The Applicant Guide: Biopesticides

What are biopesticides?

'Biopesticide covers a wide spectrum of potential products, but for the purpose of our Biopesticide Scheme these are divided into four categories:

1. Products based on pheromone and other semiochemicals (for mass trapping or trap cropping)
2. Products containing a micro organism (e.g.bacterium, fungus, protozoa, virus, viroid)
3. Products based on plant extracts
4. Other novel or alternative products

In most cases the data requirements you need to address are not as extensive as those set for chemical active substances. Please go to the Biopesticides area on this website for information on specific data requirements and advice on making an application.