Author: Johannes Ranke

# Statistics on products containing microorganisms in the latest XML dump of the SRPPP

#### Johannes Ranke

#### Last change 17 July 2025 (rebuilt 2026-02-19)

Code

    knitr::opts_chunk$set(tidy = FALSE, cache = FALSE)
    options(knitr.kable.NA = '')
    library(srppp)
    library(dplyr)
    library(knitr)

Code

    srppp <- try(srppp_dm(srppp_xml_url))

    # Fall back to using the file distributed with the package
    if (inherits(srppp, "try-error")) {
      test_data <- system.file("testdata/Daten_Pflanzenschutzmittelverzeichnis_2024-12-16.zip",
      package = "srppp")
      test_xml <- srppp_xml_get_from_path(test_data, from = "2024-12-16")
      srppp <- srppp_dm(test_xml)
    }

## Products in microorganism categories

The following list was used to identify product categories containing microorganisms.

Code

    srppp$categories |>
      group_by(category_de) |>
      summarise(n = n()) |>
      kable()

category_de | n
--- | ---
Akarizid | 120
Andere | 1
Bakterizid | 25
Desinfektionsmittel | 3
Fungizid | 261
Herbizid | 321
Insektizid | 154
Lebende Organismen (Bakterien) | 2
Lebende Organismen (Insekten) | 115
Lebende Organismen (Insektenviren) | 11
Lebende Organismen (Milben) | 30
Lebende Organismen (Nematoden) | 23
Lebende Organismen (Pilze) | 14
Lebende Organismen (gegen Pilze) | 7
Mittel zum Schutz von Erntegütern | 5
Molluskizid | 31
Nematizid | 2
Pheromon | 32
Phytoregulator | 72
Rodentizid | 8
Saatbeizmittel | 27
Stimulator der natürlichen Abwehrkräfte | 4
Virizid | 1
Vorratsschutzmittel | 19
Wildabhaltemittel | 5
Wundverschlussmittel | 1
Zusatzstoffe | 36

The resulting product categories containing microorganisms were defined as follows:

Code

    microorganism_categories = c(
      "Lebende Organismen (Bakterien)",
      "Lebende Organismen (Pilze)",
      "Lebende Organismen (gegen Pilze)")
    kable(data.frame(Category = microorganism_categories))

Category
Lebende Organismen (Bakterien)
Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
Lebende Organismen (gegen Pilze)

The corresponding products are shown below.

Code

    products_in_microorganism_categories <- srppp$products |>
      filter(!isSalePermission) |>
      left_join(srppp$categories, by = "pNbr") |>
      filter(category_de %in% microorganism_categories) |>
      select(pNbr, wNbr, name, category_de) |>
      arrange(pNbr)
    n_in_categories <- nrow(products_in_microorganism_categories)
    kable(products_in_microorganism_categories)

pNbr | wNbr | name | category_de
--- | --- | --- | ---
4594 | 4574 | Beauveria-Schweizer | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
7650 | 6423 | Metarhizium Schweizer | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
8025 | 6919 | Botector | Lebende Organismen (gegen Pilze)
8029 | 6881 | BioAct WG | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
8119 | 6872 | Prestop | Lebende Organismen (gegen Pilze)
8258 | 7151 | Amylo-X | Lebende Organismen (gegen Pilze)
8309 | 6847 | Lalstop K61 WP | Lebende Organismen (gegen Pilze)
8374 | 6912 | Deposan | Lebende Organismen (Bakterien)
8926 | 7580 | Wormox | Lebende Organismen (Bakterien)
8946 | 7504 | Taegro | Lebende Organismen (gegen Pilze)
9014 | 7259 | AQ 10 | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9049 | 7316 | Naturalis-L | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9052 | 7324 | Rotstop | Lebende Organismen (gegen Pilze)
9173 | 7378 | Beauveria-Maschinenring | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9174 | 7379 | Metarhizium-Maschinenring | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9384 | 7528 | Beauveria FL-Maschinenring | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9385 | 7529 | Metarhizium FL-Maschinenring | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9389 | 7477 | Melocont GR | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9390 | 7478 | GranMet GR | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9479 | 7498 | Lalstop Contans WG | Lebende Organismen (gegen Pilze)
9481 | 7500 | Lalguard M52 GR | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9698 | 7632 | Metapro | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9699 | 7633 | Beaupro | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)

## Insecticides and fungicides containing microorganisms

The following lists of active substances in insecticides and fungicides were used to establish filter criteria active substances that are microorganisms.

