Rep o rt of th e tw en - Rotterdam Convention

Farmer’s pest management skills and decision-making earned through the rice IPM programme
have been successfully extrapolated to management of vectors of vector-born diseases in rice
ecosystems.
Implementation of ISPM No. 15 has been initiated. Pest risk assessment on carnation rooted
stocks has been developed. Pest free areas to fulfill Australian requirements for exporting pineapple
have been officially declared.
The government has given top priority to pesticide control and regulation. All pesticides
classified under class I of the WHO classification and all persistent organic pollutants declared under
the Stockholm Convention have been banned in the country. All arrangements have been finalized
to ratify the Rotterdam Convention in the near future. A road map to implement the international
Code of Conduct on Distribution and Use of Pesticides has been developed.
3.18 Thailand
Batocera davidis Deyrolle was the most serious longhorn stem borers in durian in the northeast
and in the east. Imidacloprid, acetamiprid and thiametoxam were recommended for application.
The outbreak of coconut beetle covered the whole southern region and part of the central region.
The parasite, Asecodes hispinarum Boucek, was released. The parasites are now established in the
Samui environment.
During the period 2004-2005, IPM technology was emphasized for okra, asparagus, orchid,
baby corn, and cotton. Farmers realized that IPM technology could effectively control the right
target pests, and was safe for consumers and the environment. The Good Agricultural Practice (GAP)
Book of nine crops namely apple, citrus, grave vine, potato, onion, shallot, garlic, tomato seed and
corn seed, were produced as manuals for the extension workers.
The Department of Agriculture (DOA) announced a wood packaging certification scheme to
meet the ISPM No. 15 requirements. Treatment providers and wood packaging manufacturers that
met requirements would be authorized to apply an internationally recognized mark to wood packaging
materials produced for use in the export trade. The DOA has conducted pest risk analysis on citrus,
potato, tomato seed, onion, apple, shallot, corn seed, grape, and garlic. The DOA and Bureau of
Agricultural Commodity and Food Standard (ACFS) have been registered as ‘IPP editors’ for
information exchange and setting up the national phytosanitary information website.
The DOA has merged the Hazardous Substance Act B.E. 2535 (1992) with other Laws. At
present there were 96 pesticides banned and 11 pesticides under surveillance schemes. In 2004,
90.81 percent of pesticide samples met the standard while 9.19 percent were substandard. The
Sub-Committees for Registration of Pesticides, under the responsibility of the DOA, appointed working
groups for consideration of pesticide labels, toxicological data of pesticides, experimental designs
and efficacy results, biochemical pesticides registration, microbial pesticides registration, and pesticide
surveillance and evaluation. In 2004, pesticide residues frequently detected were cypermethrin,
chlorpyrifos, methamidophos, endosulfan, triazophos, ethion, methyl parathion, methidathion,
monocrotophos and carbendazim. The promising botanical pesticides, apart from neem, were two
other plants, Derris elliptica and Stemona spp., which are still being studied.
3.19 Tonga
Recent developments in Tonga’s plant protection and quarantine area included the establishment
of the National Codex Committee (NCC), National Biosafety Committee (NBC), the activities of
the NCC-Imports/Exports Standards Sub-Committee and the NBC, progress in the development of
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