Principles for regulatory testing and interpretation of semi-field and field studies with non-target arthropods
This paper is a guidance document for side-effect testing with plant protection products on non-target arthropods under semi-field and field conditions. The principles, methods, end points and interpretation of non-target arthropod semi-field and field trials which should be conducted for registration of plant protection products in the European Union are presented and discussed. The recommendations presented reflect the opinions of the experts from authority, academia, industry and consulting which participated at the IOBC (International Organisation of Biological Control), BART (Beneficial Arthropod Regulatory Testing) group and EPPO (European Plant Protection Organisation) Joint Initiative workshop held in Versailles (France) on the 25-26 October, 1999.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Open Access | Not Open Access |
| Additional information | Novartis Crop Protect AG, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland; Swiss Fed Res Stn Agroecol & Agr, CH-8046 Zurich, Switzerland; Zeneca Agrochem, Jealotts Hill Res Stn, Bracknell RG42 6ET, Berks, England; Biol Bundesanstalt Land & Forstwirtschaft, D-38104 Braunschweig, Germany; Bayer AG, Pflanzenschutzzentrum Monheim, D-40789 Monheim, Germany; Ist Agr San Michele All Adige, I-38010 S Michele A A Trento, Italy; Mitox Consultants, NL-1098 SM Amsterdam, Netherlands; Ecotox, Travistock PL19 0YU, Devon, England; CRPV, I-47020 Diegaro Di Cesena, Italy; Du Pont de Nemours France SA, F-68740 Nambsheim, France; Biol Bundesanstalt Land & Forstwirtschaft, D-38104 Braunschweig, Germany; Univ Hannover, Inst Pflanzenkrankheiten & Pflanzenschutzt, D-30419 Hannover, Germany; Biol Bundesanstalt Land & Forstwirtschaft, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany; Univ Southampton, Agrochem Evaluat Unit, Mambo Tox Ltd, Southampton SO16 7PX, Hants, England; Tecnagri SCARL, I-48100 Ravenna, Italy; Bayer AG, Pflanzenschutzzentrum Monheim, D-40789 Monheim, Germany; Univ Bologna, Inst Entomol, I-40126 Bologna, Italy; AFRC, Inst Arable Crops Res, Harpenden AL5 2JQ, Herts, England; ACTA Valance, F-26320 St Marcel Les Valences, France; Rhone Poulenc Agro, F-06903 Sophia Antipolis, France; SECHSER AgroConsult, CH-3065 Bolligen, Switzerland; BTL Bio Test Labor GMBH, D-18184 Sagerheide, Germany; BASF AG, Agr Zentrum Limburgerhof, D-67114 Limburgerhof, Germany; INRA, DGAL, Ctr Versailles, SSM, F-78026 Versailles, France; Inst Pflanzenschutz Obstbau, Biol Bundesanstalt Land & Forstwirtschaft, D-69221 Dossenheim, Germany |
| Keywords | Entomology |
| Project | 436, Project: 044269 |
| Date Deposited | 05 Dec 2025 09:30 |
| Last Modified | 19 Dec 2025 14:24 |