Code

    srppp$products |>
      filter(!isSalePermission) |>
      left_join(srppp$categories, by = "pNbr") |>
      filter(category_de == "Insektizid") |>
      left_join(srppp$ingredients, by = "pNbr", relationship = "many-to-many") |>
      left_join(srppp$substances, by = "pk") |>
      select(substance_de) |>
      unique() |>
      arrange(substance_de) |>
      kable()

substance_de
1,2-Benzisothiazol-3(2H)-on
1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one; 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one
3,6-Dimethyl-4-octin-3,6-diol
Abamectin
Acequinocyl
Acetamiprid
Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated
Alkane C9-C12-Iso
Aluminiumphosphid
Anastatus bifasciatus
Azadirachtin A
Bacillus thuringiensis var. aizawai
Bacillus thuringiensis var. israeliensis
Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki
Bacillus thuringiensis var. tenebrionis
Beauveria brongniartii
Benzolsulfonsäure
Benzolsulfonsäure, Mono-C11-13-verzweigte Alkylderivate, Calciumsalze
Bifenazat
Buprofezin
C14-C16-Alkanehydroxysulfonic acids sodium salts
Calcium Dodecylbenzene Sulfonate
Chlorantraniliprol
Cypermethrin
Deltamethrin
Emamectinbenzoat
Etofenprox
Eupeodes corollae
Fenpyroximate
Fettsäuren
Fettsäuren C7-C18
Fettsäuren, C7-C18-und C18 ungesättigt, Kaliumsalze
Flonicamid
Gamma Butyrolacton
Glutaraldehyd
Heterorhabditis bacteriophora
Heterorhabditis downesi
Hexythiazox
Hydrocarbons, C10-C13, aromatics, <1% naphthalene
Kaliumhydrogencarbonat
Kalkstein
Kaolin
Kieselgur (Diatomeenerde)
Lambda-Cyhalothrin
Lösungsmittelnaphtha (Erdöl), leichte aromatische
Maltodextrin
Metarhizium anisopliae
Milbemectin
Oleylamin ethoxyliert, Dodecylbenzensulfonsalz
Orangenöl
Paraffinöl
Piperonyl butoxid
Pirimicarb
Pyrethrine
Quassiaextrakt
Rapsöl
Sesamöl raffiniert
Solvent Naphtha
Solvent naphtha (petroleum), heavy arom.; Kerosine - unspecified
Sphaerophoria rueppellii
Spinetoram
Spinosad
Spirotetramat
Steinernema carpocapsae
Steinernema carpocapsae all strain
Steinernema feltiae
Sulfurylfluorid
Tebufenozide
Tebufenpyrad
Tefluthrin
Tetrahydrofurfuryl-Alkohol
Trichogramma brassicae Bezdenko
Trichogramma cacoeciae
Trichogramma evanescens
Weisses Mineralöl (Petroleum)
Xenorhabdus bovienii
Xylol
alcohols, (c12-14), ethoxylated, monoethers with sulfuric acid, sodium salts
alcohols, c11-15-secondary, ethoxylated

Code

    srppp$products |>
      filter(!isSalePermission) |>
      left_join(srppp$categories, by = "pNbr") |>
      filter(category_de == "Fungizid") |>
      left_join(srppp$ingredients, by = "pNbr", relationship = "many-to-many") |>
      left_join(srppp$substances, by = "pk") |>
      select(substance_de) |>
      unique() |>
      arrange(substance_de) |>
      kable()

