Bonide Weed Beater Plus RTS User Manual

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Weed Beater Plus Crabgrass &
Broadleaf Weed Killer
ready to spray
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS:
0.456 lb. 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid equivalent per gallon or 5.33%
0.128 lb. 3,7-dichloro-8-quinolinecarboxylic acid per gallon or 2.13%
0.043 lb. 3,6-dichloro-o-anisic acid equivalent per gallon or 0.50% Isomer Specific by AOAC Method
•Kills Over 200 Lawn Weeds Plus Crabgrass in One Easy Step
•One quart covers up to 6,600 square feet.
CONTROLS: Crabgrass, Dandelion, Black Medic, Chickweed, Clover, Creeping Charlie, Ground Ivy, Lambsquarters, Morningglory, Oxalis, Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Speedwell, Spurge, Wild Carrot, Yarrow and other broadleaf weeds.
EPA Est. No. 4-NY-1 EPA Reg. No. 4-466
Bonide Products, Inc. 6301 Sutliff Road Oriskany, NY 13424
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STOP! READ THE ENTIRE LABEL FIRST. OBSERVE ALL PRECAUTIONS AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY.
It is a violation of Federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling.
Do not apply this product in a way that will contact any person or pet, either directly or through drift. Keep people and pets out of the area during application. Do not allow people or pets to enter the treated area until sprays have dried.
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS AND RESTRICTIONS
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
SHAKE WELL BEFORE USING.
PRODUCT FACTS: What It Does: Kills major broadleaf and troublesome grassy weeds
including crabgrass, dandelion, foxtail, chickweed and clover. (see complete listing inside) Where to Use: On Lawns: Kills the weeds, not the lawn when used as directed. Can be used on Kentucky bluegrass, Ryegrass (perennial and annual), Tall Fescue, Mixtures of cool season grasses, Bermudagrass* (common and hybrid), Zoysiagrass and Buffalograss.
When to Use: Apply when daytime temperatures are below 90°F. Coverage: This container treats 6,600 sq. ft. How it Works: This product contains three proven weed killers that target
lawn weeds and crabgrass. It enters the lawn weeds through their leaves and moves throughout the plant to kill the weed, roots and all. Approved lawns listed on this label will not be harmed when used as directed.
¹Application to bermudagrass may cause temporary yellowing or discoloration but full recovery can be expected. Do not apply to bermudagrass when daytime temperatures exceed 85°F.
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Measure area to be sprayed. Calculate 'square feet' by multiplying length
times width. This 32 fl. oz. container will cover 6,600 square feet.
• Make sure sprayer nozzle is in "OFF" position then, connect sprayer to garden hose.
• Turn water on at faucet. Extend hose to the farthest area of lawn to be treated. To begin spraying, push lock tab down and turn knob control lever to "ON" position. The product mixes automatically with the water. Walk at a steady pace while spraying evenly and working back toward the faucet
to avoid walking over wet, treated grass.
• To stop spraying, turn knob control lever to the "OFF" position. Turn off
water at the faucet. To relieve pressure, turn knob control lever to the
"ON" position and point the sprayer away from any desirable plants before
disconnecting the spray nozzle from the garden hose.
Apply this product when weeds are small and actively growing.
Can be applied to the following turf grasses: Kentucky bluegrass, Ryegrass (perennial and annual), Tall Fescue, mixtures of cool season grasses, Bermudagrass* (common and hybrid), Zoysiagrass and Buffalograss.
*Do not apply to Bermudagrass lawns when daytime temperatures exceed 85°F. Application to Bermudagrass may cause temporary yellowing or discoloration but full recovery can be expected.
The maximum application rate to turf is 1.0 pound of 2,4-D acid equivalent per acre per application per site. The maximum number of broadcast applications per treatment site is 2 per year.
HOW TO USE
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When to apply:
• When weeds are small and actively growing.
• When temperature is below 90°F.
• For Newly Seeded Lawns, do not apply until after the third mowing
(approximately 6 weeks after seeding emergence)
• For Newly Sodded, Sprigged or Plugged Lawns, apply 3 to 4 weeks
after planting.
Watering:
• Adequate soil moisture and favorable growing conditions enhance the
performance of this product.
• Avoid applications of this product when turfgrasses are under stress
since injury may result. If dry conditions exist, schedule watering, before
and after the application. For best results, delay the second watering until
approximately 24 hours after the application.
Mowing:
• Delay mowing 2 days before and until 2 days after the application.
• Do not use clippings from the treated areas as mulch or compost,
around flowers, ornamentals, trees, or in vegetable gardens.
Non-Target Plants:
• Do not apply this product to food crops (gardens, fruits and vegetables),
forage crops, or ornamental plants including flowers, trees, shrubs, hedges, woody ornamentals, groundcovers or other nontarget plants.
