Survey and Analysis of Current Situation of Biologically Derived Pesticides Industry in China

A questionnaire survey was conducted to 378 enterprises engaged in biologically derived pesticides, such as microbial pesticides, botanical pesticides, bio-chemical pesticides, natural enemy and agricultural antibiotics pesticides. There were 112 registered biologically derived active ingredients(AIs), including 30 microbial pesticides, 29 botanical pesticides, 26 bio-chemical pesticides, 2 natural enemies, and 25 agricultural antibiotics(not including abamectin), and accounting for 17% of total number of registered pesticide AIs. In 2012, the production of biological derived pesticides was about 2.9×105 tons(including mixtures products with chemical pesticides), accounting for about 8% of the total output of pesticides. Overall, the quota of biologically derived pesticides in the whole pesticide industry is very low, and the development levels of different varieties of biologically derived pesticides and different manufacturers differ greatly. Several factors, such as properties, registration policy and the costs of pest control have restricted the development of biologically derived pesticides.