Stinger Herbicide Brochure - SDS

Stinger
herbicide.
™
Your economical first strike
on blackberry.
Solutions for the Growing World
Your economical first
strike on blackberry
Stinger™ Herbicide is the new solution to large blackberry infestations. If you’re planning a serious war on woody weeds then Stinger
Herbicide provides your economical, first strike. There’s less to retreat and better secondary weed control.
% Visual Control blackberry 677–770 days after treatment (mean of 5 TRIALS in New South Wales)
Visual
%
Visual% Regrowth
Suppression
Regrowth Control
70
6080
5070
Brush-Off ® 80
Stinger
69
Stinger provides:
• Superior control of secondary weeds
• Retention of grasses
Stinger contains 375 g/kg aminopyralid and 300 g/kg
metsulfuron-methyl. Aminopyralid selectively controls
broadleaf weeds in grasses and works better to suppress
regrowth of secondary weeds.
• Faster brownout
• Less to retreat
20
2040
10
30
0
20
677 – 700 DAA
Mean of 8 Trials
10
0
Stinger was significantly
superior in 4 out of 5 trials.
58
4060
3050
The aminopyralid in Stinger makes
all the difference
Stinger 20 g +
BS1000 100 mL/100 L
Fast Brown out
Metsulfuron 10 g +
BS1000 100 mL/100 L
Using Stinger means you can see where you have treated within days.
Trial
112001CP
Blackberry
Trt 2 41DAA
Blackberry
treated
with Stinger,
41DAA
Why Stinger Herbicide?
1. No more of the “year two metsulfuron regrowth blues”. Stinger is proven to reduce regrowth.
2. Get faster into productivity, Stinger Herbicide protects grasses and is tough on blackberry and other key woody weeds.
Key benefits
metsulfuron +
glyphosate mixes
Stinger
Why?
Works better on key weeds
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Includes aminopyralid - less regrowth to follow up in
the second and third year
Doesn’t kill grasses
Much quicker brownout
Control of more weeds
including thistles
Retains pasture competition and smothers invading
secondary weeds like Paterson’s curse and thistles
Easy identification of where you’ve treated
Thistles are often the first to return when weeds are
controlled
Trial
112001CP
Blackberry
Trt 2 41DAA
Blackberry
treated
with Brush-Off,
41DAA
Tough on
secondary weeds
Visual % Regrowth
Suppression
Stinger vs metsulfuron regrowth control after two years (cost comparison over two sites)
60
50
40
30
20
70
60
50
69
Brush-Off ®
Stinger
Stinger (20 g/100 L) + wetter
Brush-Off (10 g/100 L) + wetter
40
30
20
10
0
677 – 700 DAA
Mean of 8 Trials
10
0
Initial cost
($) incl. time
and labour
Criteria
Initial spray volume was 130 L per
treatment over two sites.
Quik Corp spray unit calibrated at
50 L per 410 seconds for output
volume
Labour @ $60/hr
20
% regrowth
24 MAA
Blackberry
Respray
volume (L)
24 MAA
Respray
cost ($)
St John’s wort
Total cost
($)
Respray treatment:
Grazon Extra @ 500 mL/100 L
Untreated
Stinger is economical enough to keep your bank manager
onside, effective enough to knockdown blackberry with less
regrowth than cheaper metsulfuron/glyphosate or other
metsulfuron mixes.
The graph at left shows the comparative treatment costs at
two sites at Tenterfield and Wallabadah in New South Wales
where an initial total spray volume of 130 L was used over
the two sites. The initial cost was more expensive with Stinger
when compared to metsulfuron. Stinger gave much faster
brownout than metsulfuron and better control 24 months
after application.
When the bushes were retreated 24 months after initial
application with Grazon Extra at 500 mL/100 L there was
3 times more regrowth from the metsulfuron treated bushes
and 2 times more re-spray volume needed for the
metsulfuron treated bushes. The respray cost was more
expensive for the metsulfuron treatments ($11.50 vs $6.74).
The total cost from start to finish was similar for both
metsulfuron and Stinger treated bushes.
Using Stinger means
you get into productivity faster. Stinger provides: • Superior control of secondary weeds
• Retention of grasses • Faster brownout • Less to retreat
Area inside the broken line
= treated with Stinger
Area outside the broken line
= treated with metsulfuron
Trial details.
Aerial trial sprayed in Orange NSW 11 May 2013 from
a Bell Jet Ranger Helicopter using a 15 metre boom.
