Blue Shield® DF Copper Fungicide

Fungicides

Blue Shield is a well-established copper hydroxide fungicide for the protection of dozens of fruit, nut and vegetable crops against many different fungal infections. Just as a few examples, Blue Shield protects against black rot, peppery leaf spot, ring spot and downy mildew in brassicas; black spot in apples, pears and citrus fruit; and anthracnose and bacterial black spot in mangoes.

Product Details

Active Ingredients	Chemical Group	Formulation Type	Pack sizes
Copper present as hydroxide 500 g/kg	M1	Water dispersable granule (WG)	10 kg

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Crop Suitability

Always read and follow label instructions. Not all products are registered for use in every state.

Crop Suitability

Application/Crop	Usage/Problem/Target	Notes
Almonds	Leaf curl	All states
Almonds	Shothole	All states
Apples	Black spot	All states
Apricots	Shothole	All states
Apricots	Freckle	All states
Apricots	Bacterial canker	NSW, Vic, Tas, SA, WA only
Avocados	Anthracnose	All states
Avocados	Phytophthora stem canker	Qld, NSW, WA only
Bananas	Cercospora leaf spot	Qld, NSW, WA only
Bananas	Phytophthora stem canker	NSW, WA only
Beans	Common blight	All states
Beans	Bacterial brown spot	All states
Beans	Halo blight	All states
Beans	Rust	All states
Beans	Chocolate spot	All states
Brassicas	Black rot	All states
Brassicas	Peppery leaf spot	All states
Brassicas	Ring spot	All states
Brassicas	Downy mildew	All states
Capsicums	Bacterial spot	All states
Capsicums	Bacterial canker	All states
Carrots	Leaf spot	All states
Celery	Leaf spot	All states
Celery	Bacterial soft rot	All States except Vic
Cherries	Shothole	All states
Cherries	Freckle	All states
Cherries	Bacterial canker / Gummosis	NSW, Vic, Tas, SA, WA only
Citrus	Black spot	All states
Citrus	Melanose	All states
Citrus	Smoky blotch	All States exept NSW, Vic, SA
Citrus	Scab	All States exept NSW, Vic, SA
Citrus	Phytophthora stem canker	Qld, NSW only
Cucurbits	Angular leaf spot	All states
Cucurbits	Bacterial leaf spot	All states
Faba beans	Rust	All states
Faba beans	Chocolate spot	All states
Grapevines	Downy mildew	All states
Kiwifruit	Phytophthora stem canker	Qld, NSW, WA only
Lettuce	Downy mildew	All states
Lettuce	Bacterial leaf spot	All states
Lettuce	Anthracnose	All states
Lychees	Parasitic algae	Qld and NSW only
Lychees	Phytophthora stem canker	Qld, NSW, WA only
Macadamias	Husk spot	Qld, NSW, NT only
Macadamias	Anthracnose	Qld, NSW, NT only
Macadamias	Pink limb blight	Qld, NSW, NT only
Macadamias	Phytophthora stem canker	Qld, WA only
Mangoes	Anthracnose	Qld, NSW, SA, WA, NT only
Mangoes	Bacterial black spot	Qld, NSW, SA, WA, NT only
Nectarines	Leaf curl	All states
Nectarines	Shothole	All states
Nectarines	Phytophthora stem canker	Qld, NSW, WA only
Onions	Downy mildew	All states
Parsnips	Leaf spots	Vic, SA, WA only
Passionfruit	Phytophthora stem canker	Qld, NSW, WA only
Peaches	Leaf curl	All states
Peaches	Shothole	All States
Peaches	Phytophthora stem canker	Qld, NSW, WA only
Pears	Black spot (scab)	All states
Peas	Ascochyta blight	All states
Peas	Bacterial blight	All states
Pecans	Phytophthora stem canker	Qld, NSW, NT only
Plums	Shothole	All states
Plums	Phytophthora stem canker	Qld, NSW, WA only
Potatoes	Target spot (early blight)	All states
Potatoes	Irish blight (late blight)	All states
Red Beet	Downy mildew	All states
Red Beet	Rust	All states
Rhubarb	Crown rot	All states
Rhubarb	Downy mildew	All states
Silver Beet	Downy mildew	All states
Spinach	Downy mildew	All states
Strawberries	Leaf spot	Vic, Tas, SA, WA only
Strawberries	Grey mould	Vic, Tas, SA, WA only
Tobacco seed beds	Wildfire	Qld, NSW, Vic, WA only
Tobacco seed beds	Angular leaf spot	Qld, NSW, Vic, WA only
Tobacco seed beds	Algae	Qld, WA only
Tomatoes	Target spot (early blight)	All states
Tomatoes	Septoria leaf spot	All states
Tomatoes	Bacterial spot	All states
Tomatoes	Bacterial speck	All states
Tomatoes	Bacterial canker	All states
Tomatoes	Irish blight (late blight)	All states
Tropical fruit (other)	Phytophthora stem canker	Qld, NSW, WA only
Walnuts	Walnut blight	All states