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Control
Measures for Leafy Spurge
Alias: Euphorbia esula
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| Mechanical
Control: |
- Intensive
and repeated cultivation throughout the growing season has proven somewhat
effective.
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| Cultural
Control: |
- Grazing
by sheep and goats can be a useful tool in helping to control the spread
of Leafy Spurge.
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Chemical
Control:
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Tordon
Rate:
1-lbs. active ingredient per acre.
Time:
Apply any time during growing season.
Retreatment will be needed for several years to control seedlings.
Remarks: Use of a surfactant will increase effectiveness.
Caution: Restricted use
pesticide. Must be applied by or supervised by a certified
applicator. Follow label recommendations and precautions.
Do not contaminate water.
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Telar
Rate:
1.5 ounces active ingredient per acre.
Time:
Apply to young, actively
growing weeds.
Remarks: Use of a surfactant will increase effectiveness.
Caution: Apply only to non-crop sites. Follow label recommendations and precautions.
Do not contaminate water. |
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| Rates
for 3-4 Gallon Back Pack Sprayer/Tordan: |
- Add 6-8
ounces* of herbicide to 3-4 gallons of water in the sprayer.
Add a couple ounces* of Surfactant, and stir.
NOTE: Be sure always to follow label rates as percent
of active ingredients may vary.
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| Rates
for 3-4 Gallon Back Pack Sprayer/Telar: |
- Add ½ ounce
of Telar to ½ gallon of water and an ounce or two of Surfactant (addition
of 1 teaspoon of household ammonia will provide complete mixing (solubilization)
of Telar). Stir mixture. Add 8 ounces of this mixture to backpack sprayer
and fill with water. (Rate is
approximately 1 ounce per acre when spraying roughly 2,000 square feet.) NOTE: Mixture
is effective for 70 hours. Do
not mix more than you can use in 70 hours
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*NOTE: 8
oz. = ½ pint or 1 cup
1
oz. = 2 tablespoons or 1/8 cup
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Cooperatively
prepared by the Lander County Conservation District and the Nevada Department
of Agriculture.
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