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18g/L abamectin |
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Vantal 18EW is an 18g/L oil in water emulsion abamectin formulation for the control of certain mites and insect pests in horticultural crops and cotton as per the label.
Chemical Group macrocyclic lactone
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General Instructions
Insecticide Resistance Warning
For insecticide resistance management VANTAL 18 EW is a Group 6A insecticide. Some naturally occurring insect biotypes resistant to VANTAL 18 EW and other Group 6A insecticides may exist through normal genetic variability in any insect population. The resistant individuals can eventually dominate the insect population if VANTAL 18 EW and other Group 6A insecticides are used repeatedly. The effectiveness of VANTAL 18 EW on resistant individuals could be significantly reduced. Since occurrence of resistant individuals is difficult to detect prior to use, Ospray Pty Limited accepts no liability for any losses that may result from failure of VANTAL 18 EW to control resistant insects. VANTAL 18 EW may be subject to specific resistance management strategies. For further information contact your supplier, Ospray representative or local agricultural department agronomist.
Crop Specific Strategy: VANTAL 18 EW should not be applied more than the following number of times:
Apples, Citrus, Hops, Pears: One spray per season
Cotton, Strawberries: Two sprays per season
Tomatoes: Two sprays per crop if mites are present, five sprays if mites are not present
In addition, VANTAL 18 EW should not be applied in two consecutive seasons or crops without an unrelated chemical being used in between. Alternate VANTAL 18 EW with approved miticides from other chemical groups. Consult your chemical supplier or technical consultant for advice on chemical groups.
Crop Monitoring
Effective control depends upon regular monitoring of crops. Check crops regularly (every 3 to 5 days) during the season.
Mixing
Measure the required amount of VANTAL 18 EW, add to the partly filled spray tank, and then add the remainder of the water. If oil is recommended, add this after the VANTAL 18 EW is well mixed. Wetting agent is not required.
Application to Cotton
Preferably use aircraft fitted with Micronair atomisers.
Ground: Use inter-row droppers fitted with nozzles spraying towards the cotton rows. Inter-row nozzles should be level with or just below the canopy.
Application to apples, pears and citrus
Mixing instructions for apple and pear applications:
To achieve 750 mL AGRIMEC + 5 L Summer oil/ha apply spray at the following mixing rates:
1000 L/ha (minimum) - 75 mL (VANTAL 18 EW) - 500 mL (Summer Oil)
1500 L/ha - 50 mL (VANTAL 18 EW) - 335 mL (Summer Oil)
2000 L/ha - 37.5 mL (VANTAL 18 EW) - 250 mL (Summer Oil)
2500 L/ha - 30 mL (VANTAL 18 EW) - 200 mL (Summer Oil)
VANTAL 18 EW plus summer oil has very occasionally caused slight fruit russetting on some pear varieties particularly Anjou and other sensitive varieties when used alone or when other products are applied sequentially. A very small amount of temporary apple fruit blemishing has been associated with low water volume applications.
DO NOT apply VANTAL 18 EW to apples or pears before or after applications of Delan* or Captan. The Directions for Use and Precautions on summer oil labels should be followed carefully. Certain conditions may play a part in the occurrence of this damage.
DO NOT make applications:
- when temperatures exceed 28C or are expected to exceed 28C within 48 hours after application,
- under poor or slow drying conditions, or
- with equipment that may leave large droplets on fruit after application.
Application
Application to Cotton
Preferably use aircraft fitted with Micronair atomisers.
Ground: Use inter-row droppers fitted with nozzles spraying towards the cotton rows. Inter-row nozzles should be level with or just below the canopy.
Application to apples, pears and citrus
Mixing instructions for apple and pear applications:
To achieve 750 mL AGRIMEC + 5 L Summer oil/ha apply spray at the following mixing rates:
1000 L/ha (minimum) - 75 mL (VANTAL 18 EW) - 500 mL (Summer Oil)
1500 L/ha - 50 mL (VANTAL 18 EW) - 335 mL (Summer Oil)
2000 L/ha - 37.5 mL (VANTAL 18 EW) - 250 mL (Summer Oil)
2500 L/ha - 30 mL (VANTAL 18 EW) - 200 mL (Summer Oil)
VANTAL 18 EW plus summer oil has very occasionally caused slight fruit russetting on some pear varieties particularly Anjou and other sensitive varieties when used alone or when other products are applied sequentially. A very small amount of temporary apple fruit blemishing has been associated with low water volume applications. DO NOT apply VANTAL 18 EW to apples or pears before or after applications of Delan* or Captan. The Directions for Use and Precautions on summer oil labels should be followed carefully. Certain conditions may play a part in the occurrence of this damage. DO NOT make applications:
- when temperatures exceed 28C or are expected to exceed 28C within 48 hours after application,
- under poor or slow drying conditions, or
- with equipment that may leave large droplets on fruit after application.
