New Zealand EPA approves DuPont’s Zorvec Enicade fungicide

Date:04-19-2016

The New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved with controls an application for the release of DuPont Zorvec Enicade Fungicide. This fungicide contains the active ingredient oxathiapiprolin, an ingredient not previously approved under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act.

DuPont Zorvec Enicade Fungicide is an oil dispersion formulation to be applied to onion foliage by boom spray methods. It is intended to be applied up to two times per crop cycle for the control of downy mildew in onions, with a minimum of 10 days between applications. The maximum application rate is equivalent to 35 g of oxathiapiprolin per hectare, with two applications permitted in the same area per year.