Biopesticides and Conventional Fungicides for Managing Bacterial Diseases in Tomato

Updated January 2023

This list is products labeled for these diseases.  It is not based on review of research documenting efficacy.

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Biopesticides Canker Speck Spot
Actinovate X X
AgriPhage X
AgriPhage-CMM X
Aviv X X
Brandt Organics Aleo X X
Cease (greenhouse only) X X
Companion X
Double Nickel X X
FungOUT X
GreenFurrow BacStop X X
Howler X X
LifeGard X X
OxiDate 2 X X
PerCarb X X
Regalia X X
Serenade ASO, Opti X a X X
Serifel X X
Sporan EC2 X
Stargus X
Taegro 2 X X
Timorex Act X X X
Theia X X
Triathlon BA X X
Other organic products
Badge X2 (copper) b X X X
copper (many products) X X
Conventional fungicides
Actigard X X
Agri-mycin (greenhouse only) X
Badge SC (copper) b X X X
copper (many products) X X
K-Phite X X
Mankocide X X
Tanos X X X
Vacciplant X X

a Only Serenade ASO is labeled for bacterial canker.
b Badge X2 and Badge SC (copper oxychloride + copper hydroxide) are labeled for all 3 bacterial diseases

Biopesticides labeled generally for bacterial diseases (none specified):
KeyPlex 350 OR, Thymox Control, and Thyme Guard.

More information/prepared by:

Margaret Tuttle McGrath
Associate Professor Emeritus
Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center (LIHREC)
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
School of Integrative Plant Science
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Cornell University
mtm3@cornell.edu