APPLICATION BY DILUTE SPRAYING
Use a sprayer designed to apply high volumes of water up to the point of runoff and matched to the crop being sprayed.
Set up and operate the sprayer to achieve even coverage throughout the crop canopy. Apply sufficient water to cover the crop to the point of run-off. Avoid excessive run-off.
The required water volume may be determined by applying different tests volumes, using different settings on the sprayer, from industry guidelines or expert advice.
Add the amount of product specified in the Directions for Use table for each of 100L water. Spray to the point of run-off.
The required dilute spray volume will change and the sprayer set up and operation may also need to be changed, as the crop grows.
APPLICATION BY CONCENTRATE SPRAYING
Use a sprayer designed and set up for concentrate spraying (that is a sprayer which applies water volumes less than those required to reach the point of runoff) and matched to the crop being sprayed.
Set up and operate the sprayer to achieve even coverage throughout the crop canopy using your chosen water volume.
Detemine an appropriate dilute spray volume (See Dilute Spraying above) for the crop canopy. This is needed to calculate the concentrate mixing rate.
The mixing rate for concentrate spraying can then be calculated in the following way:
EXAMPLE ONLY
- Dilute spray volume as determined above: For example 1500L/ha
- Your chosen concentrate spray volume: For example 500L/ha
- The concentration factor in this example is: 3 x (i.e. 1500L/500L=3)
- If the dilute label rate is 15mL/100L, then the concentrate rate becomes 3 x 15 that is 45mL/100L of concentrate spray.
- The chosen spray volume amount of product per 100L water and the sprayer set up and operation may need to be changed as the crop grows.
- For futher information on concentrate spraying, users are advised to consult relevant industry guidelines, undertake appropriate competency training and follow industry Best Practices.
Compatibility
VANTAL 18 EWis compatible with Summer Spray Oils, Codacide*, Larvin 375, methomyl, Ovasyn* EC and with most commonly used insecticides and fungicides. DO NOT apply with ULV formulations. Mixtures with more than one of the above are not recommended. As formulations of other manufacturers' products are beyond the control of Ospray Pty Ltd and the quality of water may vary with location, all mixtures should be tested prior to mixing commercial quantities.
Restraints
DO NOT use if rainfall is expected before spray has dried as reduced efficacy may result.
DO NOT apply to cotton under visible stress.
DO NOT make more than two applications to cotton in any one season. Refer to the Insecticide Resistance Warning.
Protection of wildlife, fish, crustaceans and environment
DO NOT apply under weather conditions, or from spraying equipment, that may cause spray to drift from the target area. Dangerous to fish and other aquatic organisms.
DO NOT contaminate streams, rivers or waterways with the chemical or used containers. Dangerous to bees. DO NOT spray any plants in flower while bees are foraging. Studies indicate that when abamectin comes into contact with soil it readily and tightly binds to the soil and becomes inactive over time.
Safety Directions
Harmful if inhaled or swallowed. DO NOT inhale spray vapour. May irritate the eyes and skin. Wash hands after use. When opening the container, preparing spray wear elbow-length PVC gloves and half facepiece respirator with organic vapour/gas cartridge or canister. If applying by hand, wear cotton overalls buttoned to the neck and wrist (or equivalent clothing) and elbow-length PVC gloves, After each day's use, wash gloves, contaminated clothing and respirator, and if rubber, wash with detergent and warm water.
Storage
Store in the closed original container in a dry, cool, well ventilated area out of direct sunlight.
Disposal
Triple or preferably pressure rinse containers before disposal. Add rinsings to the spray tank. DO NOT dispose of undiluted chemicals on site. If recycling, replace cap and return clean containers to recycler or designated collection point. If not recycling, break, crush, or puncture and bury empty containers in a local authority landfill. If no landfill is available, bury the containers below 500 mm in a disposal pit specifically marked and set up for this purpose clear of waterways, desirable vegetation and tree roots. Empty containers and product should not be burnt.
Precautions
Re-entry Period
DO NOT allow entry into treated areas until spray has dried, unless wearing cotton overalls buttoned to the neck and wrist (or equivalent clothing) and chemical resistant gloves. Clothing must be laundered after each day's use.
Precaution
Do not use human flaggers/markers unless they are protected by engineering controls such as enclosed cabs.