substance_de
(Z)-9-Octadecen-1-ol ethoxylated
1,2-Benzisothiazol-3(2H)-on
1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one; 1,2-benzisothiazolin-1 3-one
1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one; 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one
1,2-benzothiazol-3(2H)-on
1-Butanol
1-Octyl-2-pyrrolidon
2,2’,2’’-(hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine-1,3,5-triyl)triethanol / 1,3,5-tris(2-hydroxyethyl)hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine
2-Ethylhexyl-S-Lactat
2-Ethylhexyllaktat
2-Methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-on
Alcohols C9-11, ethoxylated propoxylated
Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated
Alcohols, C9-11, ethoxylated
Aluminiumfosetyl (Fosetyl-Al)
Aluminiumsulfat
Ametoctradin
Amisulbrom
Ampelomyces quisqualis
Anethol (1-methoxyl-(1-Propenyl) benzen)
Aureobasidium pullulans
Azoxystrobin
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Stamm MBI 600
Benalaxyl-M
Benzolsulfonsäure
Benzolsulfonsäure, 4-C10-13-sec-Alkylderivate
Benzovindiflupyr
Benzylalkohol
Bixafen
Boscalid
Bupirimate
C14-C16-Alkanehydroxysulfonic acids sodium salts
Calcium Dodecylbenzene Sulfonate
Captan
Cyazofamid
Cyflufenamid
Cymoxanil
Cyprodinil
Dazomet (DMTT)
Decanamide, N, N- dimethyl
Destillate (Erdöl)
Difenoconazol
Dinatriumphosphonat
Dipenten; Limonen
Disodium maleate
Dithianon
Docusatnatrium
Dodecylbenzolsulfonsäure, Verbindung mit 2-Aminoethanol (1:1)
Dodine
Dreibasisches Kupfersulfat
Estragol
Ethylenediamine, ethoxylated and propoxylated
Fenhexamid
Fenpropidin
Fenpyrazamin
Fluazinam
Fludioxonil
Fluopicolide
Fluopyram
Fluoxastrobin
Flutolanil
Fluxapyroxad
Folpet
Fosetyl
Gemisch aus: 2-Ethylhexyl-mono-D-glucopyranosid und 2-Ethylhexyl-di-D-glucopyranosid
Imazalil
Iprovalicarb
Kaliumhydrogencarbonat
Kaliumphosphonat
Kresoxim-methyl
Kupfer
Kupfer (als Kalkpräparat, Bordeaux-Brühe)
Kupferhydroxid
Kupferoctanoat
Kupferoxychlorid
Lösungsmittelnaphtha (Erdöl), leichte aromatische
Mandipropamid
Mefentrifluconazol
Mepiquatchlorid
Metalaxyl-M
Metconazole
Methenamin; Hexamethylenetetramin
Metrafenone
N,N-Dimethyloctanamide
N,N-dimethyldecanamide
Naphtalin
Naphtha (Erdoel), schwere Alkylat- [Enthält weniger als 0.1 % Benzol]
Naphthalenesulfonic acid, methyl-, polymer with formaldehyde, sodium salt
Natriumdiisopropylnaphtalinsulfonat
Natriumhydroxid
Oleum foeniculi
Orangenöl
Oxathiapiprolin
Paclobutrazol
Penconazole
Pentanol, verzweigt und linear
Penthiopyrad
Phlebia gigantea
Pin-2(3)-en
Propamocarb
Propamocarb-hydrochlorid
Propyllaktat
Proquinazid
Prothioconazole
Pseudomonas sp. Stamm DSMZ 13134
Pyraclostrobin
Pyrimethanil
Pyriofenon
Quarz
Saccharomyces cervisiae (inert fraction)
Schachtelhalmextrakt
Schwefel
Schwefelkalk (Calciumpolysulfid)
Sipernat 50 S
Solvent Naphtha
Solvent naphtha (petroleum), heavy arom.; Kerosine - unspecified
Spiroxamine
Tebuconazole
Tetranatriumpyrophosphat
Thiabendazole
Trifloxystrobin
Valifenalate
Zoxamid
alcohols, (c12-14), ethoxylated, monoethers with sulfuric acid, sodium salts
alcohols, c11-15-secondary, ethoxylated
linalyl alcohol
pentanoic acid, 5-(dimethylamino)-2-methyl-5-oxo-, methyl ester
poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),alphaisotridecyl-omegahydroxy
polyoxyethylene trimethyldecyl alcohol

The following genus names were established as filtering criteria.

Code

    microorganism_genus_names <- c(
      "Bacillus",
      "Beauveria",
      "Metarhizium",
      "Xenorhabdus",
      "Phlebia",
      "Pseudomonas")
    kable(data.frame("Genus names" = microorganism_genus_names, check.names = FALSE))

Genus names
Bacillus
Beauveria
Metarhizium
Xenorhabdus
Phlebia
Pseudomonas

This results in the following list of active ingredients.

Code

    microorganism_regexp <- paste(microorganism_genus_names, collapse = "|")
    microorganism_ingredients <- srppp$substances |>
      filter(grepl(microorganism_regexp, substance_de)) |>
      select(pk, substance_de)
    kable(microorganism_ingredients)

