Bonide Copper Fungicide RTU User Manual

Liquid COPPER FUNGICIDE

®

Ready to Use

Dormant and growing season liquid
copper fungicide.

For Organic Production

For a wide range of plant diseases:
powdery mildew, rusts, blackspot, leaf
& fruit spot, downy mildew, fruit rot,
late blight.

Manufactured under a license of W. Neudorff
GmbH KG, Germany.

EPA Est. No. 4-NY-1
EPA Reg. No. 67702-1-4

Distributed by
Bonide Products, Inc.
6301 Sutliff Road
Oriskany, NY 13424

It is a violation of Federal Law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling.
Read and follow all applicable directions and precautions on this label before using.

Using the provided hand-pump sprayer, spray all plant surfaces thoroughly with Bonide
Liquid Copper Fungicide RTU. One quart will treat 10 square yards (1.0 L will treat 10 m

To control powdery mildews, begin treatment 2 weeks before disease normally appears.
Alternatively, begin treatment when disease first appears, and repeat at 7 to 10 day
intervals for as long as needed. Spray every 7 days when the amount of disease is
increasing rapidly. If possible, time applications so that 12 hours of dry weather follow
application. On plants that are very susceptible to powdery mildew, such as home­greenhouse-grown cucumber, it is best to spray the plants twice a week during the first 2
weeks after emergence, and weekly thereafter. On outdoor plants, re-apply after rain.

To control downy mildews, leaf and fruit spots, blights, and rust, begin treatment
2 weeks before disease normally appears or when weather forecasts predict a long
period of wet weather. Alternatively, begin treatment when disease first appears, and
repeat at 7 to 10 day intervals for as long as needed. Spray all plant parts thoroughly.
Re-apply following heavy rain. Apply every 7 days when the amount of disease is
increasing rapidly. Sprays every 5 to 7 days should be used for preventing late blight
on potato and related plants. If possible, time applications so that at least 12 hours of
dry weather follows application.

To prevent fruit rots, spray Bonide Liquid Copper Fungicide RTU thoroughly onto
flowers and fruit. Apply at the start of flowering and continue every 7 to 10 days until
harvest. Fungicidal sprays are especially warranted when weather forecasts predict a
long period of wet weather. Re-apply after rain.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE

APPLICATION DIRECTIONS

2).

Begin treatment 2 weeks before disease normally appears or when disease first appears,
and repeat at 7 to 10 day intervals for as long as needed. Re-apply after rain.

Note: Do not mix Bonide Liquid Copper Fungicide RTU with lime. Certain Vinifera and French
Hybrid varieties may be sensitive to copper sprays resulting in marginal leaf burn. Before
spraying these varieties, consult your State Experiment Station or make test sprays.

Downy mildew, Black rot, Phomopsis Cane and Leaf Spot, Powdery mildew

Spray all plant surfaces thoroughly with Bonide Liquid Copper Fungicide RTU. For best
control begin treatment when new growth reaches 1/2 inch and repeat at 7 to 14 day
intervals throughout the growing season.

Gray mold (Fruit rot)

Spray all plant surfaces thoroughly with Bonide Liquid Copper Fungicide RTU. For best
control begin treatment at the end of bloom and repeat at 7 to 14 day intervals.

Peach leaf curl

Spray all plant surfaces thoroughly with Bonide Liquid Copper Fungicide RTU. Can be used to
control peach leaf curl. Apply as a dormant spray in late fall during a period of dry weather.

African violet - Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Botrytis blight, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew
Aluminum plant - Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Rhizoctonia blight
Aralia - Anthracnose, Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Leaf spot
Areca palm - Leaf spot
Bird's nest fern - Bacterial leaf spot and blight
Boston fern - Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Botrytis blight, Rhizoctonia blight
Bromeliad - Anthracnose, Bacterial Leaf spot and blight

APPLICATION DIRECTIONS Cont.

