Tecto 500 SC is a Systemic fungicide for foliar disease prevention and control of botrytis in roses and Anthracnose in Avocados as a post-harvest treatment.

Active ingredient content: Thiabendazole 500 g/lt.

Spectrum of Activity: Thiabendazole is systemic with protective and curative action. It is absorbed by the leaves and the roots. The wide anti-fungal spectrum of thiabendazole and its wide margin of safety to plants make it the product of choice on many crops. Thiabendazole helps prevent and control plant infections by foliar application treatments and it can help extend shelf life by controlling storage diseases.

Recommendations for Use:

Tecto 500 SC is a broad-spectrum systemic fungicide with protective and curative action. It is used for pre-plant applications, foliar sprays and post-harvest treatment.

Pre-Plant treatments Roses: Use 200 ml Tecto 500 SC per 100 litres water applied as a pre-plant dip.

Post-harvest applications: Roses (Botrytis) - 90mls/100ltrs of water. Apply at 8-10 days intervals with a maximum of 4 applications per season, Avocado (Anthracnose) – 465mls/100ltrs of water. Dip Avocado fruit for 20 seconds.

Application information:

Protected crops (Roses) in greenhouses and under plastic: Tecto 500 SC can be applied with spray guns, horizontal and vertical boom sprayers or knapsack sprayers. In view of the usually dense crop stands, particular care has to be taken to achieve thorough coverage also of the lower plant parts. Spray volumes between 200-2000 lt./ha are recommended.

Mixing:

Make certain application equipment is clean and not contaminated. Cal­culate carefully the required amount of spray mixture in order to prevent any leftover in the spray tank after treatments. Do not pre-mix in bulk for more than a days work. Triple rinse empty containers and add the rinsate to the spray mixture. For operator safety do not contaminate the outside of the sprayer.