Organic crop protection options

Working with nature

 

Every branch of Fruitfed Supplies carries a range of organic crop protection products, although the specific products will vary from branch to branch.

 

Following are lists of organic fungicides, insecticides and herbicides.

 

If a product you’re looking for is not shown here, please talk with one of the customer service representatives at your local Fruitfed Supplies branch.

 

 

                            ORGANIC FUNGICIDES

 

Product

Formulation

Targeted disease

Blossom Bless

3x1010 Pantoea Agglomerans P10c

A biological agent preparation for use as protection against fireblight infection of pipfruit flowers

 

Blue Shield

500 g/kg copper as copper hydroxide

A broad-spectrum fungicide and bactericide for use on fruit and vegetable crops

 

Botryzen

Ulocladium oudemansii

A living micro-organism fungicide that provides protection from Botrytis infection over flowering through to pre-bunch closure in grapes, kiwifruit, blackcurrants and ornamentals

 

Kumulus DF

800 g/kg sulphur

A fungicide for control of powdery mildew and rust diseases on pipfruit, stonefruit, grapes, tamarillos, vegetables and ornamentals

 

Lime Sulphur

200 g/l sulphur as calcium polysulphides

A fungicide, acaricide, insecticide and blossom thinner to optimise fruit load

 

Organic JMS Stylet Oil

Mineral oil

A mineral oil for use on apples, avocados, citrus, kiwifruit, pears, stonefruit to control a range of insect pests and on grapes to control powdery mildew, Botrytis, mealy bug and mites

 

Oxi-Cup 50 WG

500g/kg copper as copper oxychloride

A protectant fungicide for control of a wide range of fungal and bacterial diseases in many fruit and vegetable crops

 

Sentinel

Trichoderma atroviride stain LU132, 2.5 billion colony forming units per gram

A bio-fungicide for spray application to protect grapes and tomatoes against grey mould, Botrytis cinerea

 

 

Serenade Max

146 g/kg dried Bacillus subtilis (QST 713 strain) and not less than 7.3 x 109 cfu/g

A bio-fungicide to aid control and suppression of powdery mildew, Botrytis and sour rot on grapes, fireblight on pipfruit, Botrytis on berryfruit, kiwifruit, persimmons and onions, and various diseases of avocado, citrus, lettuce and turf

 

Suclean DF

800 g/kg sulphur

A fungicide for control of powdery mildew and rust diseases on pipfruit, stonefruit, grapes, tamarillos, vegetables and ornamentals

 

Unite

Trichoderma hazarium, 50 million CFU per gram

A bio-fungicide for use in soil and growing media to prevent soil-borne diseases in a wide range of crops

 

Vinevax Biodowel

Trichoderma hazarium, 100 million CFU per dowel

A treatment for silver leaf in pip and stonefruit and to prevent black dead arm and dying arm infections in grapevines

 

Vinevax pruning wound dressing

Trichoderma hazarium, 500 million CFU per gram

A pruning wound dressing to prevent infection by fungi causing silver leaf on pip and stonefruit trees, ornamental trees and shrubs and trunk disease on grapevines. May be applied as a paste or spray

 

 

 

 

                                   ORGANIC INSECTICIDES

Product

Formulation

Targeted pest

Biosheild Grass Grub

109 viable Serratia entomophila (strain AgResearch 626) per gram

A biological insecticide for control of New Zealand grass grub in pasture

 

Checkmate CMXL

Pheromone

A pheromone-based mating disruption ties for codling moth in apples, pears, quinces and other pome fruit and peaches

 

Cyd-X

0.7g/L Cydia pomonella granulovirus (equivalent to 3x10-13 GV/L)

 

A specific biological insecticide for control of codling moth

DC Tron NR

823 ml/l mineral oil

A highly-refined emulsifiable mineral spraying oils, designed for use alone or as an adjuvant in combination with insecticides, fungicides and herbicides. Controls a wide range of pests and some diseases on fruit trees, vegetables, ornamentals and other crops

 

DC Tron Plus Organic

823 ml/l mineral oil

As for DC Tron NR, but BioGro registered for use in organics

 

Delfin

Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki

A biological insecticide in wettable granule form for the control of caterpillars in berry fruit, citrus, grapes, glasshouse tomatoes, kiwifruit and vegetable brassicas

 

Desire range of pheromone lures for use with sticky traps

 

Entrust Naturalyte

800 g/kg spinosad

An insecticide for control of pests in fruit, vines and vegetables

 

Isomate range of mating disruption dispensers

 

Organic JMS Stylet Oil

Mineral oil

For use on apples, avocados, citrus, kiwifruit, pears, stonefruit to control a range of insect pests and on grapes to control powdery mildew, Botrytis, mealy bug and mites

 

Pheromone traps and sticky base inserts

 

Pyganic

13 g/l pyrethrins

A fast acting, broad spectrum organic insecticide derived from pyrethrum flowers

 

Xentari

Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies aizawai (Abbott strain 1857)

A biological insecticide for the control of caterpillars on brassicas

 

 

 

 

ORGANIC HERBICIDES

Organic Interceptor
680 g/l essential oil
A non-selective contact herbicide which works by dehydration and is fast acting. Controls grasses, weeds, moss and lichen