Stinger 320 g/ha in 100 L water/ha + BS-1000
100 mL/100 L.
Image taken 6 months after application.
Secondary weed control
Often the biggest failing of weed control programmes is
the invasion of secondary weeds. Removal of the primary
weed often results in another weed filling the vacated
space. Seedbeds under the controlled weed often
harbour the seeds of thistles and other invasive weeds
just waiting for the opportunity.
In this trial conducted in Orange, NSW activity on
St John’s wort was observed. There is no registration
on St John’s wort and further trials will be undertaken
to understand rate and timing needed.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
High Volume Spraying (Hand Gun)
PASTURE and NON-AGRICULTURAL SITUATIONS
See label for more details.
NON AGRICULTURAL AREAS (NATIVE PASTURES*), COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Adjuvant: Always add BS1000 at 100 mL/100 L or an alternative (see the section “Use of Surfactant/Wetting Agent” in the
General Instructions) unless Pulse® Penetrant or UptakeTM Spraying Oil is recommended.
WEEDS CONTROLLED
STATES
RATE
(g/100 L WATER)
CRITICAL COMMENTS
Apply in terrestrial situations only. Follow-up applications
over at least two seasons are essential for complete
control.
Alligator weed
(Alternanthera philoxeroides)
NSW, Qld
only
20
Apple box
(Angophora floribunda)
NSW, Qld,
SA only
20 +
Pulse Penetrant
(200 mL/100 L)
Messmate stringybark
(Eucalyptus obliqua)
Apply to plants up to 4 m high. Ensure thorough foliage
cover. Results cannot be guaranteed where suckers
originate from large lignotubers.
Peppermint gum
(E. radiata)
Red gum
(E. blakelyi)
Yellow box
(E. melliodora)
Australian blackthorn
(Bursaria spinosa)
NSW, Qld,
Tas, Vic
only
20
Bellyache bush
(Jatropha gossypifolia)
Qld only
20 +
Pulse Penetrant
(200 mL/100 L)
Bitou bush/Boneseed
(Chrysanthemoides monilifera)
NSW, Qld,
Vic, SA
only
20
All States
SA only
20 +
UptakeTM Spraying Oil
(500 mL/100 L)
or Pulse Penetrant
(200 mL/100 L)
10
Common bracken
(Pteridium esculentum)
All States
20
Crofton weed
(Eupatorium adenophorum)
Qld, NSW
only
30
Blackberry
(Rubus spp.)
Bridal creeper
(Myrsiphyllum asparagoides)
Spray to thoroughly wet all foliage, but not cause run-off.
Spray to thoroughly wet all foliage. Minimise contact with
desirable species.
Spray to thoroughly wet all foliage and canes. Ensure
peripheral runners are sprayed. Follow-up applications over
at least two seasons are essential for complete control. Due
to widespread picking of blackberries by the public, it is not
recommended to apply to bushes bearing mature fruit.
Apply during mid-June to late August. Follow-up applications
over at least two seasons will be required for complete control.
Water volumes of 500 to 800 L/ha are recommended to
minimise the risk of damage to native vegetation.
Spray after full frond expansion. Spray to thoroughly wet
all foliage but not to cause run-off.
Spray to thoroughly wet all foliage but not to cause run-off.
Extra care should be taken to get good spray penetration
when spraying bushes situated in thickets. Best results
obtained on younger plants. If regrowth occurs, retreat in
the subsequent growth period.
See label for more details.
NON AGRICULTURAL AREAS (NATIVE PASTURES*), COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS, RIGHTS-OF-WAYS
Adjuvant: Always add BS1000 at 100 mL/100 L or an alternative (see the section “Use of Surfactant/Wetting Agent” in the
General Instructions) unless Pulse® Penetrant or UptakeTM Spraying Oil is recommended.
WEEDS CONTROLLED
STATES
RATE
(g/100 L WATER)
Fennel
(Foeniculum vulgare)
NSW only
20
Golden dodder
(Cuscuta australia)
NSW, Qld,
Vic, SA only
2
Gorse
(Ulex europaeus)
Vic, Tas,
SA, NSW
only
30 +
Pulse Penetrant
(200 mL/100 L)
Harrisia cactus
(Eriocereus spp.)
Qld only
40
Spray to thoroughly wet using water volumes of 1000 to
1400 L/ha. Follow-up treatment may be necessary.
Hawthorn
(Crataegus laevigata)
NSW, Vic,
Tas only
20
Spray to thoroughly wet all foliage but not to cause
run-off.