Product details last updated on 25 Jun 2010
DISCLAIMER: This is not the VANTAL 18 EW label. To view or print the label for this product, click the "MSDS/Label" tab at the top of this page. Always follow label instructions.
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Active Constituent(s):
500g/L atrazine |
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Commercial Use  Domestic Use  |
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Controls weeds and grasses in sorghum, maize, sugarcane, lupins, TT-canola and other crops. |
| Chemical Group |
triazine |
| General Instructions |
ATRAZINE 500 is a pre- and post-emergent herbicide which will selectively control:
- weeds and grasses in sorghum, maize, sweet corn, sugar cane, lupins, broom millet, saccaline and forage sorghum
- mintweed in established lucerne
- Brome Grass in sirocco phalaris, demeter fescue and currie cocksfoot grass seed crops
- provide control of weeds and grasses growing on a fallow in a conservation tillage system.
Established perennial species are not satisfactorily controlled at the rates recommended. Duration and effectiveness of control depends on the amount of chemical applied, soil type, rainfall and particular weed species.
DO NOT apply more than 6 litres per hectare per year for all crops except forestry.
DO NOT apply more than 9 litres per hectare per year in forestry situations in sandy soils and soils classed as highly erodible and not more than 16 litres per hectare per year for clay loams and heavier textured soils.
Integrated Weed Management Strategy For TT-Canola
The use of this product in TT-canola is subject to an Integrated Weed Management Strategy for the use of triazine herbicides in TT-canola. The Strategy encompasses:
- Integrated Weed Management;
- the specifi c management of crop plant volunteers and outcrossing to other plants; and
- triazine herbicide residue management (agronomic and environment)
Compliance with registered label directions and adoption of the principles outlined in the Strategy will assist with implementation of crop management practices that minimise the development of herbicide resistance in treated weeds; reduce the levels of triazine residues in the environment; and manage volunteer plants and outcrossing. Copies of the Strategy are available from a Ospray representative. It is advised that consultation be undertaken with an appropriate agronomist, consultant or Departmental adviser prior to the use of ATRAZINE 500 on TT-Canola.
To minimize herbicide resistance:
- Avoid dry sowing in heavily weed-infested paddocks. Wait for a weed germination after the opening rains in weedy paddocks. Use a pre-plant knockdown or cultivation. No weeds should be allowed to survive at this stage.
- Adapt the weed control program to the anticipated weed spectrum and pressure: Broadleaf Weeds and Ryegrass: use (simazine 500 g/L) or (atrazine 500 g/L) plus trifl uralin pre-emergence. A follow-up with a Group A herbicide (if ryegrass is susceptible) or atrazine 500 g/L may be necessary.
Broadleaf Weeds only: use atrazine 500 g/L post-emergence.
- DO NOT use atrazine 500 g/L or simazine 500 g/L if the area to be treated had a triazine herbicide applied to it last season
- Watch for escapes, especially in paddocks with a long history of Group C herbicide use.
- DO NOT use Group C herbicides in consecutive years.
Resistance Weed Reporting
Growers should collect plant or seed samples where weeds that are normally susceptible to atrazine and simazine may be resistant, get them tested and seek professional advice.
To avoid triazine carry-over:
On acid soils (pH less than 6.5) - The maximum rate of atrazine 500 g/L or simazine 500 g/L or a combination of the two products to be applied to the crop during the growing season is 4 L/ha.
On alkaline soils (pH greater than 6.5) - The maximum rate of atrazine 500 g/L or simazine 500 g/L or a combination of the two products to be applied to the crop during the growing season is 2 L/ha.
Post-emergence use - It is recommended that atrazine 500 g/L only be used, and at rates of 2 L/ha or less, on both acid or alkaline soils.
Mixing
Settling may occur after storage for some weeks. Stir product or invert container several times before opening. Pour the product into the spray vat through a strainer to remove any dry particles or fl akes, which can occasionally occur under hot storage conditions. Add the full quantity of ATRAZINE 500 to the partly fi lled spray tank while agitating. Fill tank and agitate to ensure thorough mixing. Continue agitation while spraying. Agitate vigorously from the bottom if allowed to stand. Reseal partly used container immediately.
DO NOT mix or load this product within 20 m of any well, sink or hole or intermittent perennial, stream or river.
Application
Ground application: application can be made as an overall or band treatment. Minimum band width should be 30 cm. Apply 50 to 100 litres total spray volume per hectare.
Aircraft application: with aircraft application the need for good soil moisture at the time of application and follow up rain or irrigation within 10 days is most critical. Apply 20 to 30 litres total spray volume per hectare.
DO NOT use human flaggers when applying by aircraft, unless protected by engineering controls such as enclosed cabs.
