Cultural and biological control methods
Regulatory pruning for air circulation, to facilitate dryout of trees and the efficiency of the treatment.
Critical stage
Spring-summer-autumn
Treatment criteria
Presence of lesions on leaves and fruit. Optimum conditions for the development of this pest are temperatures around 25ºC and excess water on the plant.
Active material recommended
Mancozeb
Inorganic copper compound
Scientific name
Alternaria alternata pv. citri