Inkweed
(Phytolacca octandra)
Qld, NSW
only
10
Japanese sunflower
(Tithonia diversifolia)
NSW only
20
Kangaroo thorn
(Acacia paradoxa)
CRITICAL COMMENTS
Apply as a spot spray to point of run-off. Ensure correct
coverage of infested area. Apply pre-flowering.
Apply to bushes up to 2 m tall. Ensure thorough spray
penetration and coverage of the whole plant.
Apply to bushes up to 2.5 m high.
Lantana
(Lantana camara)
Qld, NSW
only
Apply to bushes up to 2 m tall. Spray to thoroughly wet all
foliage and stems. Spray should penetrate throughout the bush.
Should regrowth occur retreatment will be necessary.
Mistflower
(Eupatorium riparium)
Qld, NSW
only
10
Noogoora burr
(Xanthium pungens)
NSW only
14
Parthenium
(Parthenium hysterophorus)
Qld, NSW
only
10
Spray to thoroughly wet all foliage but not to cause
run-off.
Paterson’s curse
(Echium plantagineum)
All States
Privet
(Ligustrum spp.)
Qld, NSW
only
20
Apply to bushes up to 3 m high. Complete foliar spray
coverage is essential for control; partial spray coverage will
result in regrowth recovery.
Ragwort
(Senecio jacobaea)
NSW, Vic,
Tas only
10
Apply to actively growing plants at rosette to cabbage stage.
Rubber vine
(Cryptostegia grandiflora)
Qld only
30
Apply to bushes up to 3 m in height. Apply from October
through April when bushes are actively growing. Ensure
thorough spray coverage of all foliage and leaders.
Incomplete coverage will result in regrowth.
Smartweed
(Polygonum spp.)
Qld, NSW
only
20
Apply to actively growing plants.
Sweet briar
(Rosa rubiginosa)
NSW, Vic,
Tas, SA
only
Wait-a-while
(Caesalpinia decapetala)
Qld, NSW
only
Wild turnip
(Brassica tournefortii)
NSW only
Avoid spraying when leaf fall has commenced or after the
end of February. Spray to thoroughly wet all foliage but not to
cause run-off.
10
* WILL DAMAGE LEGUMES PRESENT IN THE PASTURE
Apply to actively growing plants.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
High Volume Spraying (Hand Gun)
Aerial Application (by Helicopter only)
Tank mixes of Stinger with glyphosate (450 g/L)
Tank mixes of Stinger with glyphosate (450 g/L)
See label for more details.
See label for more details.
NON AGRICULTURAL AREAS (NATIVE PASTURES ), COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS, RIGHTS-OF-WAYS
NON AGRICULTURAL AREAS (NATIVE PASTURES*), COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS, RIGHTS-OF-WAYS
Adjuvant: Always add BS1000 at 100 mL/100 L or an alternative (see the section “Use of Surfactant/Wetting Agent” in the
General Instructions) unless Pulse® Penetrant is recommended. High Volume Spraying (Hand Gun): Tank Mixes of
STINGER with glyphosate (450 g/L)
Aerial or Boom Application: Tank Mixes of STINGER with glyphosate (450 g/L)
*
WEEDS CONTROLLED
Blackberry
(Rubus spp.)
STATES
RATE
(/100 L WATER)
CRITICAL COMMENTS
All States
20 g +
160 mL glyphosate
(450 g/L)
+
Uptake Spraying Oil
(500 mL/100 L)
or
Pulse Penetrant
(200 mL/100 L)
Apply in terrestrial situations only. Follow-up applications
over at least two seasons are essential for complete control.
Due to widespread picking of blackberries by the public, it is
not recommended to apply to bushes bearing mature fruit.
20 g +
160 mL glyphosate
(450 g/L)
+
Pulse Penetrant
(200 mL/100 L)
Apply to bushes up to 2 m tall. Ensure thorough spray
penetration and coverage of the whole plant.
Gorse
(Ulex europaeus)
NSW, Vic,
Tas, SA
only
Lantana
(Lantana camara)
Qld, NSW
only
St. John’s wort
(Hypercium perforatum)
Tree-of-Heaven
(Ailanthus altissima)
NSW, Vic,
SA ,WA only
RATE
(g/ha)
All States
120 +
6.4 L glyphosate
(450 g/L)
+
Uptake Spraying
Oil
(500 mL/100 L)
or Pulse Penetrant
(100 mL/100 L)
60 +
3.2 L glyphosate
(450 g/L)
+
Pulse Penetrant
(100 mL/100 L)
CRITICAL COMMENTS
Apply from flowering until prior to leaf yellowing. Due to
widespread picking of blackberries by the public, it is not
recommended to apply to bushes bearing mature fruit.
