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
used (lbs) |
|
Apple |
Erwinia amylovora |
Oxytetracycline
Streptomycin |
10
|
5
25 |
1.1
1.9 |
2,700
15,400 |
|
Peach
Nectarine |
Xanthomonas arboricola |
Oxytetracycline |
9 |
8 |
4.0 |
7,000 |
|
Pear |
Erwinia amylovora |
Oxytetracycline
Streptomycin |
5
|
38
34 |
5.4
3.9 |
17,000
15,400 |
1 Data obtained from databases at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/reports/nassr/other/pcu-bb/
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