Survey has been extended until 30 JUNE, 2024

The minor use program through Hort Innovation, initiated the Strategic Agrochemical Review Process (SARP) to give strategic direction to the minor use program investments. This review process provides horticulture industries with sound pesticide options for the future that the industry can pursue for registration with the chemical companies, or minor-use permits with APVMA for clearly identified crop protection needs.

The lychee industry SARP was last updated in 2020. This SARP process will identify and update diseases, insect pests and weeds of major concern to the lychee industry. Against these threats, available registered or permitted pesticides will be evaluated for overall suitability in terms of IPM, resistance, residues, withholding period, efficacy, trade, human safety and environmental issues. Where tools were unavailable or unsuitable, the process aimed to identify potential future solutions.

The purpose of the 2023 SARP survey is to identify the Lychee Industry's priorities and provide comment on priority pests (diseases, insects & weeds).

Prioritisation of the major pests into high, moderate and low categories will identify the Lychee Industry's priorities and help determine the highest priority gaps in the lychee pest control strategy.

This project (MT23001) has been funded by Hort Innovation, using the almond, avocado, banana, blackberries and raspberries, blueberries, lychee, macadamia, melon, olives, onions, papaya, passionfruit, pineapple, stonefruit (summerfruit) and strawberries research and development levies and contributions from the Australian Government. Hort Innovation is the grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australian horticulture.

If you have any questions about this survey please contact:
Doug McCollum, E: doug@agkservices.com.au

The Hort Innovation R&D Manager of Strategic Crop Protection is:
Claud Warren, E: claud.warren@horticulture.com.au

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