Annex

Restricted use of fungicides during post entry quarantine

Effective 14 July 2015 to 5 August 2016

Due to risk of fungicide application masking disease symptoms, the import conditions stating that fungicides are not to be applied without Department permission should be maintained. Suppersession of visual pathogen symptoms/sporulation through fungicide use defeats the purpose of growing on plants in post entry quarantine (PEQ) to check for disease. Consequently fungicide use on quarantine material undergoing PEQ is prohibited without prior approval from the Department. Approval is granted in consultation with a biosecurity plant pathologist and Plant Import Operations.

The following table lists common fungicides in use in Australia and will be updated as more information becomes available.

NON-SYSTEMIC ‘protectant’ fungicides	Main ingredient	Uses	Use IN PEQ?
Bordeaux mixture	Copper Sulphate	Downy mildews, spots	No
Bluestone	Copper Sulphate	Non-crop use (drains etc)	No
Bordox	Copper Oxychloride	Bordeaux substitute	No
Bravo	Chlorothalonil	Botrytis, Sclerotinia, not powdery mildews	Only in consultation with Biosecurity Plant Pathologist and Canberra Office
Captan	C9H8Cl3NO2S	Spray, root dip or seed treatment, rot and damping off	Only in consultation with Biosecurity Plant Pathologist and Canberra Office
Dithane	Mancozeb (Dithiocarbamate)	Broad range, not powdery mildews	Only in consultation with Biosecurity Plant Pathologist and Canberra Office
Kocide	Copper Hydroxide	Alternative to Bordeaux	No
Mancozeb	Mancozeb (Dithiocarbamate)	Broad range, not powdery mildews	Only in consultation with Biosecurity Plant Pathologist and Canberra Office
Nogall	Agrobacterium spp	Only Crown Gall	Only in consultation with Biosecurity Plant Pathologist and Canberra Office
Thiram (TMTD)	Thiram (Dithiocarbamate)	Broad range, particularly damping off - seeds	Only in consultation with Biosecurity Plant Pathologist and Canberra Office
Zineb	Zineb (Dithiocarbamate)	Broad range plus Bactericide	Only in consultation with Biosecurity Plant Pathologist and Canberra Office
Zyban	Mancozeb (Dithiocarbamate)	Broad range, not powdery mildews	Only in consultation with Biosecurity Plant Pathologist and Canberra Office

SYSTEMIC fungicides	Main ingredient	Uses	Use in PEQ?
Bayleton	Triadimefon	Broad range, Protectant and eradicant- can persist in soil up to 2 years	No
Benlate	Benomyl	Protectant and eradicant - not Downy mildews or Phytophthoras	Only in consultation with Biosecurity Plant Pathologist and Canberra Office
Fongarid	Furalaxyl (Acylalines)	Potting mixes-protectant and eradicant	Only in consultation with Biosecurity Plant Pathologist and Canberra Office