BCPC’s Online UK Pesticide Guide – New products and approvals August 2025

Updates to UKPG database in August 2025

The amendment of the expiry dates of the many flufenacet and glyphosate formulations continues whilst the other amendments are listed below.  As the UK government negotiates a ‘new deal’ with Europe, one of the proposals is that we accept EU pesticide legislation.  Does this mean that the loss of glyphosate and soon flufenacet from Northern Ireland will also happen in GB?  Perhaps limitations will only apply to crops to be exported to Europe but that would bring logistical nightmares!

New Approvals:

• Corteva has a new herbicide mixture for use in winter oilseed rape in both GB and NI. It contains aminopyralid, halauxifen-methyl and picloram so it should be powerful.  The name chosen is LaDiva (M21346) which perhaps reflects the limitations that come with both aminopyralid and picloram.  The approval states that it can only be used on the same field every 3 or 4 years according to the time of application and it has just been upgraded to a full entry on receipt of a label from Corteva.
• Bayer has added bulb onions, garlic, leeks, salad onions and shallots to the Aprovia Plus, Ceratavo Plus and Kavatur Plus, Velogy Plus labels (M19174, M17865, M19566, and M17866, benzovindiflupyr) to complement the cereal crops already listed on the labels. On these alliums it will undoubtedly be effective against rusts but a new label has not yet been received.
• Bayer also has a new approval for Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain QST 713 in Serenade Soil Activ (M21293) which, unlike the other Serenade products, is only approved for use in potatoes where it will enhance root growth and have activity on tuber diseases present at planting.
• Agrii has Defy mimic in Cleancrop Oppose (M21340, prosulfocarb) which, like Defy, is approved for use on winter wheat, winter barley and potatoes. Agrii has also duplicated its approval of Cleancrop Forward (M18145, 400 g/l propyzamide) under the new name of Cleancrop P400 (M21350) with identical recommendations.
• Barclay has an experimental permit allowing sale of a Centurion Max mimic called Dedalus (M31341, 120 g/l clethodim) until 28/2/2029.
• BASF has a new approval for Picona (M21347, pendimethalin + picolinafen) with the approval of the original (M13428) expiring 31/12/2026.
• Sharda has duplicated its deltamethrin product Deserve (M19504) with a new MAPP No (M21339) but with the same name, expiry date and approvals. Sharda also now has a Siltra Xpro mimic in Aero (M21361, bixafen + prothioconazole) and a Flyer/Comet mimic in Flourish (M21357, pyraclostrobin).  However, whilst the latest approval of Flyer allows 2 x 1.0 l/ha, the Sharda’s product approval allows 2 x 1.25 l/ha!
• FMC has duplicated Finish SX, Presite SX and Refine Max SX with a new MAPP Nos (M21259, 21372 & 21373) metsulfuron + thifensulfuron). The originals now expire around the end of 2026 while the new approvals run until Feb 2029.  A similar duplication and change of expiry dates has also been made to Omnera LQM (M18758 & M21363, fluroxypyr + metsulfuron + thifensulfuron).
• Adama has duplicated Leopard 5EC (quizalofop-p-ethyl) with a new MAPP No (M21026) for use in GB only. The approval of M21026 run until 31/5/2032 in GB but the original which covers GB and NI expires 30/6/2029.
• Life Scientific has made a business from generics but now have branched out to novel mixtures. The company has gained approval for a mixture of metconazole and prothioconazole called LS Prothio Metco (M21231) which is approved only for use in GB.  The crops on the label are wheat, spelt, triticale and durum wheat.
• Life Scientific also now has a Recital mimic in LS Fluop-Prothio (M21374, fluopyram + prothioconazole) for disease control in oilseed rape.
• Nufarm has a new fungicide product called Nuxine (M21329) that contains the biological extract cerivisane which is already available in Romeo (M19170) but Nuxine is approved on a new range of crops such as red beet, sugar beet and fodder beet, gold of pleasure, mustard, oilseed rape, spinach and spinach beet. Cerevisane is effective against downy mildew and botrytis but the Nuxine label has not been received yet and so it is listed as PAR.
• Origin has a new diflufenican + flufenacet product in Parachute (M21344) which is approved in GB only but which is approved on both winter and spring wheat and barley.
• Sipcam has a novel formulation of clomazone + pendimethalin in Bismark (M21290) which is approved for pre-emergence application in potatoes, combine and vining peas in both GB and NI.
• Oro Agri has duplicated their orange oil product under a new MAOO No (M21348) but both the new approval and the original are set to expire 30/9/2026 so both are listed as PAR at the moment.
• Globachem has a Propulse mimic in Puskas (M21349, fluopyram + prothioconazole) approved for use on oilseed rape only in GB and NI. Globachem also has duplicated its straight aclonifen product Bianchi with new names and MAPP Nos – Barbory (M21360) and Harniko (M21366).
• Proplan-Plant has transferred its clopyralid product Bariloche (M17577) to Qemetica with a new MAPP No – M21370. Both are listed as PARs.
• Clayton now has two Wolverine mimics in Clayton Libra and Clayton Quintus (M21353, fluxapyroxad + metconazole) and a Sunorg Pro mimic in Clayton Metaphor (M21352, metconazole) for use in both GB and NI.
• UPL Europe has a new flowable formulation of maleic hydrazide in Fazor Flo (M21345) which, besides bulb onions and potatoes, can also be used on garlic and shallots.
• Qemetica now has its own MAPP Nos for Metricam and Matecor New (M21355 & M21351, metribuzin) for use in GB only since all metribuzins expire in NI this year.
• SIF Crop Science is a new supplier and has a Liberator mimic in SIF – Diflannol (M21369, diflufenican + flufenacet) which is only approved in GB and which has been added as PAR. The company has no other approvals yet.

