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Active chemical: is a mixture of calcium polysulfides formed by reacting calcium hydroxide with sulfur

Used to control: for deciduous trees to control fungi, bacteria and insects living or dormant on the surface of the bark. It is used as a direct fungicide on powdery mildews, anthracnose, scab, and other diseases on alfalfa, beans, clover, and fruit. Control of scale insects and spider mite eggs on fruit trees.. Used for control of pear blister mite, caneblight and scab. May be applied with water or mixed with oils for use as a dormant spray. sulfur burns leaves so it is not as useful for evergreen plants. Diluted solutions of lime sulfur (between 1:16 and 1:32) are also used as a dip for pets to help control ringworm.

Mode of action: Fungicide which acts directly and also by decomposition to elemental sulfur, which acts as a protective fungicide. Insecticide which acts by softening the wax of scale insects.

Recommended application rate:

DORMANT SPRAY
Apples, Pears, Plums, and Cherries: For San Jose Scale, use before buds swell in Spring. For Pear Leaf Blister Mites, use 125 ml/L of water delay until bud swell to treat overwintering mites in buds.
Peaches: For control of Peach Leaf Curl, San Jose Scale, Twig Borer and as an aid in the control of Brown Rot Blossom Blight; apply 62.5ml/L of water once in late fall, repeat in spring just before buds swell. Full season control of Brown Rot Blossom Blight will
require additional application of a fungicide.

SUMMER FOLIAGE SPRAYINGRoses: For control of Black Spot, PowderyMildew, Rust and Red Spider; apply at 10 to 15 day intervals in growing season.

Grapes: As an aid in the control of Powdery Mildew and Anthracnose, apply when shoots are 6 to 8 inches long and again after bloom. Existing foliage may be somewhat damaged. Additional applications of a fungicide are necessary for full seasonal control.
Peaches: As a aid in the control of Brown Rot Blossom Blight and to help prevent Scab; make an application at petal fall stage. Do not use on Apricots. For control of Powdery Mildew; apply just before and after blooming.
Additional application of a fungicide may be necessary for full season control.
Do not use Liquid Lime Sulphur and Dormant Oil Spray Within 30 days of each other during the growing season. Do not spray on apricot or Japanese plum when they are in leaf as severe injury will result.