Organic Disease Control Comparison Chart
Pictured: late blight on a field tomato. Photo © Edward Sikora, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
Always read and follow the product label for use directions and rates.
| Organic fungicides and disease controls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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★= a frequently favored choice for that disease. Where a disease shows more than one ★, rotate among those products to slow the buildup of tolerance. | |||||
| Problem | Actinovate® | MilStop® SP | Liquid Copper Fungicide | OxiDate® | RootShield® Plus | SaniDate® |
| Algae | ✔ | |||||
| Early blight(Alternaria) | ★ | ✔ | ★ | |||
| Anthracnose | ★ | ✔ | ★ | |||
| Black rot | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| Black spot | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Botrytis (gray mold) | ★ | ★ | ✔ | ★ | ||
| Downy mildew | ★ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Fusarium | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Late blight | ✔ | ✔ | ★ | |||
| Leaf spots | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Phytophthora | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Powdery mildew | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Pythium | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Rhizoctonia | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Rusts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Sclerotinia (white mold) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Salmonella (surface sanitizing) | ✔ | |||||
| Scab | ✔ | |||||
| Staphylococcus (surface sanitizing) | ✔ | |||||
Learn More
- Tips for an IPM approach to pest and disease control (article)
- Organic pest control products (comparison chart)
- The IPM triangle for crop management • (PDF)
