Recently, the Department of Agriculture of Zhejiang Province released a recommended pesticide list for pest, disease and weed control of major
crops for 2013.
This move aims at improving the scientific use of pesticides, extending green approach of pest control, and securing
food security and quality and safety of agri-products.
The recommended list includes: (1) 60 pesticides against rice stem borer and Sheath blight; (2) 86 pesticides against soft rot and anthracnose on vegetables, melons and fruits; (3) 60 pesticides against
pear scab,
grape anthracnose and citrus bacterial canker disease; (4) 25 pesticides against tea geometrid and small green leafhopper.
(Source: Zhejiang ICA)