EAMUs added:

• Coragen (M19498, chlorantraniliprole) has an emergency approval for control of beet moth in sugar beet. Note the approval expires 30/9/2025.
• Gazelle SG (M21286 in NI & M20034 in GB) has EAMUs for control of aphid, capsids, leaf miners, thrips and whitefly in a wide range of vegetable crops such as Brussels sprouts, carrots swedes, turnips etc and outdoor and protected ornamentals, alliums, herbs, baby leaf crops and strawberries.
• Lightning (M20215, clethodim) has an EAMU for AMG, blackgrass and Volunteer wheat and barley in broad beans, runner beans, edible podded and vining peas.
• Luna Sensation (M20716, fluopyram + trifloxystrobin) has an EAMU allowing control of botrytis, sclerotinia and powdery mildew in protected baby leaf crops, lamb’s lettuce, purslane and rocket.
• SL 567A (M20652, metalaxyl-M) has EAMUs allowing treatment of black dot and damping off in radishes and downy mildew in broad beans.
• Allstar (M19717, fluxapyroxad) has an EAMU allowing treatment of grey mould and purple spot in asparagus.
• Amistar (M18039, azoxystrobin) has an EAMU allowing treatment of outdoor and protected rhubarb against grey mould.
• Barton WG (M13284, florasulam) has an EAMU for control of annual dicots in protected and outdoor nursery fruit trees and ornamentals.
• Beaufort (M19704, clomazone) has an EAMU for control of annual meadow grass, barnyard grass and a range of dicots in celeriac, turnips, red beet etc.
• Broadway Star (M18273, florasulam + pyroxsulam) has an EAMU for control of blackgrass and annual dicots in outdoor and protected ornamentals.
• Calisto (M19756, mesotrione) has an EAMU for control of annual dicots in linseed.
• Clayton Aspect and Clayton abre XL (M19721 & 19725, diflufenican + flufenacet) have EAMUs for AMG and annual dicot control in rye and triticale. The use in NI is a separate EAMU number from the use in GB because of different expiry dates.
• Cleancrop Tungsten Ultra (M18297, glyphosate) has an EAMU for desiccation of poppies grown for morphine production.
• Crystal (M13914, flufenacet + pendimethalin) has an EAMU for weed control in game cover crops with different EAMU numbers for GB and NI.
• Ecoplug Max (M17581, glyphosate plugs) has an EAMU for use on amenity trees and forestry where it will inhibit sucker formation.
• Elestein (M21226, boscalid + pyraclostrobin) now has 14 EAMUs covering disease control in asparagus, alliums, brassicas and a range of other crops such as ornamentals, pumpkins and lettuce.
• Goltix Titan (M17301, metamitron + quinmerac) has an EAMU allowing two applications per year to ornamental plant production areas in GB and NI.
• Kanemite (M19281, acequinocyl) has an EAMU for control of various mites in ornamental plant production.
• Microthiol Special (M20705, sulphur) has an EAMU for control of blackspot, gall mites, powdery mildew, rust and scab in ornamental plant production.

Changes to approval expiry dates:  CRD have extended the approvals of a number of products and actives, most of which are detailed below.

