Report lists pesticide use in New York in 2010

A survey of pesticide, herbicide and fungicide usage shows herbicides were applied to 92 percent of the sweet corn acreage in New York in 2010.

Also, insecticides were applied to 79 percent of the sweet corn and fungicides were applies to 7 percent of the corn.

The National Agricultural Statistics Service published the 2010 Agricultural Chemical Use survey data for vegetables last month. A total of 284 growers in New York state were interviewed for the survey and provides information on snap beans, cabbage, sweet corn, cucumbers, onions and squash.

Growers also stated herbicides were applied to 94 percent of the fresh snap bean acreage, insecticides to 91 percent of the acreage and fungicides to 91 percent of the acreage.

Herbicides were applied to 97 percent of the processing snap bean acreage, insecticides to 88 percent, and fungicides to 89 percent of the acreage.

Herbicides were applied to 86 percent of the onion acreage, insecticides to 99 percent
and fungicides to 96 percent of the acreage.