| Table 1: Alternative Products to Major Products Used in UK Agriculture |
| Active Ingredient |
Alternatives - See notes below |
| aldicarb |
lambda-cyhalothrin |
pirimicarb |
dimethoate |
|
| atrazine |
cyanazine |
simazine |
bromoxynil |
|
| benomyl |
carbendazim |
cyproconazole |
flusilazole |
|
| bentazone/MCPB |
bentazone |
cyanazine |
pendimethalin |
|
| bentazone |
bentazone/MCPB |
cyanazine |
pendimethalin |
|
| bromoxynil |
bentazone |
metsulfuron-methyl |
|
| carbendazim |
benomyl |
prochloraz |
iprodione |
|
| chlormequat |
sulfur |
ethephon |
many mixtures |
|
| chlorothalonil |
benomyl |
carbendazim |
iprodione |
tebuconazole |
|
| cyanazine |
bentazone |
simazine |
trifluralin |
|
| cycloxydim |
glyphosate |
fluazifop-P-butyl |
|
| cypermethrin |
deltamethrin |
lambda-cyhalothrin |
|
| cyproconazole |
carbendazim |
epoxiconazole |
maneb |
flusilazole |
|
| deltamethrin |
cypermethrin |
dimethoate |
lambda-cyhalothrin |
|
| diazinon |
deltamethrin |
dichlorvos |
nicotine |
|
| dichlorvos |
diazinon |
deltamethrin |
nicotine |
permethrin |
|
| dimethoate |
disulfoton |
malathion |
pirimicarb |
|
| diquat |
glyphosate |
|
| disulfoton |
dimethoate |
pirimicarb |
malathion |
|
| epoxiconazole |
benomyl |
carbendazim |
propiconazole |
|
| ethephon (2-CEPA) |
chlormequat |
sulfur |
|
| ethofumesate |
phenmedipham |
trifluralin |
|
| fenoxaprop-P-ethyl |
isoproturon |
pendimethalin |
|
| fenpropidin |
carbendazim |
epoxiconazole |
fenpropimorph |
flusilazole |
maneb |
|
| fenpropimorph |
carbendazim |
fenpropidin |
flusilazole |
maneb |
epoxiconazole |
|
| fentin hydroxide |
chlorothalonil |
maneb |
|
| fluazifop-butyl |
cyanazine |
trifluralin |
|
| fludioxonil |
carbendazim |
epoxiconazole |
guazatine |
|
| fluroxypyr |
isoproturon |
pendimethalin |
cyanazine |
trifluralin |
|
| flusilazole |
cyproconazole |
epoxiconazole |
fenpropidin |
fenpropimorph |
trifluralin |
|
| flutriafol |
cyproconazole |
epoxiconazole |
fenpropidin |
fenpropimorph |
flusilazole |
|
| fonofos |
gamma-HCH |
|
| gamma-HCH |
fonofos |
cypermethrin |
dichlorvos |
|
| glyphosate |
paraquat |
glufosinate-
ammonium |
|
| guazatine |
fludioxonil |
|
| imazalil |
chlorothalonil |
carbendazim |
|
| ioxynil |
cyanazine |
pendimethalin |
fluroxypyr |
|
| iprodione |
carbendazim |
cyproconazole |
flusilazole |
maneb |
propiconazole |
|
| isoproturon |
mecoprop-P |
metsulfuron-methyl |
pendimethalin |
many mixtures |
|
| lambda-cyhalothrin |
dimethoate |
pirimicarb |
cypermethrin |
deltamethrin |
|
| malathion |
aldicarb |
dimethoate |
pirimicarb |
phorate |
disulfoton |
nicotine |
| mancozeb |
chlorothalonil |
maneb |
zineb |
|
| maneb |
mancozeb |
chlorothalonil |
|
| MCPB |
bentazone |
cyanazine |
pendimethalin |
|
| mecoprop |
mecoprop-P |
cyanazine |
isoproturon |
metsulfuron-methyl |
pendimethalin |
|
| mecoprop-P |
mecoprop |
cyanazine |
isoproturon |
metsulfuron-methyl |
pendimethalin |
|
| metaldehyde |
methiocarb |
thiodicarb |
|
| metamitron |
ethofumesate |
phenmedipham |
|
| methiocarb |
metaldehyde |
thiodicarb |
|
| metsulfuron-methyl |
linuron |
dicamba/mecoprop-P |
dichlorprop |
|
| oxamyl |
malathion |
aldicarb |
lambda-cyhalothrin |
dimethoate |
disulphoton |
phorate |
| pendimethalin |
linuron |
bentazone |
cyanazine |
paraquat |
|
| permethrin |
deltamethrin |
diazinon |
dichlorvos |
|
| phenmedipham |
ethofumesate |
metamitron |
tri-allate |
cycloxydim |
|
| phorate |
oxamyl |
lambda-cyhalothrin |
aldicarb |
dimethoate |
pirimicarb |
|
| pirimicarb |
phorate |
oxamyl |
lambda-cyhalothrin |
malathion |
aldicarb |
|
| prochloraz |
maneb |
benomyl |
carbendazim |
propiconazole |
flusilazole |
epoxiconazole |
| propetampos |
cypermethrin |
others |
|
| propiconazole |
benomyl |
carbendazim |
maneb |
prochloraz |
epoxiconazole |
flusilazole |
| simazine |
metamitron |
terbacil |
|
| sulphur |
tebuconazole |
triadimefon |
fenpropidin |
carbendazim |
maneb |
|
sulphuric acid
(nominal data) |
diquat |
|
| tebuconazole |
benomyl |
carbendazim |
flusilazole |
propiconazole |
cyproconazole |
|
| thiabendazole |
imazalil |
carbendazim/tecnazine |
|
| thiram |
benomyl |
metalaxyl/thiabenda-
zole/thiram |
|
| triadimefon |
carbendazim |
triadimenol |
tridemorph |
tebuconazole |
|
| triadimenol |
triadimefon |
tridemorph |
tebuconazole |
flusilazole |
|
| tridemorph |
triadimefon |
triadimenol |
tebuconazole |
flusilazole |
|
| trifluralin |
cyanazine |
carbetamide |
propyzamide |
|
| Notes: The alternatives listed may not be appropriate in all situations. Actual choices will depend upon crop/pest regulations - which are crop specific (and some alternatives may not have approval on all crops), efficacy and price etc. |