GRAPES

PEACHES

ORNAMENTAL PLANTS

Cactus - Leaf spot
Caladium - Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Rhizoctonia blight
Chinese evergreen - Anthracnose, Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Leaf spot, Rhizoctonia
blight, Soft rot
Corn plant - Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Botrytis blight, Leaf spot
Croton - Anthracnose, Bacterial leaf spot and blight
Devils ivy - Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Rhizoctonia blight
Dieffenbachia - Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Leaf spot, Rhizoctonia blight
Dracaena - Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Botrytis blight, Leaf spot
Dwarf Schefflera - Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Leaf spot
Earthstar - Anthracnose
English ivy - Anthracnose, Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Botrytis blight, Leaf spot,
Rhizoctonia blight
Euphorbia - Rhizoctonia blight
Fishtail palm - Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Leaf spot
Grape ivy - Anthracnose, Botrytis blight, Downy mildew, Powdery mildew, Rhizoctonia blight
India-rubber tree - Leaf spot, Botrytis blight
Japanese fatsia - Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Leaf spot, Rhizoctonia blight
Ladyfinger palm - Leaf spot
Lipstick vine - Botrytis blight, Leaf spot
Nephthytis - Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Leaf spot, Rhizoctonia blight
Nerve plant - Rhizoctonia blight
Norfolk Island pine - Colletotrichum needle blight
Oyster plant - Leaf spot
Peperomia - Leaf spot, Rhizoctonia blight
Philodendron - Anthracnose, Botrytis blight, Leaf spot

ORNAMENTAL PLANTS Cont.

Pothos - Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Rhizoctonia blight
Prayer plant - Leaf spot
Rattlesnake plant - Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Leaf spot
Schefflera - Anthracnose, Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Leaf spot, Rhizoctonia blight
Sedum - Leaf spot
Snake plant - Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Leaf spot
Spathe flower - Leaf spot, Rhizoctonia blight
Staghorn fern - Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Rhizoctonia blight
Swiss cheese plant - Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Anthracnose, Rhizoctonia blight, Soft rot
Tailflower - Anthracnose, Bacterial leaf spot and blight, Leaf spot, Rhizoctonia blight, Soft rot
Ti plant - Anthracnose, Leaf spot
Urn plant - Anthracnose, Bacterial leaf spot and blight
Various palms - Leaf spot
Wax plant - Botrytis blight, Leaf spot, Rhizoctonia blight
Weeping fig - Leaf spot
Yucca - Leaf spot
Zebra plant - Botrytis blight, Leaf spot, Rhizoctonia blight

Bonide Liquid Copper Fungicide RTU may cause some copper toxicity on some plant
species. Before spraying a specific plant species, consult your State Experiment Station
or make a test spray.

ORNAMENTAL PLANTS Cont.

Blackspot, Downy mildew, Gray mold, Leafspots, Powdery mildew, Rust

Spray all plant surfaces thoroughly with Bonide Liquid Copper Fungicide RTU. Begin
treatment when new spring growth emerges and repeat every 7 to 10 days for as long
as needed to control disease. Bonide Liquid Copper Fungicide RTU may cause some
copper toxicity on some roses. Copper toxicity appears as purple spots.

Bonide Liquid Copper Fungicide RTU decomposes to form soluble copper, and fatty
acid, both of which can be used by microbes and plants.

Fixed copper is one of the oldest fungicides and bactericides, used to control a wide
range of plant diseases. Bonide Liquid Copper Fungicide RTU is a patented, fixed
copper fungicide, made by combining a soluble copper fertilizer with a naturally-occurring
fatty acid. The copper and the fatty acid combine to form a copper salt of the fatty acid,
known technically as a true soap. The copper soap fungicide controls many common
diseases using low concentrations of copper, down as low as 90 ppm. The net result is
an excellent vegetable, fruit and ornamental fungicide. Bonide Liquid Copper Fungicide
RTU is suited for use in domestic circumstances, both indoors and outdoors.
A wide range of bacteria and fungi attack plants, however, they generally only cause a
few types of diseases. When using Bonide Liquid Copper Fungicide RTU, it is important
to identify the type of disease in order to use the best method of disease control.

Bonide Liquid Copper Fungicide RTU controls diseases of a wide range of plants,
including many vegetables, fruit and ornamentals. As with most fungicides, Bonide
Liquid Copper Fungicide RTU acts to protect plants from infection. Therefore, it is
important to have Bonide Liquid Copper Fungicide RTU on the leaf, flower or fruit before
the pathogen is able to cause an infection.

