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Home Orchards: Table 5.4. Efficacy of Fungicides on Stone Fruit

Informational table showing efficacy of fungicides on stone fruit.
Updated:
June 29, 2023

Diseases

  • S = scab
  • PM = powdery mildew
  • CLS = cherry leaf spot
  • BR = brown rot
  • BS = bacterial spot
  • LC = leaf curl
PesticidesSPMCLSBRBSLC
Captan 1 5 3 2 3 4
Chlorothalonil 1 4 1 1 5 1
Copper 2 1 1 3 1 1
Lime Sulfur* 1 1 2 2 3 2
Neem 4 4 4 4 4 4
Myclobutanil 1 1 1 2 5 5
Sulfur 2 1 3 3 3 3

Degree of control: 1 = best; 2 = good; 3 = fair; 4 = slight; 5 = none
*Lime sulfur may also cause leaf burning and cannot be used on apricots.