Over the years it appears that certain varieties are more susceptible to rust in my area than others. The three that have the earliest onset and most severe outbreak are Black Madeira, Maltese Falcon and Wuhan.  Has anyone else made an observation and if so what varieties?

What treatment if any do you use?

I use Liquid Copper Fungicide (Copper Octanoate-Copper Soap) which helps control it but does not stop it. I am always looking for something better if anyone knows what that is.

Sorry, no real answers to offer but was curious how rust overwintered. We really don't get rust here as the winters are too cold and likely kills the fungus. I did have it one year when I purchased fig trees from the south. At the end of the season I removed all of the leaves from the area where I grow figs, including any that fell in the pots, and made sure they were destroyed. If I remember correctly I may have also sprayed Neem oil on the plants as a sort of preventative as I stored away the trees for the winter. I haven't seen it rear its ugly head since.

Mike I had some rust last year here in NYC, the figs on the rusty branch did not ripen and all the leaves eventually curled up and fell off. I am using neem oil spray, which I believe is organic. I saw some spots on my MBVS leaves and sprayed recently, but it may have been another stressor. It is early still for rust but you never know, we've had some heavy rains at times. I noticed the neem oil also kills little flies lurking on my pine bark mulch.

Tim and Rafael thanks for your comments. I believe it does take an extended period of wet and humid conditions to get it going.

Hi newnandawg,
If you are in ground, plant garlic or/and leek. Those are natural fungicide .
You may want to try egg-shells on the top of the dirt of your trees ...

Rust is rampant here in Maryland Zone 7. I get it on Verns Brown turkey, Sicilian Red, Marabout, Hardy Chicago, literally all varieties Im growing. Neem oil works OK but not nearly as well as the Bonide Copper Fungicide applied premetively (right after heavy rains). It’s somehow still considered organic I believe. 

Rust and birds are two immutable forces of nature that I have come to grudgingly accept as part of growing figs in this part of the country.

Here it seems as though trees that show heavy FMV symptoms also are more susceptible to rust.  (Although someone posted an interesting thread about mixing up these two conditions... I think it was ascpete but not sure).  Anyway, the varieties that seem especially susceptible to rust here include Maltese Falcon, Chikishlyarskii, Celeste, and Lungo del Portogalo.  The sample space is rather small though... i.e. it's not clear if I've got trees of those varieties that just happen to be weak/more susceptible to rust, or if it really is something about the varieties.  As for treatment, I use Neem Oil.  

Mike   central NY state, zone 5a