pk | substance_de
--- | ---
FE5D35CF-4666-45ED-8DB0-2A706C16A915 | Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
DE9DB824-9848-4F67-863A-57A1CC8093E4 | Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Stamm MBI 600
38DDF6FB-43AF-4714-A033-253772A2C0F4 | Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ssp. plantarum
158EE23A-D926-49BB-9E5F-D505695F4AC8 | Bacillus thuringiensis var. aizawai
1B400D81-EDD0-44E3-BEA9-2FECE7BB084E | Bacillus thuringiensis var. israeliensis
75729E67-9FE2-4211-B86E-5681BBC46822 | Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki
3DD73DF0-9DAC-469C-9BFF-5CB56940E1A6 | Bacillus thuringiensis var. tenebrionis
526B05DE-13B4-4842-8BEB-4C2292F99370 | Beauveria bassiana
56999C96-EA8A-4A86-915C-E3BE21BB4291 | Beauveria brongniartii
E5044E08-C281-4072-BB0D-1993562BFEA0 | Metarhizium anisopliae
D7339D7B-B8B2-4723-B22C-39847F4C6ACE | Phlebia gigantea
C9003121-80A4-458B-BC2E-777AEEAFE1FB | Pseudomonas chlororaphis
BD01EED4-AB21-406A-AE79-0D95F726311B | Pseudomonas sp. Stamm DSMZ 13134
694D1981-76EF-43D9-9DD4-900855086389 | Xenorhabdus bovienii

The following products contain one of these active ingredients.

Code

    additional_products_containing_microorganisms <- srppp$products |>
      filter(!isSalePermission) |>
      left_join(srppp$ingredients, by = "pNbr", relationship = "many-to-many") |>
      filter(pk %in% microorganism_ingredients$pk) |>
      select(-pk) |>
      left_join(srppp$categories, by = "pNbr") |>
      select(pNbr, wNbr, name, category_de) |>
      arrange(pNbr)
    n_additional <- nrow(additional_products_containing_microorganisms)
    kable(additional_products_containing_microorganisms)

pNbr | wNbr | name | category_de
--- | --- | --- | ---
4594 | 4574 | Beauveria-Schweizer | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
6415 | 5277 | Traunem | Insektizid
6415 | 5277 | Traunem | Lebende Organismen (Nematoden)
6427 | 5386 | Entonem | Lebende Organismen (Nematoden)
6861 | 5745 | Solbac-Tabs | Insektizid
6862 | 5744 | Solbac | Insektizid
7023 | 5925 | Novodor 3 FC | Insektizid
7088 | 5978 | Nemaplus | Lebende Organismen (Nematoden)
7241 | 6081 | Novodor 3 % FC | Insektizid
7496 | 6449 | Cerall | Saatbeizmittel
7498 | 6486 | Cedomon | Saatbeizmittel
7650 | 6423 | Metarhizium Schweizer | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
7766 | 6882 | Agree WP | Insektizid
7773 | 6472 | FZB 24 flüssig | Fungizid
7773 | 6472 | FZB 24 flüssig | Phytoregulator
7870 | 6552 | Delfin | Insektizid
8007 | 6888 | XenTari WG | Insektizid
8040 | 6777 | Dipel DF | Insektizid
8258 | 7151 | Amylo-X | Lebende Organismen (gegen Pilze)
8296 | 6835 | Dipel DF | Insektizid
8374 | 6912 | Deposan | Fungizid
8374 | 6912 | Deposan | Lebende Organismen (Bakterien)
8457 | 6929 | Proradix | Saatbeizmittel
8519 | 6966 | XenTari WG | Insektizid
8596 | 7253 | Serenade ASO | Fungizid
8596 | 7253 | Serenade ASO | Bakterizid
8926 | 7580 | Wormox | Insektizid
8926 | 7580 | Wormox | Lebende Organismen (Bakterien)
8946 | 7504 | Taegro | Fungizid
8946 | 7504 | Taegro | Lebende Organismen (gegen Pilze)
9019 | 7272 | Bio Buxus | Insektizid
9020 | 7273 | Bio Raupen Stopp | Insektizid
9049 | 7316 | Naturalis-L | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9052 | 7324 | Rotstop | Fungizid
9052 | 7324 | Rotstop | Lebende Organismen (gegen Pilze)
9068 | 7638 | Serifel | Fungizid
9139 | 7574 | Capirel | Lebende Organismen (Nematoden)
9173 | 7378 | Beauveria-Maschinenring | Insektizid
9173 | 7378 | Beauveria-Maschinenring | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9174 | 7379 | Metarhizium-Maschinenring | Insektizid
9174 | 7379 | Metarhizium-Maschinenring | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9384 | 7528 | Beauveria FL-Maschinenring | Insektizid
9384 | 7528 | Beauveria FL-Maschinenring | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9385 | 7529 | Metarhizium FL-Maschinenring | Insektizid
9385 | 7529 | Metarhizium FL-Maschinenring | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9389 | 7477 | Melocont GR | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9390 | 7478 | GranMet GR | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9481 | 7500 | Lalguard M52 GR | Insektizid
9481 | 7500 | Lalguard M52 GR | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9698 | 7632 | Metapro | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9699 | 7633 | Beaupro | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)

## Summary

In summary, out of 1731 products, there are 23 in the microorganism categories as shown above, and 51 products in the insecticide and fungicide categories which contain an active substance that has a name that contains one of the microorganism genus names listed above.

