Appendix VI. Quantities of active ingredients of each type of pesticide used on all surveyed crops in Ontario, 2008
Results of a 2008 survey of pesticide use on field crops, fruit and vegetable crops, as well as selected other agricultural crops (nursery, sod and ginseng).
| Crop | Herbicide Triazine (tonnes) |
Herbicide Auxinic (tonnes) |
Herbicide Sulfonylurea (tonnes) |
Herbicide Other (tonnes) |
Insecticides (tonnes) |
Fungicides (tonnes) |
Nematocides (tonnes) |
Growth Regulators (tonnes) |
Total Pesticides |
Percentage of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field Corn | 448.1 | 77.1 | 2.9 | 1,036.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | - | - | 1,566.0 | 32.2 |
| Soybeans | 42.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1,402.2 | - | 0.4 | - | - | 1,446.3 | 29.7 |
| Dry Beans | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 87.7 | 1.5 | 6.7 | - | - | 96.3 | 2.0 |
| Tobacco | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1.7 | - | 206.5 | 19.8 | 229.2 | 4.7 |
| Grains |
- | 242.1 | 0.2 | 255.4 | 6.4 | 28.5 | - | 0.4 | 533.0 | 11.0 |
| Hay and Pasture | - | 8.5 | - | 29.7 | - | - | - | - | 38.3 | 0.8 |
| Other Field Crops | 0.7 | 2.8 | - | 20.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 | - | - | 26.2 | 0.5 |
| Field Crops | 491.3 | 331.6 | 3.7 | 2,832.7 | 11.0 | 38.2 | 206.5 | 20.2 | 3,935.3 | 80.9 |
| Fruit | 1.2 | 0.8 | - | 11.1 | 60.7 | 458.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 532.8 | 10.9 |
| Vegetables | 17.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 61.9 | 26.0 | 187.4 | 40.0 | 3.5 | 337.6 | 6.9 |
| Other Crops | 1.1 | 13.9 | - | 7.3 | 8.2 | 30.1 | - | - | 60.6 | 1.2 |
| All Surveyed Crops | 511.1 | 347.6 | 3.8 | 2,913.0 | 105.9 | 714.0 | 246.5 | 24.3 | 4,866.3 | 100.0 |
| % of Usage by Pesticide Grouping | 10.5 | 7.1 | 0.1 | 59.9 | 2.2 | 14.7 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 100.0 | - |
Note: Totals may not add due to rounding.
Updated: September 20, 2022
Published: September 20, 2022
Footnotes
- footnote[a] Back to paragraph Includes phenoxy herbicides.
- footnote[b] Back to paragraph Includes wheat, oats, barley, mixed grain and rye.