1. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp 2014 Indicators graphics and data as PPT For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp

2. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Notes This presentation contains the latest graphics and data on Indicators selected by the Pesticides Forum to reflect the structure of the UK Pesticides National Action Plan:UK Pesticides National Action Plan – it provides users with all the data and performance information in one easily accessible place. – some graphs may be updated with more recent data as this becomes available during the year. The Pesticides Forum’s Annual Report 2014 is the context for this presentation. It contains: – case studies and more information about aspects of several indicators covered here. – a brief account of the Pesticides Forum’s main activities in 2014. The Annual Report is published online at this link:  http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/guidance/industries/pesticides/advisory- groups/pesticides-forum/Focus/pesticides-forum-annual-reports http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/guidance/industries/pesticides/advisory- groups/pesticides-forum/Focus/pesticides-forum-annual-reports

3. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Pesticides Forum annual report Impacts and sustainable use PPT of data available Pesticides in the UK

4. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp To return to this page at any point click on Pesticides Forum logo About the National Action Plan Indicators of Sustainable Use Summary and future plans Other links – Protecting Human Health Protecting Human Health – Availability of Products and Techniques Availability of Products and Techniques – Protecting Water Protecting Water – Protecting Biodiversity Protecting Biodiversity – Best Practice in Amenity Use Best Practice in Amenity Use – Best Practice in Amateur (Home and Garden) Use Best Practice in Amateur (Home and Garden) Use Contents

5. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Objective: to ensure pesticides used sustainably, through promotion of risk reduction Priority areas: protection of water; better practice in amateur and amenity sectors, development and adoption of integrated approaches Targets include, maintaining current high levels of training and testing of application equipment and meeting objectives of Water Framework Directive Measures will include items listed in the National Action Plan UK National Action Plan (NAP) Objectives, targets, measures and timetables

6. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Training – Improving standards – Operators (R), advisers Sales – storekeeper certification Sales Information and awareness raising – Consumer and health protection, wildlife protection Inspection of application equipment – Sprayer testing (R)- every 3 years from 2020; Annual (Assurance Schemes) Aerial application – very limited, permitted application only Aerial application Protection of aquatic environment and drinking water Risk in specific areas – Protected areas, amenity Handling & storage, packaging – Sub-group & communication Integrated Pest Management (IPM) – encourage and support uptake Integrated Pest Management – Baselines, sectoral needs, IPM Plans Indicators – Usage data (R), needs Indicators NAP – main headings

7. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Indicators of Sustainable Use

8. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Part 1: Training

9. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: NRoSO * no data on sprayed areaNRoSO Figure 1: User practice: National Register of Sprayer Operators (NRoSO) (number of members & % sprayed area)

10. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: BASIS Registration Ltd * 2012 figure as at 31 Jan 2013 Figure 2: User Practice: BASIS Professional Register (number of members)

11. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Part 2: Sales

12. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: BASIS Registration Ltd Figure 3: BASIS Nominated Storekeeper (NSK) / Amenity Storekeeper (Amenity NSK) training courses: number of passes

13. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: BASIS Registration Ltd Figure 4: BASIS Guardian Certificate in Garden Care qualification: number of passes

14. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Part 3: Information and awareness raising

15. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Data from Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) and Defra Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF) reports Figure 5: Consumer protection: Maximum Residues Levels compliance % of fruit and vegetable samples tested and found with one or more residues above the MRL

16. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: HSE Figure 6: Indicator - Human health protection: PIAP investigations

17. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: HSE Figure 7: Pesticide poisoning incidents investigated by the Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme (WIIS)

18. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Part 4: Inspection of application equipment

19. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: NSTS/AEA Figure 8: User practice: National Sprayer Testing Scheme (NSTS) (number of sprayer tests and % sprayed area)

20. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Figure 9: Membership of crop assurance schemes on holdings sampled in the United Kingdom Pesticide Usage Surveys (to 2013)

21. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Part 5: Aerial application Indicator: 352 jobs permitted in 2013 205 jobs permitted in 2014

22. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Part 6: Measures to protect the aquatic environment and drinking water

23. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp In England: 24% at risk of non-compliance – metaldehyde – MCPA – chlorotoluron – mecoprop-P – carbetamide – propyzamide Figure 10 (from 2014 report): Surface water Drinking Water Protected Areas (DrWPAs) in England and Wales where assessments indicate pesticides are putting WFD Article 7 compliance at risk

24. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Figure 11 (from 2013 report) Surface water Drinking Water Protected Areas (DrWPAs) in Scotland at risk of failing to meet Article 7 objectives for pesticides in 2013

25. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp 11 failed good status due to pesticides – cypermethrin – diuron (*) – hexachlorocyclohexane (*) – diazinon (*) (*) = no longer authorised for use as plant protection products Figure 12 (from 2014 report): Surface water bodies in England and Wales not currently meeting Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) for pesticides (compliance assessment period 2010-2012)

26. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Northern Ireland Environment Agency Figure 13 (from 2013 report) Pesticides causing EQS failures from Surface Water Monitoring in Northern Ireland in 2013

27. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp 16 failed WFD objectives due to pesticides -bentazone, clopyralid, chlorotoluron, cypermethrin, mecoprop-P, metaldehyde -atrazine (*), diuron (*), fenuron(*), isoproturon (*), simazine (*) (*) = no longer authorised for use as plant protection products Source: Environment Agency Figure 14 (from 2014 report): Groundwater bodies in England and Wales failing Water Framework Directive (WFD) objectives due to pesticides

28. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Scottish Environmental Protection Agency Figure 15 (from 2014 report): Groundwater sampling locations where one or more pesticides have been detected at levels which threaten to exceed 0.1 micrograms per litre

29. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Environment Agency Figure 16a. Substantiated category 1 and 2 incidents involving agricultural and non-agricultural pesticides in England and Wales

30. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Natural Resources Wales Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and database right Figure 16b. Substantiated category 1 and 2 incidents attributed to agricultural and non-agricultural pesticides (Wales)

31. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Sources: Environment Agency; Natural Resources Wales Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and database right Figure 16c. Substantiated category 1 and 2 incidents involving agricultural and non-agricultural pesticides in England and Wales

32. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Part 7: Reduction of risk in specific areas

33. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Pesticides Usage Survey – Amenity Pesticides in the UK 2012 Figure 18. Relative weight of amenity pesticide applied in major amenity sectors in the UK in 2102 Figure 17. Tonnes of herbicides, fungicides and insecticides applied in major amenity sectors 2006-2012

34. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Part 8: Handling and storage of pesticides and treatment of their packaging and remnants

35. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Environment Agency Figure 19. Number of registered biobeds and biofilters in England & Wales

36. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Note: 2012 information relating to SMR 11 covers more than just pesticides breaches and thus is not strictly comparable to the previous two years. Sources: Rural Payments Agency; Scottish Government; Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Northern Ireland; Rural Inspectorate Wales Figure 20a. Comparison of number of Cross Compliance (SMR 9 and SMR 11) breaches and breach severity 2010 - 2012

37. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Figure 20b. Number of penalties levied for Cross Compliance (SMR 9 only) breaches found during inspection in 2013

38. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Pesticides user habits survey (PS2817) Figure 21. Disposal of rinsings from empty amateur concentrate containers

39. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Pesticides user habits survey (PS2817) Figure 22. Disposal of RTU and concentrates with pesticides still in the container

40. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Part 9: Low pesticide input management including Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

41. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: CRD Figure 23a. Cumulative numbers of active substances and products approved as biopesticides in UK

42. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Fera Pesticide Usage Surveys Figure 23b. Biopesticides usage* in the UK recorded during Pesticides Usage Surveys in 2013 (where area treated is over 100 hectares) (*Not all uses are captured in PUS surveys)

43. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Defra Organic Farming StatisticsDefra Organic Farming Statistics Figure 25. Total of in-conversion and organic land use in UK Figure 24. Area of organic land use in UK

44. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Defra/RSPB/BTO/JNCC Figure 26. Populations of selected farmland bird species in the UK

45. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Defra/RSPB/BTO/JNCC Figure 27. Populations of all bird species in the UK

46. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Natural England Figure 28a. Areas of different agri-environment options used by farmers to provide valuable wildlife food resources and mitigate impacts of crop inputs on arable farmland - England

47. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Figure 28b. Areas of different agri-environment options used by farmers to provide valuable wildlife food resources and mitigate impacts of crop inputs on arable farmland - Scotland and Northern Ireland Scotland (2013) Grass margins and beetle banks: 1,250 hectares Wild bird seed mixes and un-harvested crops options: 2,030 hectares All hedgerow options 3,900 kilometres Northern Ireland (2013) Countryside Management Scheme:295,000 hectares New Environmentally Sensitive Area Scheme: 91,000 hectares

48. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Part 10: Indicators

49. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Fera Pesticide Usage Survey Figure 29. Estimated annual pesticide usage for all crops in Great Britain/UK

50. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Sources: Defra June Agricultural Survey; Scottish Government; Welsh Government; Department for Agriculture and Rural Development, Northern Ireland Figure 30. UK cropped areas

51. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Fera Pesticide Usage Survey *on permanent and under 5 years grassland. The only inputs were insecticide and growth regulators, each less than 0.01kg/ha Figure 31. UK pesticide average inputs per crop (including soil sterilants)

52. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Fera Pesticide Usage Survey Figure 32. UK pesticide average inputs for maize

53. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Fera Pesticide Usage Survey Figure 33. UK herbicide use on maize

54. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Fera Pesticide Usage Survey Figure 34. UK insecticide use on maize

55. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Fera Pesticide Usage Survey Figure 35. UK pesticide average inputs for wheat

56. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Fera Pesticide Usage Survey Figure 36. UK herbicide use on wheat

57. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Fera Pesticide Usage Survey Figure 37. UK fungicide use on wheat

58. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Fera Pesticide Usage Survey Figure 38. UK insecticide use on wheat

59. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Fera Pesticide Usage Survey Figure 39. UK molluscicide use on wheat

60. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Source: Fera Pesticide Usage Survey Figure 40. UK pesticide average inputs for oilseed rape

61. For more information see: www.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.aspwww.pesticides.gov.uk/pesticides_forum_home.asp Acknowledgements Member Organisations of the Pesticides Forum and many others – provide data and analysis used in Indicators