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Cueva Commercial Copper Fungicide is a patented combination of low amounts of copper with a fatty acid to produce a copper soap fungicide that offers protection from a wide variety of bacterial and fungal diseases. It is gentle enough to be used on copper sensitive crops and does not stain like other copper fungicides.

Cueva is a blue liquid suspension that mixes easily, stays in solution for long periods and spreads evenly over the treated crop. The unique copper soap combination gives Cueva better control of powdery mildew than typical coppers and does not sacrifice control of downy mildew. In addition, Cueva offers an alternative to antibiotics for the control of fire blight in pome fruit.

Cueva can be applied indoors (greenhouse) and outdoors on a wide variety of ornamental and food crops to control a broad range of bacterial and fungal diseases. Areas treated with Cueva can be re-entered in just 4 hours and the crop can be harvested 12 hours after application. Cueva is gentle on beneficial insects and is harmless to pollinators.

This product is part of integrated pest management programs and is ideal for use in crops that are sensitive to copper where protection from powdery mildew and bacterial diseases is desired.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE

DO NOT apply this product in a way that will contact workers or bystanders, either directly or through drift. Only protected handlers may be in the area during application. As this product is not registered for the control of pests in aquatic systems, DO NOT use to control aquatic pests. DO NOT allow effluent or runoff from greenhouses containing this product to enter lakes, streams, ponds or other waters. DO NOT contaminate irrigation or drinking water supplies or aquatic habitats by cleaning of equipment or disposal of wastes. DO NOT enter or allow worker entry into treated areas during the restricted-entry interval of 4 hours.

Field sprayer application: DO NOT apply during periods of dead calm. Avoid application of this product when winds are gusty. DO NOT apply with spray droplets smaller than the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE S572.1) medium classification. Boom height must be 60 cm or less above the crop or ground.

Airblast application: DO NOT apply during periods of dead calm. Avoid application of this product when winds are gusty. DO NOT direct spray above plants to be treated. Turn off outward pointing nozzles at row ends and outer rows. DO NOT apply when wind speed is greater than 16 km/h at the application site as measured outside of the treatment area on the upwind side. DO NOT apply by air.

Buffer zones: Use of the following spray methods or equipment DO NOT require a buffer zone: hand-held or backpack sprayer and spot treatment. The buffer zones specified in the table below are required between the point of direct application and the closest downwind edge of sensitive freshwater habitats (such as lakes, rivers, sloughs, ponds, prairie potholes, creeks, marshes, streams, reservoirs and wetlands) and estuarine/marine habitats.