New Draft Regulations on Organic Production (October 2001)
ANNEXURE III: Substances for plant pest and disease control, weed management and growth regulation
|
SUBSTANCE |
DESCRIPTION;
COMPOSITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; CONDITIONS FOR USE |
|
I.
Plant and Animal |
|
|
Preparations
on basis of pyrethrums extracted from Chrysanthemum cineraria folium,
containing possibly a synergist. |
Insecticide |
|
Preparations
of Rotenone from Derris spp, Lonchocarpus, Thephrosia spp. |
Need
recognized by certifying organization. Insecticide |
|
Preparations
from Quassia amara |
Insecticide,
repellent |
|
Preparations
of Neem tree (Azadirachtin) from Azadirachta indica |
Need
recognized by the certifying organization. Insecticide |
|
Plant
oils (e.g. mint oil, pine oil, caraway oil) |
Insecticide,
acaricide, fungicide and sprout inhibitor |
|
Gelatine |
Insecticide |
|
Lecithin |
Fungicide |
|
Extract
(aqueous solution) from Nicotiana tabacum |
Insecticide Only
against aphids in subtropical fruit trees (e.g. oranges, lemons) and
tropical crops (e.g. bananas); use only at the start of the vegetation
period Need
recognized by certifying organization |
|
Bees
wax |
Pruning
agent |
|
II.
Mineral |
|
|
Copper
salts (copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, (tribasic copper sulphate,
cuprous oxide |
Need
recognized by certifying organization. Fungicide |
|
Lime
sulphur (calcium polysulphide) |
Need
recognised by certifying organization. Fungicide,
insecticide, acaricide |
|
Sulphur |
Fungicide,
acaricide, repellent |
|
Potassium
permanganate |
Fungicide,
bactericide Only
in fruit trees, olive trees, vines |
|
Paraffin
oil |
Insecticide,
acaricide |
|
Mineral
oils |
Insecticide,
fungicide Only
in fruit trees, vines, olive trees and tropical crops (e.g. bananas) Need
recognized by the inspection body or inspection authority |
|
III.
Micro organisms used for biological pest controls |
|
|
Micro-organisms
(bacteria, viruses, fungi) e.g. Bacillus thuringiensis, Granulosis
virus, etc. |
Need
recognized by certifying organization. |
|
IV.
Other |
|
|
Potassium
soap (soft soap) |
Insecticide |
|
V.
Traps |
|
|
Pheromone
preparations |
Insecticide
attractant Only
in traps and dispensers |
|
Preparations
on the basis of metaldehyde |
Containing
a repellent to higher animals species and as far as applied in traps. Molluscicide |
|
Pyrethroids
(only deltamethrin or lambdacyhalothrin) |
Insecticide Only
in traps with specific attractants Only
against Batrocera oleae and Ceratitis capitata wied Need
recognised by the inspection body or inspection authority |
|
Diammonium
phosphate |
Attractant.
Only in traps. |