The active ingredient chlorpyrifos is a highly valued insecticide used to control key crop pests which are not controlled, or not well controlled, by other products. It is used across agriculture, horticulture and the amenity sector.  

The ‘Chlorpyrifos: Say NO to DRIFT’ campaign aims to prove industry support for its continued use under challenging regulatory conditions, calling for users to adopt new guidelines. Show your support - click on the icon at the top of the page to sign-up. 

Application guidelines

Conventional boom sprayer:

Use LERAP three-star low-drift nozzles

             AND

Adopt a 20 metre no-spray buffer zone beside watercourses

(1 metre for dry water bodies) 

Axial fan or tower sprayer:

 Use Albuz TVI low-drift nozzles

AND

Adopt a 50 metre no-spray buffer zone beside watercourses

(5 metres for dry water bodies).
                    

Chlorpyrifos Consortium members:

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