Spray after full frond expansion, but prior to first frosts.
Adjust boom height to ensure correct spray overlap.
Apply to bushes up to 2 m tall. Spray to thoroughly wet
foliage and stems. Spray should penetrate through the bush.
* WILL DAMAGE LEGUMES PRESENT IN THE PASTURE
Spray to wet, but not to cause run-off.
Stinger Herbicide is a new broad spectrum woody weed and pasture herbicide.
Apart from blackberry and gorse, the label covers forty one other weeds via application techniques including high volume, boom
spray, aerial (Helicopter only), low volume high concentrate (gas gun) and use in tolerant grass pastures/pasture renovation.
Additionally there are “Rights of way” applications registered.
NSW only
Other weeds controlled by Stinger
Alligator weed
(Alternanthera philoxeroides)
Fennel
(Foeniculum vulgare)
Lantana
(Lantana camara)
Ragwort
(Senecio jacobaea)
Apple box
(Angophora floribunda)
Golden dodder
(Cuscuta australia)
Messmate stringybark
(Eucalyptus obliqua)
Red gum
(E. lakelyi)
Australian blackthorn
(Bursaria spinosa)
Gorse
(Ulex europaeus)
Mistflower
(Eupatorium riparium)
Rubber vine
(Cryptostegia grandiflora)
Bellyache bush
(Jatropha gossypifolia)
Harrisia cactus
(Eriocereus spp.)
Noogoora burr
(Xanthium pungens)
Smartweed
(Polygonum spp.)
Bitou bush/Boneseed
(Chrysanthemoides monilifera)
Hawthorn
(Crataegus laevigata)
Parthenium
(Parthenium hysterophorus)
Sweet briar
(Rosa rubiginosa)
Use not less than 100 L prepared spray/ha. Due to
widespread picking of blackberries by the public, it is not
recommended to apply to bushes bearing mature fruit.
Bridal creeper
(Myrsiphyllum asparagoides)
Inkweed
(Phytolacca octandra)
Paterson’s curse
(Echium plantagineum)
Wait-a-while
(Caesalpinia decapetala)
Common bracken
(Pteridium esculentum)
Japanese sunflower
(Tithonia diversifolia)
Peppermint gum
(E. radiata)
Wild turnip
(Brassica tournefortii)
Use the higher rate when air temperature exceeds 35ºC.
Crofton weed
(Eupatorium adenophorum)
Kangaroo thorn
(Acacia paradoxa)
Privet
(Ligustrum spp.)
Yellow box
(E. melliodora)
Aerial Application (by Helicopter only)
See label for more details.
NATIVE PASTURES*, NON AGRICULTURAL AREAS, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS, RIGHTS-OF-WAYS AND
FLOODPLAINS
Adjuvant: Always add BS1000 at 100 mL/100 L or an alternative (see the section “Use of Surfactant/Wetting Agent” in the
General Instructions).
WEEDS CONTROLLED
STATES
RATE
(g/ha)
Blackberry
(Rubus spp.)
NSW, Tas,
Vic only
320
NT only
Blackberry
(Rubus spp.)
STATES
Common bracken
(Pteridium esculentum)
* WILL DAMAGE LEGUMES PRESENT IN THE PASTURE
Mimosa pigra
WEEDS CONTROLLED
CRITICAL COMMENTS
Apply when bushes are actively growing.
(Vic only: Apply between December and April).
100 or 120
* WILL DAMAGE LEGUMES PRESENT IN THE PASTURE
stinger Herbicide General Instructions
™
Withholding Periods
If tank mixing with other products
Grazing for meat production:
DO NOT graze for 56 days after application OR if grazing
prior to 56 days after application DO NOT send animals for
slaughter that have grazed treated pasture within 56 days of
application UNLESS first placing the animals on clean feed for
3 days before leaving the farm.
1. Quarter fill the spray tank, maintaining agitation, then:
2. Add STINGER (as described below left).
3. Add water to half fill the spray tank.
4. Add wettable powders, water dispersible granules or
suspension concentrates.
Grazing for milk production:
DO NOT graze for 3 days after application.
