@LALegault So, #copper-based #fungicides are VERY bad for #bees. I think if one needs to choose between neem and copper soap fungicides, one should probably go with neem oil -- but use sparingly and wisely.

Copper sulfate found to be toxic to stingless bees

Date:
April 12, 2016

Source:
Entomological Society of America

"A new study from the Federal University of Vicosa in Brazil has found that copper sulfate, when used as a leaf fertilizer, is lethal to the native Brazilian bee known as Friesella schrottkyi. In addition, the study, which was published in the Journal of Economic Entomology, found that sublethal exposure also affected the bee's behavior.

"'This could have implications for growers who use copper sulfate as a leaf fertilizer, and as a fungicide,' said Dr. Raul Narciso Guedes, one of the co-authors."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160412110002.htm

RT @EPPO_efficacy: EPPO Codes are used widely, among others in online applications for #pesticides authorization. Do you make use of them? Recording of EPPO Webinar for EPPO #Codes users is available on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gpuLDF0eZI
#fungicides #herbicides #insecticides #bioprotectants #IPM https://t.co/O2AXRtkKT6

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Plants_EFSA/status/1666101786170605575

How can studying predator-prey interactions lead to the discovery of new chemical compounds that otherwise would probably be overlooked? Pierre Stallforth talks about this to @CBCNews (starting at ~10:00)
https://cbc.ca/player/play/2175749187643
@unijena
#fungicides #fungi #fungalresistance #fungalinfections #bacteria #biochemistry

Discovery could lead to new #fungicides to protect #rice crops.

#agriculture #Magnaporthe #PMO

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-discovery-fungicides-rice-crops.html

What do Keanu Reeves and #NaturalProducts produced by bacteria🦠have in common?
They're both deadly to their enemies. That's why #LeibnizHKI researchers named the #toxins they discovered keanumycins. They could be used as #fungicides:
https://leibniz-hki.de/en/press-release/keanu-reeves-the-molecule.html
@unijena @dfg_public @Hertweck_Lab

Direct link to the article: https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c11107

The research was also highlighted as a News & Views article in @Nature https://t.co/9ibj8XuwFb

#scicomm #antimycotics #research #fungalresistance

https://marketmillion.com/what-are-biological-fungicides-and-how-does-it-work/

What are #Biological #fungicides and how does it work

#bestorganicfertilizersinIndia

You must know when to use bio fungicides. For protecting the plant, you need to use bio fungicides in the garden before any disease develops as bio fungicides will not cure an already infected plant. Make sure to apply it at an early stage to protect the root against attacking fungi and encourage vigorous development of root hairs.

RT @EPPO_efficacy: EPPO Working Party on #PlantProtection Products met on 2022-06-20/21. Nine Specific Standards were approved (four new and five revised). Web report is now available online: https://www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/2022_meetings/wp_pp
#CropProtection #herbicides #insecticides #fungicides #pestcontrol #TropicalFruits

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/Plants_EFSA/status/1554034919927693313

RT @EPPO_efficacy: PPO Expert Working Group for the Extrapolation Database is meeting just now. We work on converting EPPO #Extrapolation tables for #MinorUses https://www.eppo.int/ACTIVITIES/plant_protection_products/extrapolation_tables into a searchable #database
#herbicides #insecticides #fungicides #pesticides #IPM #MinorCrops #SpecialityCrops

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/Plants_EFSA/status/1527291637587578889

RT @EPPO_efficacy: Do you work with #pesticides efficacy trials? Do you convert between the different dose expressions of #PlantProtection products? An Excel conversion tool that may be of help to you is now available on EPPO website https://www.eppo.int/ACTIVITIES/plant_protection_products/harmonized_dose_expression
#herbicides #fungicides #insecticides

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/Plants_EFSA/status/1510917915910025218

From what I have read so far on the IPCC's report, is the damage being dome by #fossilfuel intensive farming and the excessive use of #pesticides, #herbicides, #fungicides & #fertilisers! https://euobserver.com/environment/145594?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=email

Alarming link between #fungicides and #bee declines revealed | #Environment | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/29/alarming-link-between-fungicides-and-bee-declines-revealed

#Bees