Thistle Killem™ ULTRA
- Chemical Family
- Aryloxyphenoxy-propionates (FOPs)
680 g/litre 2,4-D ethyl hexyl ester 950 g/litre canola oil and emulsifiers. 720 g/litre 2,4-D as the diethanolamine and dimethylamine salts in the form of a soluble concentrate.A broadleaf herbicide for control of most species of thistle, buttercup and many common pasture weeds in pasture and non-crop situations.
Product families
- Herbicides
Other characteristics
- Brand
- Thistle Killem
- Functions
- Herbicide
- HRAC/WSSA Group
- 1
- Formulation Type
- Emulsifiable Concentrates
- Application Technique
- Aerial Application, Other Application Techniques
- Herbicide Target Species
- Broadleafs
- Drift
The addition of a suitable drift control agent such as Kiwi Cover ™ is recommended to reduce spray drift onto non-target species
- Mixing
Mix the required quantity in the spray tank partly filled with water, and maintain agitation through filling and spraying.
- Markets
- Agriculture & Feed
- Rainfall
Do not spray if rain is expected within 3 hours of spraying.
- Spillage
Exclude non-essential people from the area. Wear protective clothing and prevent material from entering waterways. Absorb spill with inert material such as soil, sand, etc, and place in a waste container. Wash area with water and detergent, and absorb with further inert material. Dispose of safely to a suitable landfill.
- Precaution
APPROVED HANDLER: This product must be under the control of an approved handler during use. STORAGE: Keep out of reach of children. Store in the original, tightly closed container, in a cool, well ventilated and secure area away from feed or foodstuffs. Storage of certain quantities of this product trigger specific storage requirements (Refer to Safety Note). When stored appropriately this product should show no significant degradation for two years from the date of manufacture. Contact your supplier for further information about the use of product that is older than this. PERSONAL PROTECTION: Avoid contact with eyes and skin. Avoid inhalation of vapor or spray mist. When mixing or applying, wear overalls, boots, gloves and eye protection. Clean protective clothing daily after work. Do not eat, drink or smoke while using. Remove protective clothing and wash hands and face thoroughly before meals and after work. USE: Apply with well maintained and calibrated spray equipment. DISPOSAL: Dispose of this product only by using in accordance with this label, or at a suitable landfill. Do not burn. Triple rinse container and add rinsate to the spray tank. Dispose of container to a suitable landfill or agricultural recycling scheme. Do not burn. Do not use container for any other purpose. ENVIRONMENTAL: Use this product carefully. Do not contaminate aquatic environments with product, spray drift or empty container. Spray drift or equipment contamination may cause serious damage to desirable plants and susceptible crops such as vegetables, flowers, fruit trees, ornamental shrubs, grapes and tomatoes. Do not use the same equipment to apply other chemicals to susceptible crops unless decontaminated completely. Do not allow spray drift outside the target area to occur. Application to drains and ditches must only be made when these waterways are dry and at least one month is allowed to elapse before the channels are used for carrying water. Check your regional council rules for specific requirements.
- Technology
- Agrochemicals
- Compatibility
Thistle Killem Ultra is compatible with most commonly used herbicides.
- Packaging Type
- Cans
Technical data
Directions For Use
12 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Alligator weed, allseed, Apple of Peru, Australian flax, bachelors button, Bathurst bur, beggars ticks, bitter cress, black nightshade, buttercups, Californian poppy, Canadian fleabane, Cape tulip, castor oil plant, charlock, chicory, clovers, cornbind, cudweed, doves foot, fathen, field cress, groundsel, hawkbit, hawksbeard, hemp nettle, horehound, marsh cress, Mexican devil, mintweed, monkey musk, mouse-ear chickweed, oxtongue, penny cress, piripiri, poroporo, red dead-nettle, selfheal, shepherds purse, tansy, teasel, thistles (sow, Scotch, star, welted), twin cress, vetch, wart cress, white mustard, wild carrot, wild mustard, wild parsnip, wild radish, wineberry | 1.5 - 3 liters | Use the lower rate for seedlings and the higher rate for plants past this growth stage. Buttercups and thistles may be better controlled using Orion MCPA 750 or Soft Touch™. |
| Seedlings only: Cape weed, cut-leaved geranium, daisies, docks, fumitory, inkweed, lupin, Onehunga weed, spurrey, storksbill, tutu, vipers bugloss | 1.5 - 3 liters | These weeds will only be controlled in the seedling stage of growth. Plants should be actively growing and free from stress. |
| Annual buttercups, bur meddick, catsear, cresses, dandelion, hedge mustard, hemlock, redroot and Scotch thistle | 0.75 – 1.5 liters | Use the low rate on seedlings only |
| Burdock, Californian thistle, creeping mallow, fennel, fireweed, foxglove, hoary cress, nettles, wild portulaca and willow weed | 2 – 3 liters | Spray when plants are young and actively growing. The addition of a surfactant is required when spraying foxglove. |
| Field bindweed, greater bindweed and Californian thistle | 2 – 3 liters | Spray when plants are young and actively growing. Repeat applications are needed for control. |
| Nodding thistle | 1.5 liters | For small rosette with a root crown less than 2 cm in diameter |
| — | 2 liters | — |
| Parsley dropwort | 1.5 – 2 liters | Spray when plants are actively growing. |
| Variegated thistle | 1.5 liters | Seedlings only. |
| — | 2 liters | Rosettes less than 15 cm in diameter. |
| Winged thistle | 1.5 liters | Seedlings only |
| — | — | Rosette prior to flower stalk emergence. |
Directions For Use
11 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian sedge, rushes (without pith) | Aerial and Boom | 22 liters plus 11 liters PQ 200™ in 500 liters water | Use a surfactant. Oversow treated area. Apply between November and April. |
| — | Spot spraying | 530ml plus 125ml PQ 200 in 100 liters water. | Use a surfactant. Apply between November and April |
| Cape tulip, goats rue seedlings | Boom | 3 – 6 liters per hectare in 300 - 500 liters water | — |
| Ragwort | Boom | 1.5 - 3 liters per hectare in 200 - 300 liters water | Thistle Killem Ultra will control seedlings and many plants up to the rosette stage. Regrowth will not be controlled even with repeat applications. |
| Rushes (containing pith) | Boom | 6 liters per hectare in 200 liters water | Mow rushes and spray when regrowth is 30 - 40cm in height. |
| — | Spot spraying | 500ml per 100 liters water | Use a surfactant. Best results when spraying in Spring |
| Spanish Heath | Boom | 1.5 liters per hectare in 200 liters water | Spray during active Spring growth |
| — | Spot Spraying | 500ml in 100 liters water | Ensure spray gives thorough coverage |
| Willows, poplars | Aerial | 6 liters per hectare in 200 - 400 liters water | Spray in late Spring to fully leaved trees. Two applications 12 months apart may be necessary. |
| — | Hand Gun | 350ml per 100 liters water | — |
| — | Stump swabbing, Frilling | 250ml per 10 liters diesel or waste oil | Apply to freshly cut surface or frill immediately with a paint brush or knapsack sprayer. |
