GoGardenNews - Items of gardening and ecological interest — fungicides

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Smithsonian Magazine reports, "Newly discovered bacterial compounds are so good at killing fungi that scientists named them after movie star Keanu Reeves, who’s known for efficiently defeating villains in action films like The Matrix and John Wick."

Pathogens can become resistant to chemical treatments. Repeated use of the same fungicide eventually results in a chemical resistant pathogen that becomes very difficult to treat.