIMETHOATE/ MELONS- POST HARVEST/ FRUIT FLY

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: APVMA (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority)

Active ingredient:

dimethoate(400g/L)

Available from:

APVMA PERMIT

INN (International Name):

dimethoate(400g/L)

Manufactured by:

AUST MELON ASSOC

Therapeutic area:

Group 1B Insecticide

Product summary:

For the postharvest treatment of melons, including water melon to control insect pests of quarantine concern (cucumber fly, lesser Qld fruit fly, Qld fruit fly, Med. fly, banana fly, & mango fly).

Authorization status:

Registered and available

Authorization date:

2017-05-23

Patient Information leaflet

PER13170
Permit Version 6
Page 1 of 3 PERMIT TO ALLOW MINOR USE OF AN AGVET CHEMICAL PRODUCT
FOR POSTHARVEST TREATMENT OF MELONS, INCLUDING WATER MELON
TO CONTROL PESTS OF QUARRANTINE CONCERN
PERMIT NUMBER – PER13170
This permit is issued to the Permit Holder in response to an
application granted by the APVMA
under section 112 of the Agvet Codes of the jurisdictions set out
below. This permit allows a
person, as stipulated below, to use the product in the manner
specified in this permit in the
designated jurisdictions. This permit also allows any person to claim
that the product can be
used in the manner specified in this permit.
THIS PERMIT IS IN FORCE FROM 13 OCTOBER 2011 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2020
PERMIT HOLDER:
AUSTRALIAN MELON INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
c/- Horticulture Innovation Aust Ltd
Level 8, 1 Chifley Square, Sydney, NSW, 2000
PERSONS WHO CAN USE THE PRODUCT UNDER THIS PERMIT:
Persons who are trained or experienced in the preparation and use of
agricultural chemical
products in postharvest chemical application techniques.
PER13170
Permit Version 6
Page 2 of 3
CONDITIONS OF USE
PRODUCTS TO BE USED:
NUFARM DIMETHOATE SYSTEMIC INSECTICIDE
PLUS OTHER REGISTERED
Containing: 400 g/L DIMETHOATE as their only active constituent.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE: POST-HARVEST TREATMENT OF SPECIFIED COMMODITIES
COMMODITIES
INSECT PESTS
RATE
MELONS INCLUDING
WATERMELONS
Cucumber fly
_(Bactrocera cucumis)_
Lesser Queensland Fruit Fly
(_Bactrocera neohumeralis_)
Queensland Fruit Fly
(_Bactrocera tryoni_)
Mediterranean fly
(_Ceratitis capitata_)
Banana fly
_(Bactrocera musae)_
Mango Fly
_(Bactrocera frauenfeldi)_
Prepare dip/flood spray solution
by mixing 100 mL of product
per 100 L water.
Achieves 400 mg/L (400 ppm)
solution.
CRITICAL USE COMMENTS:
DIPPING:
Immerse fruit in dip for 1 minute. Ensure that fruit remains wet for 1
minute.
FLOODSPRAYING:
Apply thoroughly as a 1 minute packing-line spray.
Topping up: Topping up may be undertaken to maintain the mixture at
the required volume and
concentration. Top up with a separately prepared