• The approval of products containing fluroxypyr and fluroxypyr + florasulam (e.g. Starane XL) (52 products) has been extended to 15/8/2029.
• The approval of Beret Gold (M16430, fludioxonil) has been extended to 31/3/2029.
• The approval of Challenge Plus (M21008, aclonifen + diflufenican + flufenacet) has been extended to 30/4/2030 in GB but, because of the flufenacet component, is restricted to 10/12/2026 in Northern Ireland.
• The approval of Chrome (M20796, chlorotoluron + diflufenican + flufenacet) has been extended to 30/4/2030 in GB but, because of the flufenacet component, is restricted to 10/12/2026 in Northern Ireland.
• The approval of Conviso One (M20035, foramsulfuron + thiencarbazone) has been extended to 12/6/2029.
• The approval of Crop Protect 25EC (M20530, deltamethrin) has been extended to 30/9/2029.
• The approval of the chlorantraniliprole products Acelepryn (M20149), Coragen (M19498), Shenzi 200 SC (M20799) and Voliam (M19718) has been extended to 30/11/2029.
• The approval of Corto (M20962, prohexadione) from Fine has been extended to 30/6/2034.
• The approval of Deserve (M19504, deltamethrin) has been extended to 30/9/2029.
• The approval of Enforcer and Longbow (M17274 & 16528, 2,4-D, dicamba, MCPS & mecoprop-P) has been extended to 15/2/2029.
• The approval of some products containing aminopyralid – Garlon Ultra (M19758), Icade (M19069), Pro-Banish (M18339), Speedline Pro (M19282) and Trezac (M18253) has been extended to 30/11/2029.
• The approval of Gavel (19786, imazalil) has been extended to 30/11/2029.
• The approval of Ralos (M16737, aminopyralid + metazachlor + picloram) has been extended to 30/4/2029.
• The approval of Latitude XL (M18030) has been extended to 9/9/2099.
• The approval of Orondis Plus (M19305, oxathiapiprolin) has been extended to 3/9/2029.
• The approval of mecoprop-P products such as Duplosan Kv and Compitox Plus (M18374 & 19375) and Platform S (M18701, carfentrazone + mecoprop-P) has been extended to 15/4/2030.
• The approvals of the prothioconazole products Dagda (M19803), Trinity 250 (M19732) and Teko 250 (M19804) from Barclays have been extended to 30/9/2029.
• The approval of Insyst (M19873, acetamiprid) has been extended to 31/8/2035 but note that Insyst SG (M21334) still expires 24/1/2027.
• The approval of Proradix (M18115, Pseudomonas spp.) for rhizoctonia reduction in potato seed has been reduced in GB to 31/7/2026 but continues in NI until 31/12/2029.
• The approval of Force ST has been extended to 30/11/2029.
• The approval of 24 products containing pyraclostrobin such as Bellis, Comet Vivid etc has been extended to 15/3/2028.
• The approval of Caley (M21261, isoflucyprom + prothioconazole) is only for use in GB and has been reduced to 30/6/2029 from the original 25/8/2031.
• The approval of Croton Flex (M19823, prothioconazole) has been extended to 30/6/2029.
• The approval of Dragster (M20396, rimsulfuron + thifensulfuron-methyl) has been extended to 15/2/2031.
• The approval of Jettano and Silvano Xpro (M19931 & 19384, bixafen + fluopyram) has been extended to 31/12/2028.
• The approval of Inception (M19962, bixafen) has been extended to 3/6/2029.
• The approval of Stroby WG (M17316, kresoxim-methyl) has been extended to 30/11/2029.
• The approval of Albran 250 (M19737, prothioconazole) has been extended to 30/9/2029.
• The approval of Cleave (M20911, florasulam + fluroxypyr) has been extended to 1/5/2028.
• The approval of products containing fluroxypyr + triclopyr (Clayton Docker, Crossfire, Doxstar Pro, Pas and Pivotal) has been extended to 30/9/2028.
• The approval of Croupier OD (M20178, fluroxypyr + metsulfuron) has been extended to 28/2/2029.
• The approval of Sentralas LQM (M19385, fluroxypyr + thifensulfuron-methyl) has been extended to 16/10/2028.

Withdrawals:

• Cleancrop Bronco (M17056, glyphosate) has been withdrawn as approval expires 15/6/2026.
• Cleancrop Hector (M20089, flufenacet + pendimethalin) is only approved in NI and has been withdrawn with expiry set at 10/12/2026.
• Marauder (M20697, diflufenican + flufenacet) is no longer listed on the CRD web site but has been replaced with M21153 which is approved for use in GB and NI until 10/12/2026 but then continues in GB only until 30/4/2030 like the other flufenacet formulations.
• Jewel (M18780, carfentrazone + mecoprop-P) has expired 31/7/2025 and has been deleted from the database. All carfentrazone-ethyl + mecoprop-P products are now lost from GB use but Pan Glory continues in NI until 15/11/2027.