TT-Canola: DO NOT apply to TT-canola by aircraft.
Apply only with a low boom sprayer with a 60 m buffer zone downwind of treated fi elds to natural or impounded lakes or dams, and a 20 m buffer zone for any well, sink hole, intermittent or perennial stream. Apply only to areas where run-off is unlikely to occur or where run-off may be captured by farm earthworks.
Timing
TIME OF APPLICATION
(sorghum, maize, broom millet, saccaline, sweet corn)
Pre-plant or pre-emergence applications are preferred where grasses are the major problem.
(a) Pre-plant application - followed by post-emergence application.
Apply after establishment of the seedbed and up to two weeks prior to sowing. Application should preferably be made to moist soil and rain or irrigation should follow application. Mechanical incorporation may also assist. If using this technique on irrigated crops then a post-emergence spray must be applied as soon as possible after the crop has emerged and has developed 2 to 3 leaves.
(b) At sowing application - followed by a post-emergence application.
Apply at or immediately after planting and before crop and weeds emerge. Application should preferably be made to moist soil and rain or irrigation should follow application. Mechanical incorporation may also assist. If using this technique on irrigated crops then a post-emergence spray must be applied as soon as possible after the crop has emerged and has developed 2 to 3 leaves.
(c) At sowing application.
Apply at or immediately after planting and before crop and weeds emerge. Application should preferably be made to moist soil and rain or irrigation should follow application. Mechanical incorporation may also assist.
Note: applying the total amount as a pre-emergent application increases the risk of crop damage.
(d) Post-emergence application
Application must be made to seedling broadleaf weeds and grasses when they are not more than 1 cm high. Normally the crop is then at the 2 to 3 leaf stage. For best results the soil should be moist and rain or irrigation should follow application. Add a non-ionic surfactant (100 %) at a rate of 135 mL per 100 L of spray solution, for all post- emergent applications in sorghum, broom millet and saccaline, and 5.5 L/ha of crop oil for maize and sweet corn. See Warning above. Incorporation: If applied to dry soil harrow to incorporate the product into the soil not more than 4 cm deep.
Note: should weeds develop after a pre-plant or pre-emergence application a shallow cultivation may assist. Avoid deep cultivation which may throw untreated soil over the sprayed area, as this may seriously reduce weed control.
Compatibility
Compatible with glyphosate, atrazine, ametryn, diuron, Primatol†Z, dicamba, diquat/paraquat mixtures, hexazinone. In sugar cane only the addition of sodium 2,4-D will assist in short term suppression of Nutgrass and other sedges.
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| Restraints |
DO NOT plant crops other than those recommended on this label for at least 6 months following treatments of this product at rates of up to 2.5 litres per hectare and for 18 months following treatments of 2.5 to 6.0 litres per hectare.
DO NOT apply to waterlogged soil.
DO NOT apply if heavy rains or storms that are likely to cause run-off are forecast within two days of application.
DO NOT irrigate to the point of run-off for at least two days after application.
DO NOT use as a pre-emergence application in sorghum, broom millet or saccaline during the wet season in the northern irrigation areas of Western Australia.
DO NOT use a knapsack sprayer for application in eucalypts and Pinus radiata plantations.
DO NOT use or apply this product post-emergence in triazine tolerant (TT) Canola on raised beds or where furrows have been created in soil for the purposes of holding or channeling water.
DO NOT apply product to any drainage line. Drainage lines show evidence of the action of periodically fl owing water (for example, gravel, pebble, rock and sand bed, scour hole or nick point) and/or an incised channel at least 30 cm deep.
DO NOT handle, mix, apply or conduct testing operations in areas susceptible to run-off where drainage results in rapid entry into waterways, particularly where no specifi c and effective action has been taken to prevent run-off into waterways. These areas may include areas mounded perpendicular to the contour, roads, access tracks, snig tracks, and compacted log dumps. |
| Resistance Warning |
Ospray ATRAZINE 500 Flowable Herbicide is a member of the triazine group of herbicides and has the inhibitors of photosynthesis at photosystem II mode of action. For weed resistance management, this product is a Group C herbicide. Some naturally occurring weed biotypes resistant to ATRAZINE 500 and other Group C herbicides may exist through normal genetic variability in any weed population. The resistant individuals can eventually dominate the weed population if these herbicides are used repeatedly. These resistant weeds will not be controlled by ATRAZINE 500 or other Group C herbicides. Since the occurrence of resistant weeds is diffi cult to detect prior to use, Ospray Pty. Ltd. accepts no liability for any losses that may result from the failure of ATRAZINE 500 to control the resistant weeds.
