Regulatory concerns with pesticide use in turf

Because of the costs incurred in their development, it is unlikely that pesticides will be developed solely for use in amenity turf. This means that the basic set of data needed to answer regulatory concerns should already be available for the pesticide concerned. The basic controls involved in pesticide registration are described, with the EC being taken as an example. The paper describes the areas where, because of different concerns, more data may need to be generated in order to seek registration of use of a product on amenity turf. In most cases regulatory requirements can be met by reinterpreting the existing data, taking into account the use of pesticides on amenity turf. Other regulatory issues concerning the use of pesticides in amenity turf are discussed.