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DIRECTIONS FOR USE

IMPORTANT: This information is approved as part of the Product Label. All instructions within this section must be read carefully in order to obtain safe and successful use of this product.
Firefly is a mixture of a strobilurin and a triazolinthione fungicide recommended for control of a wide range of diseases on winter wheat and winter rye.

APPLICATION TIMING

Eyespot (Oculimacula spp.)
Spray in the spring at the first sign of disease, from when the leaf sheaths begin to become erect until the 2nd node is detectable (GS 30-32).

Powdery Mildew (Blumaria graminis)
When used for the control of other diseases, Firefly will also give control of wheat powdery mildew.
Strains of wheat and barley powdery mildew resistant to Qol fungicides are common in Ireland.
Control of wheat powdery mildew can only be relied upon from the triazole component of Firefly.
Where specific control of wheat mildew is required, this should be achieved through a programme of measures, including products with recommendations for control of mildew that contain different active substances used in mixture or sequence.

Yellow Rust (Puccinia striiformis)
Apply Firefly at the first signs of disease. A second application may be made 2-3 weeks later if re-infection occurs. Applications made to established infections are likely to be less effective.

Brown Rust (P. recondita)
Apply Firefly at the first signs of disease. A second application may be made 2-3 weeks later if re-infection occurs. Applications made to established infections are likely to be less effective.

Tan Spot (Pyrenophora tritici-repentis)
Apply Firefly at the first signs of disease in spring or early summer. Where disease pressure remains high application may be repeated.

Ear Disease Complex
Apply Firefly soon after ear emergence until the end of flowering (GS 59-69). Control of ear diseases can result in cleaner, brighter ears.
CAUTION: The possible development of disease strains resistant to Firefly cannot be excluded or predicted. Where such resistant strains occur, Firefly is unlikely to give satisfactory control.