APPENDIX 3

Indicative list of AI of registered products in some major cocoa-growing countries

The following table may be incomplete but gives an indicative list of active substances registered for cocoa in major producing countries. Comprehensive online data from South America (registrations "in cocoa culture") comes from Ecuador, the largest producer; other sources include Brazil and Colombia.
 

“Fungicides” MoA§   C. d'Ivoire Ghana Indonesia S. America Cameroon
Single AI B1 benomyl     *    
  B1 Carbendazim †       * († Brazil)  
  C3 azoxystrobin       *  
  C3 pyraclostrobin       *  
  C5 fluazinam   *      
  E3 procymidone       * (Brazil)  
  G1 difenoconazole     *    
  G1 hexaconazole     *    
  G1 propiconazole     *    
  H5 dimethomorph     *    
  H5 mandipropamid *   *    
  M1 copper hydroxide * * * * *
  M1 copper oxide *   * * *
  M1 copper oxychloride * *      
  M1 copper sulphate *   * * *
  M2 sulphur     *   *
  M3 mancozeb *   *    
  M3 metiram     * *  
  M4 captan       * (Brazil)  
  M5 chlorothalonil     * *  
  P7 fosetyl-aluminium       *  
  P7 phosphoric acid     *    
  P7 potassium phosphonate *        
  U27 cymoxanil     *    
  § FRAC – accessed Sept. 2021          
“Fungicides” MoA§   C. d'Ivoire Ghana Indonesia S. America Cameroon
In mixtures: A1 benalaxyl-M *     * *
  A1 metalaxyl (including -M) * * * * *
  B1 carbendazim     *    
  B5 fluopicolide     * * (Brazil)  
  C2 boscalid       *  
  C3 azoxystrobin     * *  
  C3 fluoxastrobin *     *  
  C3 kresoxim-methyl       * (Brazil)  
  C3 pyraclostrobin         *
  C3 trifloxystrobin     *    
  C5 fluazinam   *      
  C8 ametoctradin *       *
  F4 propamocarb *     * (Brazil)  
  G1 cyproconazole       *  
  G1 difenconazole     * *  
  G1 flutriafol       *  
  G1 propiconazole     * *  
  G1 myclobutanil       *  
  G1 tebuconazole     * *  
  G1 triadimefon       *  
  H5 dimethomorph * *     *
  H5 flumorph *        
  M1 copper compounds various * *   * *
  M3 mancozeb *   * *  
  M3 propineb     *    
  U27 cymoxanil *   * * *
“Fungicides” MoA§   C. d'Ivoire Ghana Indonesia S. America Cameroon
Biological, botanical & misc. control agents   anarcadic acid     *    
    azadirachtin *        
    diallyl disulfide - garlic extract     *    
    hydrogen peroxide       *  
  BM1 cinnamaldehyde + eugenol       *  
  BM1 Melaleuca alternifolia extract       *  
  BM2 Bacillus amyloliquefaciens is.D747         *
  BM2 Bacillus subtilis (isolate det.)       *  
  BM2 Bacillus amyloliquefaciens is.QST713 *        
  BM2 Bacillus subtilis is.IAB/ BS03 *        
  BM2 Trichoderma sp     *    
  BM2 Equisetum arvense extract *        
Total products     98 23 35   59
of which mixtures     80 12 10 - 41
Notes, dominant products   † carbendazim banned in Brazil (Aug 2022), but may be available in Colombia Cu oxide + metalaxyl (34 products) 19 copper-based prods: 10 single AI 10 mancozeb- based prods: 5 single AI FPR/WB fung. esp. trizoles, cymoxanil + mancozeb 53 copper-based prods: 17 single AI
Insecticides MoA§   C. d'Ivoire Ghana Indonesia S. America Cameroon
Single AI 1A BPMC, fenobucarb     *    
  1A carbaryl     * *  
  1A carbofuran     * * (Brazil)  
  1A carbosulfan     *    
  1A methomyl     * * (Brazil)  
  1A MIPC, isoprocarb     *    
  1A propoxur     *    
  1A thiodicarb     *    
  1B acephate     * * (Brazil)  
  1B chlorpyrifos ethyl     * *  