ROSE AND ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS

Powdery mildews tend to occur on the upper leaf surfaces, as though a white powder

was sprinkled onto the plant. Powdery mildews can form a dense, white, cottony mass,
making the whole leaf appear white. They are also commonly found on stems. Powdery
mildews rarely kill plants. Most fungal diseases require water to infect plants. Powdery
mildews are unique in that they do not require water for infection. Hence, under home
greenhouse conditions, powdery mildews can become severe. Shade and dense
plantings also promote powdery mildew.

Powdery mildews commonly occur on the following plants: bean, beet, broccoli,
brussel sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, cantaloupe, chard, chicory, chive, cucumber,
currant, endive, gooseberry, hop, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, lilac, pea, pumpkin, rose,
rutabaga, spinach, squash, strawberry, turnip, zucchini and many other plant species.

Downy mildews tend to occur on the lower leaf surfaces. Downy mildews are much
finer than powdery mildews, and appear as fine white cotton, similar to duck down.
Downy mildews can rapidly kill plant leaves during wet, cool weather, but are inhibited
by hot dry weather. White rust is caused by fungi related to the downy mildews and
occurs as small white blisters, full of white powder, that appear on plant leaves. The
white powder is rust spores.

Downy mildews commonly occur on the following plants: bean, beet, broccoli, brussel
sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, cantaloupe, chard, chicory, chive, corn, cucumber,
endive, garlic, hop, kale, kohlrabi, leek, lettuce, onion, pea, pumpkin, rutabaga, shallot,
spinach, squash, sunflower, tobacco, turnip, zucchini and many other plant species.

Leaf and fruit spots are small brown or black spots on the leaf or fruit. They commonly
occur on many of the plants grown around the home and in the garden. These spots can
be caused by a range of fungi and bacteria. Leaf and fruit spots are commonly caused
by fungi belonging to the following genera: Alternaria, Cercospora, Colletotrichum,

Cylindrosporium, Gloeosporium, Glomerella, Gnomonia, Marssonia, Mycosphaerella
(Didymella), Phomopsis, Phyllosticta, Septoria, and Sphaceloma. Spots on leaves

and fruit can expand and grow together. Leaf spot pathogens require water to infect
plants. During wet weather, spots can develop into a blight, rapidly, killing leaves,
flowers and stems.

Leaf and fruit spots commonly occur on:
QUINCE: Anthracnose, Cedar Apple Rust, Coryneum Blight, Flyspeck, Quince Rust,
Scab, Sooty Blotch
BEAN, PEA: Anthracnose, Ascochyta leaf and pod spot, Bacterial blights (halo, common
and brown spot)
BEET, CHARD, SPINACH: Cercospora leaf spot
CARROTS: Alternaria leaf blight, Bacterial leaf blight, Cercospora leaf blight
CELERY AND CELERIAC: Bacterial leaf spot, Cercospora (early) blight, Septoria (late)
blight
CORN: Southern leaf blight, Cercospora leaf spot
CABBAGE AND RELATED PLANTS: Alternaria blight, Bacterial leaf spot
CUCUMBERS, CANTALOUPE, SQUASH, PUMPKIN, ZUCCHINI: Alternaria blight,
scab, Angular leaf spot, Anthracnose, Scab, Ulocladium leaf spot
CURRANT AND GOOSEBERRY: Anthracnose, Phyllosticta and Septoria leaf spots
GINSENG: Alternaria blight, Botrytis blight, Phytophthora mildew
HOP: Anthracnose, Cercospora leaf spot
LETTUCE, CHICORY, ENDIVE: Septoria leaf spot

ONION, GARLIC, LEEK, SHALLOT, CHIVES: Botrytis leaf blight, Neck rot and Bacterial
soft rot
PARSLEY: Leaf scorch, Leaf spot
STRAWBERRY: Angular leaf spot, Leaf scorch, Mycosphaerella leaf spot, Phomopsis
leaf blight, Septoria leaf spots
TOMATO, POTATO, EGGPLANT, PEPPER: Anthracnose, Bacterial speck, Bacterial
spot, Cercospora leaf spot, Early blight, Gray mold, Late blight, Leaf mold, Septoria
leaf spot

Rusts are small orange blisters that appear on plant leaves, that are full of orange
powder. The orange powder is rust spores. Towards the end of the season, black
spores are often produced.