Advice as to strategies and alternative treatments that can be used should be obtained from your local supplier, consultant, local Department of Agriculture, Primary Industries Department or a Ospray representative. Any incidents of resistance must be reported to Ospray Pty. Ltd. |
| Protection of wildlife, fish, crustaceans and environment |
DO NOT contaminate streams, rivers or waterways with the chemical or used containers. This product is very highly toxic to algae and aquatic macrophytes.
DO NOT apply this product within 60 m of natural or impounded lakes or dams.
DO NOT use in channels or drains.
DO NOT apply under meteorological conditions or from spraying equipment which could be expected to cause drift of this product or spray mix into adjacent areas, particularly wetlands, water bodies or watercourses. |
| Protection of crop, native and other non-target plants |
DO NOT apply under weather conditions or from spraying equipment which may cause spray to drift onto nearby susceptible plants/crops, cropping lands or pastures. DO NOT apply or drain or fl ush equipment on or near desirable trees or other plants or on areas where their roots may extend or in locations where the chemical may be washed or moved into contact with their roots. DO NOT plant crops other than those recommended on this label for at least 6 months following treatments at rates up to 2.5 litres per hectare and for 18 months following treatments of 2.5 to 6.0 litres per hectare.
DO NOT use in channels or drains. DO NOT spray foliage of desirable plants. DO NOT apply high rates of application to heavier soils if roots of desirable shrubs and trees are near the surface. DO NOT use near newly planted shrubs, young ornamentals or species with shallow roots. DO NOT plant crops other than those recommended on this label for at least 6 months following treatments at rates up to 2.5 litres per hectare and for 18 months following treatments of 2.5 to 6.0 litres per hectare. |
| Safety Directions |
Avoid contact with skin and eyes. DO NOT inhale spray mist. When preparing spray and using the prepared spray wear elbow-length PVC gloves. After use and before eating, drinking or smoking wash hands, arms and face thoroughly with soap and water. After each days use wash gloves. |
| Storage |
Store in the closed, original container in a cool, well-ventilated area. DO NOT store for prolonged periods in direct sunlight. |
| Disposal |
Triple or preferably pressure rinse containers before disposal. Add rinsings to spray tank. DO NOT dispose of undiluted chemicals on-site. If recycling, replace cap and return clean containers to recycler or designated collection point (contact drumMuster Collection agency or Local Council for collection sites). If not recycling, break, crush, or puncture and bury empty containers in a local authority landfi ll. If no landfi ll is available, bury the containers below 500 mm in a disposal pit specifi cally marked and set up for this purpose clear of waterways, desirable vegetation and tree roots. Empty containers and product should not be burnt.
For refi llable containers, empty contents fully into application equipment. Close all valves and return to point of supply for refill or storage. |
| Precautions |
Warning
Sorghum, broom millet, saccaline
Heavy rain immediately after application may result in excessive concentrations of herbicide in the seed furrow, encouraging crop injury. This is most likely to occur in pre-plant or pre- emergence applications using rates in excess of 3.6 L/ha. To avoid the likelihood of herbicide injury use techniques (a), (b) or (d) in the Time of application section.
DO NOT use as a pre-emergence application in the wet season in the northern irrigation areas of Western Australia. When sowing is made on the fl at avoid application to ridged soil.
Applying the total amount of product as a pre-emergence application will increase the risk of crop injury in the event of heavy rain after application.
Maize, sweet corn
For post-emergent application add crop oil at a rate of 5.5 L/ha if grass weeds are a problem. Ensure that the mixture is continually agitated. DO NOT apply mixtures of crop oil to stressed crops, inbred lines or breeding stock as injury may occur. If only broadleaf weeds are a problem, add 135 mL of 100% non-ionic surfactant per 100 L of spray mixture.
Summer crops
Heavy rains immediately following an application tend to result in excessive concentrations of herbicide in the seed furrow, thus encouraging possible crop injury. This is most likely to occur when a pre-plant or pre-emergence application is made using rates in excess of 3.6 litres per hectare. To avoid the likelihood of herbicide injury follow Time of Application (a), (b) or (d) listed below.
Re-entry Period
DO NOT enter treated areas without protective clothing until spray has dried.
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Product details last updated on 25 Jun 2010
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DISCLAIMER: This is not the ATRAZINE 500 FLOWABLE HERBICIDE label. To view or print the label for this product, click the "MSDS/Label" tab at the top of this page. Always follow label instructions.
For specialist advice in an EMERGENCY only phone , TOLL-FREE, ALL-HOURS, NATIONWIDE
