Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance Helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus

Abstract The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State Estonia, for the pesticide active substance Helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus are reported. The context of the peer review was that required by Commission Regulation (EU) No 188/2011. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative uses of Helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus as an insecticide on field and protected vegetables. The reliable endpoints concluded as being appropriate for use in regulatory risk assessment, derived from the available studies and literature in the dossier peer reviewed, are presented. Missing information identified as being required by the regulatory framework is listed. A concern is identified.