Agriculture: Strawberry Pest Management Guidelines

Fungicide Efficacy—Biocontrols and Natural Products

Fungicide Active ingredient Resis. risk/
FRAC group number1
Powdery mildew2 Gray mold Anthrac- nose Common leaf spot Rhizopus/Mucor rot Phytophthora diseases3 Angular leaf spot
Actinovate Streptomyces lydicus WYEC 108 low/BM 02 2 0 NL NL NL 0 1
Aleo, etc.4 garlic oil low/BM 01 ND 0 0 0 0 0 1
Aviv, etc. Bacillus subtilis IAB/BS03 low/BM 02 3 ND ND ND NL ND NL
Botector Aureobasidium pullulans DSM 14940; DSM 14941 low/BM 02 NL 0 ND NL 1 NL NL
Cinnerate cinnamon oil low/BM 01 ND 0 NL NL NL NL NL
Copper, etc.5 Copper low/M1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Double Nickel Bacillus amylo-liquefaciens D747 low/BM 02 2 0 0 NL NL 0 1
Howler Pseudomonas chlororaphis AFS009 low/BM 02 NL 0 ND ND NL ND 0
Kaligreen, MilStop, etc. potassium bicarbonate low/NC 3 ND ND NL NL NL NL
M-Pede, etc. potassium salts of fatty acids medium/28 2 NL NL NL NL NL NL
Oso, etc. Polyoxin D zinc salt medium/19 4 3 3 NL NL NL NL
Oxidate, Perasan, etc. Hydrogen peroxide; peroxyacetic acid low/NC ND 0 NL NL NL NL 2
ProBlad Verde, etc. Banda de Lupinus albus doce low/NC 3 2 NL NL NL NL NL
Procidic, etc. citric acid low/NC ND 0 NL NL NL 0 NL
Rango cold pressed neem oil low/NC ND 2 ND 0 NL 0 NL
Regalia Reynoutria sachalinensis extract low/P5 1 0 ND ND NR ND NL
Serenade ASO, etc. Bacillus subtilis QST 713 low/BM 02 3 2 0 NL (0) NL (0) NL (0) NL
Serifel Bacillus amylo-liquefaciens MBI 600 low/BM 02 2 0 0 ND NL 0 2
Sonata Bacillus pumilisQST 2808 low/BM 02 3 2 0 NL NL NL NL
Stargus Bacillus amylo-liquefaciens F727 low/BM 02 NL 0 ND NL NL NL NL
Taegro Bacillus amylo-liquefaciens FZB24 low/BM 02 2 0 0 NL NL ND NL (2)
Theia* Bacillus subtilis AFS032321 low/BM 02 2 0 0 NL NL 0 NL
Timorex Act tea tree oil low/BM 01 3 0 ND NL 0 ND ND
 Rating: 5 = excellent and consistent, 4 = good and reliable, 3 = moderate and variable, 2 = limited and/or erratic,
1 = minimal and often ineffective, 0 = ineffective, NL = not on label, ND = no data.
*  Registration pending in California.
1 Group numbers are assigned by the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC) according to different modes of actions.
2 Efficacy rating determined with fungicide susceptible populations of pathogen.
3 Efficacy rating for soil applied control of Phytophthora crown rot.
4 Generic products may not be all listed and "etc." indicates that other products may be available that have the same active ingredient.
5   More than 4 applications cause severe stunting

Acknowledgment: Adaskaveg et al., 2022. Fungicides, Bactericides, Biocolntrols, and Natural Products for Deciduous Tree Fruit and Nut, Citrus, Strawberry, and Vine Crops in California.(PDF)

Text Updated: 03/22
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