Fungicides approved for use on apple which offer some incidental control of sooty blotch when applied to control other diseases – efficacy | ||||
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Active ingredient | Trade name | Fungicide group | Typh safety | Efficacy |
boscalid + pyraclostrobin | Bellis | strobylurin (QoI) | safe | effective ? |
captan | Captan 80 WDGPP, Captan 80, Clayton Core | phthalimide | safe | partial |
mancozeb | Karamate Dry Flo | dithiocarbamate | harmful | effective |
Fungicides approved for use on apple which offer some incidental control of sooty blotch when applied to control other diseases – safety factors | ||||||
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Active ingredient | Hazards | Harvest interval (days) | Max. no. of sprays | Buffer zone Width (m) | ||
human | fish + aquatic life | bees | ||||
boscalid + pyraclostrobin | h | t | u | 7 | 4 | 40 |
captan | h, ir, c | t | u | 31 | 10 | 30 |
mancozeb | ir | t | u | 28 | Varies with product | 40 |
d = dangerous; h = harmful; ir = irritating, a = may cause allergic reaction, t = toxic
PH = post harvest; Pre bb = pre-bud burst, sm=statutory minimum of 5 m for broadcast air assisted sprayers u=uncategorised/unclassified/unspecified, c=closed cab required for air assisted sprayers |