White rusts commonly occur on the following plants: broccoli, brussel sprouts,
cauliflower, cabbage, chard, kale, kohlrabi, spinach, sunflower, turnip, and many other
plant species.

Rusts are commonly found on roses, currants and many other types of plants.

Fruit rots appear as soft, rotten areas on the fruit. Often the causal fungus can be seen

growing and producing spores on the surface of the rotting area. Rots are often caused
by fungi belonging to the following genera: Aspergillus, Botrytis, Monilinia, Mucor,

Penicillium, Rhizopus and Sclerotinia.

Fruit rots commonly occur on strawberries, raspberries, and other fruit.

Cultural Method to Assist in Reducing Plant Disease

Several common sense techniques can also be used to reduce plant disease.
These include:

• Inspect the plants often for signs of disease or insect pests. Take appropriate
measures when warranted.

• Promote healthy plant growth, but do not over fertilize.

• Do not grow the same types of plants in the same location in successive years.

• Control weed species around the garden that are related to the plant species that
you are growing. Weeds are a source of plant pathogens.

• Space plants to ensure good airflow and drying after rain. Also, water plants in the
morning to minimize the time that the plants are wet. Wet leaves, flowers and fruit
promote infections by plant pathogens.

• Prune plants during dry weather to reduce wound infections.

• At the end of the growing season remove and compost all garden refuse.
Garden refuse can act as a source of plant pathogens.

STORAGE

Store this product in its original container and keep in a secure storage area out
of reach of children and domestic animals. Store in a secure place, away from
open fire or flame. Keep container closed and reseal after use. Product may
be damaged by freezing. Do not store product below 40°F (4°C). If spilled, use
absorbent materials and dispose of in an approved manner.

DISPOSAL
If empty: Do not reuse this container. Place in trash or offer for recycling if

available.
If partly filled: Call your local solid waste agency for disposal instructions. Never
place unused product down any indoor or outdoor drain.

STORAGE AND DISPOSAL

IF IN EYES: • Hold eye open and rinse slowly and gently with water for

15-20 minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present, after
the first 5 minutes, then continue rinsing eye.

• Call a poison control center or doctor for treatment advice.

IF ON SKIN OR • Take off contaminated clothing.
CLOTHING: • Rinse skin immediately with plenty of water for 15-20

minutes.

• Call a poison control center or doctor for treatment advice.
IF SWALLOWED: • Call a poison control center or doctor immediately for

• Have person sip a glass of water if able to swallow.

• Do not induce vomiting unless told to by a poison control

• Do not give anything by mouth to an unconscious person.
IF INHALED: • Move person to fresh air.

• If person is not breathing, call 911 or an ambulance, then

• Call a poison control center or doctor for further treatment

Have the product container or label with you when calling a poison control center
or doctor, or going for treatment.

treatment advice.

center or doctor.

give artificial respiration, preferably mouth-to-mouth, if
possible.

advice.

FIRST AID

PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS

CAUTION: Harmful if swallowed, absorbed through skin or inhaled. Wash

thoroughly with soap and water after handling. Avoid contact with skin, eyes or
clothing. Avoid breathing spray mist. Remove contaminated clothing and wash
clothing before reuse.

This product is toxic to fish and aquatic organisms. Do not apply directly to water.
Do not contaminate water when disposing of equipment washwaters.

NOTICE TO BUYER

Seller warrants that this product conforms to the chemical description on this label
and is reasonably fit for purposes stated on this label only when used in accordance
with directions under normal use conditions. This warranty does not extend to use of
this product contrary to label directions, or under abnormal use conditions, or under
conditions not reasonably foreseeable to seller. Buyer assumes all risk of any such use.
Seller makes no other warranties, either expressed or implied.

HAZARDS TO HUMANS AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS