SummaryA capillary electrophoretic method for the determination of l",,vo benzimiclazoJe fungicides, carbenclazim and thiabenclazole, in lemons has been developed. The l",,vo fungicides were separated in a Iow-pH phosphate buffer containing acetonitrile. Reproducibility tests measuring both migration times and peak areas gave low relative standard-deviation values. Calibration graphs were linear and the detection limits, defined as a signal-to-noise ratio of 3:1, were 2.3 and 2.0 ~g mL 1 for thiabendazole and carbendazim, respectively. Analysis of carbendazim and thiabendazole residues in lemons was performed after lemon homogenization, extraction with ethyl acetate and purification through a series of separatory-funnel, acid-base partitions. This lemon clean-up procedure ensured no interference in the capillary electrophoretic analysis from lemon endogenous ingredients.