Which pesticides can both kill fungi and kill insects? A complete overview

In the process of growing plants, some pesticides are essential, sometimes to kill fungi, sometimes to eliminate insects. So are there any pesticides that can both kill fungi and kill insects? Let's take a look below.

1. Lime sulfur mixture

Lime sulfur mixture is a pesticide that I believe everyone is familiar with, because its uses are still quite broad. Lime sulfur mixture is mainly used for orchard cleanup, with the effect of killing pathogens and insect eggs; it can kill insects, fungi, and mites, and can be used to control scale insects, red spider mites, powdery mildew, rust disease, and so on. If lime sulfur mixture is used during orchard cleanup, it can also effectively reduce the occurrence of other pests and diseases. However, one point to note is that lime sulfur mixture generally cannot be mixed with other pesticides for use.

2. Mineral oil

Mineral oil is a pesticide that is relatively widely used on the current market, mainly used to control red spider mites, scale insects, and so on. The insecticidal mechanism of mineral oil is physical suffocation; after pests are sprayed with the pesticide, their spiracles are sealed, thereby causing the pests to die. The fungicidal principle of mineral oil is physical isolation, reducing secondary infection by spores. For example, mineral oil can be mixed with copper preparations to control citrus canker. This scheme is used relatively often in the control of canker in Wogan mandarin and other varieties; when using it, be careful not to use it at high temperatures.

3. Mancozeb

Mancozeb is a conventional protective fungicide and is widely used in fields such as fruit trees and vegetables. Mancozeb is generally used together with other fungicides, thereby providing a protective effect. Mancozeb with better fineness has a certain control effect on red spider mites and rust mites.

4. Fluazinam

Fluazinam was previously only used to control potato late blight and pepper blight, and so on. Through research in recent years, it has been found that fluazinam has a relatively good control effect on red spider mites. Fluazinam has relatively good miscibility and can also be mixed with abamectin and so on.

The above are some pesticides among agricultural chemicals that can serve as both insecticides and fungicides. I hope everyone can use pesticides correctly.