Pesticide Use and Pest Management Practices of Canadian Apple Growers

By By Martin S. Beaulieu (Agriculture Division, Statistics Canada), Tim MacDonald (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada), Charles Benbrook (Benbrook Consulting Services) and Pierre Mineau (Environment Canada)

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Pesticides are used in agriculture to protect against insects, diseases and weeds that either attack the crop or compete for available resources. Although pesticide use is regulated in Canada, little data are collected on how they are actually used. The Crop Protection Survey was a voluntary survey designed to collect baseline data for the first time on quantities and types of pesticide and pest management practices used in 2005.

This paper presents the quantities and types of pesticide as well as the pest management practices used by Canadian apple growers. Results are based on the 2005 Crop Protection Survey.

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