Pests, Diseases and Other Problems
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Subject: EAGLE for powdery mildew?
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titanic |
Pa
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I was hit hard by powdery mildew last year. What are your thoughts on eagle? My understanding is its a good systemic? I used bonide infuse which seemed to help after the plants were already infected but I've heard it's hard on the myco.
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2/12/2011 10:38:08 PM
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Bohica (Tom) |
Www.extremepumpkinstore.com
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Eagle is not a systemic, but...it is one of the best products that I've used to control it. I havent had a trace of PM since we started using Eagle, the most important part is being proactive, you have to start applying it before you see the disease, a good fungicide program will consist of 2 or more fungicides on a rotation, started early in the season.
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2/13/2011 12:07:00 AM
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Matt D. |
Connecticut
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Not to bash Tom, as he is a very knowledgeable grower but Eagle is a systemic fungicide…
http://www.dowagro.com/turf/prod/eagle.htm
While I cannot recommend Eagle for use on pumpkins Rally (previously called Nova) has the same active ingredient as Eagle but is labeled for pumpkins…
General info on Rally http://www.dowagro.com/PublishedLiterature/dh_0045/0901b80380045aae.pdf?filepath=/011-10139.pdf&fromPage=GetDoc
Rally’s Label: http://www.cdms.net/ldat/ld9M8000.pdf
I have used Rally and can say that it does work, but you must tank mix a contact like Bravo (a.i. Chlorothalonil) with it and use it sparingly and in rotation as resistance can become an issue. Personally, I recommend Rally just as Powdery Mildew is getting going, but if you have a bad case do not apply any fungicides (plan for next year) as you will just be selecting for resistant strains that are already becoming much too common.
-Matt
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2/15/2011 9:15:35 PM
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Frank and Tina |
South East
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eagles great, no pm
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2/15/2011 9:31:03 PM
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Jed |
Frankfort Ohio
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best product i have found for the $ a bottle goes a long way
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2/15/2011 9:38:15 PM
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Andy H |
Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia
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If you want to go nuclear, Eagle will do the trick. I haven't had any PM issues until October, then I don't care. There are alternatives, but you have to start before the problem begins.
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2/15/2011 9:54:16 PM
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Bohica (Tom) |
Www.extremepumpkinstore.com
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Matt, thanks for clearing that up. Tom
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2/16/2011 9:21:34 AM
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