5. Add emulsifiable concentrates.
Cutting for animal feed:
DO NOT cut for 56 days after application.
6. Add the surfactant when spray tank is half full.
General mixing instructions
Stinger Herbicide is a water dispersible granule to be mixed
with water. STINGER should be added to the spray tank with
simultaneous agitation. If ability to agitate the spray tank is
limited, premix the STINGER in a bucket before adding to the
main tank. Once diluted correctly, STINGER remains dispersed.
The material must be kept in suspension at all times by
continuous agitation.
Thoroughly re-agitate if left standing
When prepared spray solution has been allowed to stand,
thoroughly re-agitate before using. In tank mixes STINGER must
be in suspension before adding the partner product or surfactant.
Before Treatment
AFTER Treatment
7. Add water to bring to the final spray volume.
Use of Surfactant/Wetting Agent
Only BS1000® Biodegradable surfactant, Chemwet 1000
Wetting Agent, Uptake™ Spraying Oil or Pulse® Penetrant are
recommended for use with STINGER. Not all surfactants or
crop oils are of equal quality.
Dow AgroSciences does not support the use of products other
than those listed above.
See the label for more instructions.
Restraints
DO NOT spray if foliage is wet from rain or dew or rain is likely to
occur within one hour or if heavy rain is likely to occur within 48 hours.
DO NOT store a suspension of Stinger or tank mixes for more
than1 day otherwise significant breakdown will occur.
DO NOT treat newly sown pastures as severe damage may occur.
DO NOT apply more than one application of STINGER either
alone or tank-mixed per season.
DO NOT apply to blackberry bushes bearing mature fruit.
DO NOT burn off, cut or clear blackberry or other woody weeds
for at least 6 months after spraying.
DO NOT apply by aerial application in wind in excess of 15 km/hr or
air temperatures above 35ºC (except when applying to Mimosa pigra)
DO NOT apply to crops or weeds which may be stressed due
to prolonged periods of extreme cold, moisture stress (waterlogging or drought) or previous herbicide treatment as reduced
levels of control may result. When treatment is followed by
a severe stress such as drought, prolonged cold, water
logging or frost condition, growth retardation may occur. In
areas prone to flooding, treatment should commence after any
annual flooding, as such areas flooded within 9 months following
application may have reduced results.
New strategy for
large blackberry
infestations
First Strike, Second Strike, Clean up.
Use the dow agrosciences 3-cycle approach
Second Strike. Year 2-3
Follow up previous treatments with
Grazon Extra.
It’s vital to follow up previously
treated areas to control regrowth so
you don’t waste the money you have
initially invested.
Visual % Regrowth
Suppression
First Strike. Year 1
Knockdown large infestations
with Stinger.
Stinger Herbicide is the new
solution that delivers costeffective knockdown of large-scale
blackberry infestations.
70
60
50
69
Brush-Off ®
Stinger
40
30
20
10
0
20
677 – 700 DAA
Mean of 8 Trials
When faced with wall-to-wall
blackberry, Stinger™ Herbicide
is an effective, economical
knockdown treatment. Use
Stinger Herbicide for your
initial knockdown spray and
follow up with Grazon™ Extra
Herbicide in year two. Clean
up and inspect in years three
and four.
Clean up. Year 4-5
Clean up seedlings and spot spray
with Grazon Extra.
Continue to check paddocks and
ensure no seedlings become
established. Spot spray with Grazon
Extra Herbicide.
Region
Western and Central SA
South East SA
Central and Western VIC
Eastern Vic and Tas
Southern Tablelands
and SE Coast, NSW
Central Tablelands, NSW
Northern Tablelands and
Central Coast, NSW
Contact
Hugh Mayo
Chris Brown
Ashleigh Knight
Gregg Baynon
Mobile
0427 659 587
0429 208 863
0408 063 084
0417 387 270
Brad Davis
0427 267 849
Dan Cornally
0429 476 345
Jon Dadd
0427 460 290
Stinger
Region
North West NSW
and Border Rivers Qld
Northern Rivers NSW and
South East Qld
Darling Downs Qld
Wide Bay & Burnett, Qld
Central Qld
North Qld
IVM & Forestry Australia Wide
Contact
Mobile
Emma Twine
0429 878 662
Rosanna Common
0419 203 195
Kevin Melmeth
Richard Jackman
Graham Fossett
Ken Springall
Geoff Messer
0427 700 207
0427 229 177
0427 458 432
0409 871 141
0408 099 596
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