Farmers and growers have a fresh resource to help keep up to date with pesticide use in agriculture, horticulture, pest control, forestry and amenity.

The 22nd edition of The UK Pesticide Guide features more than 1,300 products, including 250 product replacements and introductions since the last edition.

It also includes five new actives: amisulbrom, bromuconazole, ipconazole, mepyl dinocap and spirodiclofen, as well as several novel mixtures of existing actives.

Martin Lainsbury, editor of the guide, said: “Increasingly complex and demanding legislation has driven the need to reduce the environmental impact of pesticides and raise the professional competence of those who store and use them.

“We aim to provide an independent practical guide to the products available on the market, their use and the controlling legislation around them,” he said.

Some of the introductions seen in this edition reflect the industry-wide obligation to replace formulations containing nonylphenyl or octylphenyl ethoxylates.

Modes of action codes are included to address the increasing problems associated with managing pesticide resistance, and more than 500 new or amended Specific Off-Label Approvals (SOLAs) are available.

The guide is also available in electronic format online.