  1B diazinon     *    
  1B fenitrothion     *    
  1B triazofos     *    
  2B fipronil *   * * *
  3A alpha-cypermethrin     *    
  3A beta-cyfluthrin     *    
  3A beta-cypermethrin     *    
  3A bifenthrin *   * *  
  3A cypermethrin     *    
  3A deltamethrin *   * *  
  3A esfenvalerate     *    
  3A etofenprox     *    
  3A fenpropathrin     *    
  3A fenvalerate     *    
  3A lambda-cyhalothrin     *    
  3A permethrin     *    
  3A pyrethrins, pyrethrum * *     *
  4A imidacloprid * *     *
  4A thiamethoxam * *     *
  4C sulfoxaflor * *      
  6 abamectin *   * *  
  6 emamectin *        
  9B pymetrozine *        
  14 thiosultap-sodium, dimehypo     *    
  12C propargite       * (Brazil)  
  28 chlorantraniliprole (CTPR)     *    
Insecticides MoA§   C. d'Ivoire Ghana Indonesia S. America Cameroon
In mixtures: 1B chlorpyrifos ethyl *   *    
  1B profenfos *        
  3A beta-cyfluthrin   *      
  3A bifenthrin * *   * (Brazil) *
  3A cypermethrin isomers * * *   *
  3A deltamethrin * *     *
  3A fentrothion   *      
  3A fenvalerate   *      
  3A lambda-cyhalothrin * *   * *
  3A pyrethrins, pyrethrum   *      
  4A acetamiprid * *     *
  4A dinotefuran *        
  4A imidacloprid * *   * *
  4A thiacloprid *       *
  4A thiamethoxam * * *   *
  4C sulfoxaflor (isoclast) *        
  4D flupyradifurone *       *
Insecticides (std.) 5 spinetoram *        
  6 emamectin benzoate *        
  7 pyriproxyfen *        
  15 novaluron *     * (Brazil) *
  15 teflubenzuron *       *
  22 indoxacarb *        
  23 spirotetramat *        
  28 chorantraniliprole         *
Fumigants 24A aluminium phosphide * (GWP regs)   *  
  24A magnesium phosphide       *  
  UN azadirachtin *        
Biological & botanical 11A B. thuringiensis + Serratia sp.     *    
    Beauveria bassiana     *    
    capsaicin   *      
    essential oil (citrus) *        
Total products     256 37 85   68
of which mixtures     206 18 7 - 41
Notes, dominant products   NNI + pyrethroids (187 prods); only imidacloprid: 28   Single AI NNI & pyrethroids (9 mixtures) Cypermethrin (20 prods), 44 pyrethroids   NNI + pyrethroids (37 prods)
Rodenticides MoA§   C. d'Ivoire Ghana Indonesia S. America Cameroon
anticoagulants: 1st G warfarin, coumatetralyl, chlorophacinone, etc. * [1]   *    
  2nd G brodifacoum, bromadiolone, difenacoum, flocoumafen, etc. * (ditto-not only cocoa) under GWP * * *
  inorganic: zinc phosphide, etc.     *    
               
Herbicides Ø MSMA *        
Single AI 2 metsulfuron methyl *        
  2 triasulfuron     *    
  4 MCPA       *  
  4 triclopyr butoxyethyl ester *        
  5 diuron *     *  
  9 glyphosateisopropylammonium * * * * *
  9 glyphosate-potassium *   *    
  10 glufosinate-ammoniu *   * *  
  14 oxyfluorfen     *    
  22 diquat (dibromide)       *  
  22 paraquat (dichloride)     * *  
In mixtures 4 2,4-D amines *   *    
  9 glyphosate salts * [1]   *    
  4 triclopyr butoxyethyl ester     *    
  5 terbuthylazine *        
  14 flumioxazin *        
Total products     >180 ** 1 36   none reg.
of which mixtures     - - 6 - -
Notes, dominant products   ** none registered for cocoa, but usage for “Toutes Cultures” & “Plantations” - dominated by glyphosate     glyphosate based products: 20; paraquat: 6 Paraquat products common not cocoa: “Cultures diverses”

[1] Public health product: not registered for cocoa