Code

    products_containing_microorganisms <- rbind(
      products_in_microorganism_categories,
      additional_products_containing_microorganisms) |>
      arrange(pNbr, category_de) |>
      unique()
    n_unique <- length(unique(products_containing_microorganisms$pNbr))

The consolidated list of the 45 unique products identified in this way is shown below. Some of these products are listed twice, because they were identified via both ways.

Code

    kable(products_containing_microorganisms)

pNbr | wNbr | name | category_de
--- | --- | --- | ---
4594 | 4574 | Beauveria-Schweizer | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
6415 | 5277 | Traunem | Insektizid
6415 | 5277 | Traunem | Lebende Organismen (Nematoden)
6427 | 5386 | Entonem | Lebende Organismen (Nematoden)
6861 | 5745 | Solbac-Tabs | Insektizid
6862 | 5744 | Solbac | Insektizid
7023 | 5925 | Novodor 3 FC | Insektizid
7088 | 5978 | Nemaplus | Lebende Organismen (Nematoden)
7241 | 6081 | Novodor 3 % FC | Insektizid
7496 | 6449 | Cerall | Saatbeizmittel
7498 | 6486 | Cedomon | Saatbeizmittel
7650 | 6423 | Metarhizium Schweizer | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
7766 | 6882 | Agree WP | Insektizid
7773 | 6472 | FZB 24 flüssig | Fungizid
7773 | 6472 | FZB 24 flüssig | Phytoregulator
7870 | 6552 | Delfin | Insektizid
8007 | 6888 | XenTari WG | Insektizid
8025 | 6919 | Botector | Lebende Organismen (gegen Pilze)
8029 | 6881 | BioAct WG | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
8040 | 6777 | Dipel DF | Insektizid
8119 | 6872 | Prestop | Lebende Organismen (gegen Pilze)
8258 | 7151 | Amylo-X | Lebende Organismen (gegen Pilze)
8296 | 6835 | Dipel DF | Insektizid
8309 | 6847 | Lalstop K61 WP | Lebende Organismen (gegen Pilze)
8374 | 6912 | Deposan | Fungizid
8374 | 6912 | Deposan | Lebende Organismen (Bakterien)
8457 | 6929 | Proradix | Saatbeizmittel
8519 | 6966 | XenTari WG | Insektizid
8596 | 7253 | Serenade ASO | Bakterizid
8596 | 7253 | Serenade ASO | Fungizid
8926 | 7580 | Wormox | Insektizid
8926 | 7580 | Wormox | Lebende Organismen (Bakterien)
8946 | 7504 | Taegro | Fungizid
8946 | 7504 | Taegro | Lebende Organismen (gegen Pilze)
9014 | 7259 | AQ 10 | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9019 | 7272 | Bio Buxus | Insektizid
9020 | 7273 | Bio Raupen Stopp | Insektizid
9049 | 7316 | Naturalis-L | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9052 | 7324 | Rotstop | Fungizid
9052 | 7324 | Rotstop | Lebende Organismen (gegen Pilze)
9068 | 7638 | Serifel | Fungizid
9139 | 7574 | Capirel | Lebende Organismen (Nematoden)
9173 | 7378 | Beauveria-Maschinenring | Insektizid
9173 | 7378 | Beauveria-Maschinenring | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9174 | 7379 | Metarhizium-Maschinenring | Insektizid
9174 | 7379 | Metarhizium-Maschinenring | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9384 | 7528 | Beauveria FL-Maschinenring | Insektizid
9384 | 7528 | Beauveria FL-Maschinenring | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9385 | 7529 | Metarhizium FL-Maschinenring | Insektizid
9385 | 7529 | Metarhizium FL-Maschinenring | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9389 | 7477 | Melocont GR | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9390 | 7478 | GranMet GR | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9479 | 7498 | Lalstop Contans WG | Lebende Organismen (gegen Pilze)
9481 | 7500 | Lalguard M52 GR | Insektizid
9481 | 7500 | Lalguard M52 GR | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9698 | 7632 | Metapro | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)
9699 | 7633 | Beaupro | Lebende Organismen (Pilze)