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Rodent repellents at EU Plant Protection Product level, an orphan use to consider
| 1 | Inputs Department, French Institute of Organic Food and Farming (ITAB), Paris, France |
A - Research concept and design; B - Collection and/or assembly of data; C - Data analysis and interpretation; D - Writing the article; E - Critical revision of the article; F - Final approval of article
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Patrice André Marchand
Inputs Department, French Institute of Organic Food and Farming (ITAB), Paris, France, 149 rue de BERCY, 75595, PARIS, France
Inputs Department, French Institute of Organic Food and Farming (ITAB), Paris, France, 149 rue de BERCY, 75595, PARIS, France
Submission date: 2019-07-08
Acceptance date: 2019-08-06
Online publication date: 2020-03-10
Journal of Plant Protection Research 2020;60(1):1–6
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ABSTRACT
Repellent usage against rodents is almost not provided anymore. Permission to use many
rodent repellent substances under European Union (EU) plant protection regulations has
not been renewed in recent years. Some approval for chemical substances have not been
renewed due to their toxicological properties, and for some biorational approvals have also
not been renewed due to lack of financial support together with other concerns. Some other
rodent repellent substances possessing accurate properties in a secondary way have also
been withdrawn. Thus, the use of almost ten active substances is now illegal. The lack of
support and the resultant orphan use may be explained by the relatively small market and
possible business together with the expectations of modern substance application requirements.
As a result, the opportunity to consider new biorational substances as candidates is
therefore open. Plant based food substances are preferred candidates for plant protection
considering their favourable toxicological characteristics. Capsicum oleoresin, a mixture
obtained from two spice species (Capsicum annuum and C. frutescens), is one of them with
appropriate repellent properties. An application under EU Plant Protection Product regulation
has recently been submitted and may become a new repellent for biological control
agent against seed predators.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist.
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