mˈoːɹ ɹˈiːsəntli, bˌaɪoʊfˌʌŋɡɪsˈaɪdəl mˈɛθədz ʌv kəntɹˈoʊl hæv ɪmˈɜːdʒd ɪn stˈʌdiz wɪð sˌʌm pɹˈɑːmɪs bˌiːɪŋ ʃˈoʊn baɪ ðɪ ˈɔːɹɡənˌɪzəm mˌaɪkɹoʊsfɛɹˈɑːpsɪs ɑːkɹˈeɪsiə ɪn ɹᵻdˈʌkʃən ʌv ɪnˈɪʃəl ɐskˈɑːspoːɹ ɪnˈɑːkjʊləm ʌv ˌʌp tə sˈɛvənti dˈæʃ ˈeɪɾi pɚsˈɛnt.
More recently, biofungicidal methods of control have emerged in studies with some promise being shown by the organism Microsphaeropsis ochracea in reduction of initial ascospore inoculum of up to 70-80 percent.