Maintain and enhance biodiversity: Invertebrates - reduce pesticide impacts |
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Increase in non-target arthropod population |
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Reduce the amount of synthetic insecticides on food crops |
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Reduce pesticide application rates on food crops |
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Continuous cropping (monoculture) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Accurate application of pesticides on food crops |
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Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on food crops |
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Use synthetic pesticides on food crops |
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Use biological control on food crops |
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Only use pesticides on food crops when pest thresholds have been exceeded |
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Use pest and disease resistant varieties for food crops |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in food crops |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on food crops |
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Reduce the amount of synthetic insecticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Reduce pesticide application rates on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use pest and disease resistant varieties for non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Only use pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) when pest thresholds have been exceeded |
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Use biological control on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use synthetic pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Accurate application of pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Lower exposure of pesticides that are toxic to non-target invertebrates |
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Lower losses of pesticides to terrestrial environments |
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Reduce pesticide losses from hard surfaces |
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Reduce spillages of pesticides |
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Use closed transfer systems |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Operators are steady on their feet when pouring pesticides directly into a tank, preferably on the ground or a platform at the right height |
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Replace caps on pesticide containers after rinsing and draining and store them upright in an outer carton |
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Use a suitable funnel and fill slowly so air can enter while pouring when filling sprayers |
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Use a fill-level alarm, flow meter or pre-set shut-off valve when filling sprayers |
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Maintain pesticide equipment to prevent leaks and failures |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on food crops |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Ensure that your pesticide store is secure and located more than 10m away from a watercourse and/or drain |
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Pesticide stores are capable of retaining spills and leaks |
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Pesticide handling facilities are located at least 10m away from any watercourses or vulnerable sites |
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Pesticide handling facilities are located away from existing farmyard flash flood routes, rain water outlets and gutter outfalls |
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Clean up any spills or splashes of pesticide immediately |
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Sprayer washings are subject to bioremediation |
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Sprayers are washed on biobeds |
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Sprayers are washed in the field |
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Sprayer washings are contained |
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Sprayers are washed in a bunded area and washings are collected |
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Hard surfaces where pesticides are handled drain into proper sewers or treatment facilities |
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Reduce pesticide spray drift |
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Increase droplet size of spray |
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Use air-assisted pesticide sprayer |
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Use tunnel pesticide sprayer |
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Use shielded pesticide sprayer |
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Use sensor-equiped pesticide sprayer |
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Use banded pesticide sprayer |
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Use spray additives |
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Use low drift nozzles when applying pesticides |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Reduce the effect of windspeed on drift |
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Reduce the height of the sprayer boom |
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Reduce the travelling speed of the sprayer |
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Create a distance barrier between sprayed areas and surrounding environment |
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Use no crop zones |
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Use no spray zones |
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Create a physical barrier between sprayed areas and surrounding environment |
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Create an artificial windbreak between sprayed areas and surrounding environment |
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Use shielded pesticide sprayer |
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Plant a vegetative windbreak between sprayed areas and surrounding environment |
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Reduce the amount of synthetic fungicides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Reduce pesticide application rates on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use pest and disease resistant varieties for non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use biological control on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use synthetic pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Accurate application of pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Reduce the amount of synthetic herbicides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Reduce pesticide application rates on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use mechanical or flame weeding on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use synthetic pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Accurate application of pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Reduce the amount of synthetic insecticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Reduce pesticide application rates on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use pest and disease resistant varieties for non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Only use pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) when pest thresholds have been exceeded |
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Use biological control on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use synthetic pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Accurate application of pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Reduce the amount of synthetic herbicides on food crops |
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Reduce pesticide application rates on food crops |
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Use plant growth regulators (PGRs) on cereal crops |
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Continuous cropping (monoculture) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Accurate application of pesticides on food crops |
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Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on food crops |
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Use synthetic pesticides on food crops |
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Use mechanical or flame weeding on food crops |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in food crops |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on food crops |
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Reduce the amount of synthetic insecticides on food crops |
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Reduce pesticide application rates on food crops |
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Continuous cropping (monoculture) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Accurate application of pesticides on food crops |
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Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on food crops |
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Use synthetic pesticides on food crops |
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Use biological control on food crops |
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Only use pesticides on food crops when pest thresholds have been exceeded |
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Use pest and disease resistant varieties for food crops |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in food crops |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on food crops |
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Reduce the amount of synthetic fungicides on food crops |
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Reduce pesticide application rates on food crops |
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Control stem-base diseases |
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Continuous cropping (monoculture) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Accurate application of pesticides on food crops |
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Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on food crops |
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Use synthetic pesticides on food crops |
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Use biological control on food crops |
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Use pest and disease resistant varieties for food crops |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in food crops |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on food crops |
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Use pesticide products in accordance with any requirement or condition specified in the approval or in any extension of use or on the label of the product as required by the approval or extension of use |
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Use pesticides that are not legally approved |
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Only use legally approved pesticide products |
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Avoid spraying when crops or weeds are in flower |
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Use pesticide products that are less toxic to non-target invertebrates |