Table 3. Antibiotic use in the US in 1997 by crop1
| Crop |
Primary target |
Antibiotic |
No. states surveyed |
Acreage treated (%) |
Average no. applications |
Active ingredient |
|
Apple |
Erwinia amylovora |
Oxytetracycline |
10 |
5 |
1.1 |
2,700 |
|
Peach |
Xanthomonas arboricola |
Oxytetracycline |
9 |
8 |
4.0 |
7,000 |
|
Pear |
Erwinia amylovora |
Oxytetracycline |
5 |
38 |
5.4 |
17,000 |
1 Data obtained from databases at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/reports/nassr/other/pcu-bb/