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Control
Measures for Puncturevine
Alias:
Tribulus terrestris
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| Mechanical
Control: |
- Removing
plants with a hoe or shovel can be effective.
Place plants (with seeds) in bags and dispose of in a land fill
or burn.
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| Cultural
Control: |
- After
mechanical or chemical control establish desirable vegetation to occupy
the vacant space and to compete with new puncture vine seedlings.
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| Chemical
Control: |
| 2,
4-D Amine |
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Rate: 2
lbs. active ingredient per acre.
Time: Apply throughout growing season when
new seedlings appear.
Remarks: Use of a surfactant will increase effectiveness.
Caution: Follow label recommendations and precautions.
Do not contaminate water.
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| Telar |
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Rate: 1.5
ounce per acre of product.
Time: Apply late fall or late winter pre-emergence
to growth. Needs moisture to activate.
Remarks: Use on non-cropland only.
Caution: Follow label recommendations and precautions.
Do not contaminate water.
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| Rates
for 3-4 Gallon Back Pack Sprayer/2, 4-D: |
- 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 |
Cooperatively prepared by the
Lander County Conservation District and the Nevada Dipartment of Agriculture.
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