PRODUCT TIPS AND NOTES
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A partial list is presented below:
Crabgrass, large and Foxtail, green, yellow Signalgrass, smooth and giant broadleaf
Annual yellow sweetclover Aster Austrian fieldcress Bedstraw Beggarticks Betony, Florida Bindweed, field Bird vetch Bitter wintercress Bittercress, hairy Bitterweed Black-eyed Susan Black medic Black mustard Blackseed plantain Blessed thistle Bloodflower milkweed Blue lettuce Blue vervain Bracted plantain Brassbuttons Bristly oxtongue Broadleaf dock Broadleaf plantain Broomweed
GRASS AND BROADLEAF WEEDS CONTROLLED
GRASS WEEDS
BROADLEAF WEEDS
Buckhorn Buckhorn plantain Bulbous buttercup Bull thistle Bullnettle Burclover Burdock Burning nettle Burweed Buttercup Buttonweed Canada thistle Carolina geranium Carpetweed Catchweed bedstraw Catnip Catsear Chickweed, common Chickweed, mouseear Chicory Cinquefoil Clover, crimson Clover, hop Clover, red Clover, strawberry Clover, sweet
Clover, white Cockle Cocklebur Common mullein Creeping Jenny (Creeping Charlie) Cudweed Curly dock Daisy, English Daisy fleabane Daisy, oxeye Dandelion Dichondra Dogbane Dogfennel Dollarweed Elderberry False dandelion Falseflax False sunflower Fiddleneck Florida pusley Frenchweed Galinsoga Goathead Goldenrod
Ground ivy Gumweed Hairy fleabane Hawkweed Healall Heartleaf drymary Heathaster Hedge bindweed Hedge mustard Hemp Henbit Hoary cress Hoary plantain Hoary vervain Horsenettle Jimsonweed Knawel Knotweed Kochia Lambsquarters Lespedeza Mallow Matchweed Mexicanweed Milk vetch Morningglory
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BROADLEAF WEEDS Cont. Mouseear hawkweed
Mugwort Musk thistle Mustard Narrowleaf plantain Narrowleaf vetch Nettle Orange hawkweed Oriental cocklebur Oxalis Parsley-piert Parsnip Pearlwort Pennycress Pennywort Peppergrass Pepperweed Pigweed Pineywoods bedstraw Plains coreopsis (tickseed) Plantain Poison ivy Poison oak Pokeweed Poorjoe Prairie sunflower Prickly lettuce Prickly sida Prostrate knotweed Prostrate pigweed
Prostrate spurge Prostrate vervain Puncturevine Purslane, common Ragweed Red sorrel Redroot pigweed Redstem filaree Rough cinquefoil Rough fleabane Russian pigweed Russian thistle Scarlet pimpernel Scotch thistle Sheep sorrel Shepherdspurse Slender plantain Smallflower galinsoga Smooth dock Smooth pigweed Sorrel Sowthistle Spanishneedles Speedwell Spiny amaranth Spiny cocklebur Spiny sowthistle Spotted catsear Spotted spurge Spurweed
Stinging nettle Strawberry, India mock Tall nettle Tall vervain Tansy ragwort Tansy mustard Tanweed Thistle Trailing crownvetch Tumble mustard Tumble pigweed Velvetleaf Venice mallow Virginia buttonweed Virginia creeper Virginia pepperweed Water pennywort Wavyleaf bullthistle Western clematis Western salsify White mustard Wild aster Wild buckwheat Wild carrot Wild four-o’clock Wild garlic Wild geranium Wild lettuce Wild marigold Wild mustard
Wild onion Wild parsnip Wild radish Wild rape Wild strawberry Wild sweet potato Wild vetch Wild violet Woodsorrel Woolly croton Woolly morningglory Woolly plantain Wormseed Yarrow Yellow rocket Yellowflower pepperweed and other broadleaf weeds
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STORAGE: Keep from freezing. Store in original container in a locked storage area inaccessible to children and pets. Avoid contamination of food or feedstuffs.
PESTICIDE DISPOSAL: If Empty: Do not reuse this container. Place in trash or offer for recycling if available. If Partly Filled: Call your local solid waste agency for disposal instructions. Never
place unused product down any indoor or outdoor drain.
If in eyes:
•Remove contact lenses, if present, after the first 5 minutes, then continue rinsing eye.
•Call a poison control center or doctor for treatment advice.
If •Call a poison control center or doctor immediately for swallowed: treatment advice.
•Have person sip a glass of water if able to swallow.
•Do not induce vomiting unless told to by a poison control center or doctor.
•Do not give anything by mouth to an unconscious person. Have the product container or label with you when calling a poison control
center or doctor or going for treatment. You may also contact 1800-858-7378 for emergency medical treatment advice.
CAUTION: Causes moderate eye irritation. Avoid contact with eyes, skin or clothing. Harmful if swallowed. When using this product, wear long-sleeved shirt, long pants, socks, shoes, and rubber gloves. Wash thoroughly with soap and water after handling and before eating, drinking, chewing gum or using tobacco. After using this product, rinse gloves before reuse, and promptly and thoroughly wash hands and exposed skin with soap and water. Remove saturated clothing as soon as possible and shower.
STORAGE AND DISPOSAL
Hold eye open and rinse slowly and gently with water for 15-20 minutes.
Hazards to Humans and Domestic Animals
FIRST AID
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
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Users should wash hands before eating, drinking, chewing gum, using tobacco,
or using the toilet.
•Users should remove clothing/PPE immediately if pesticide gets inside. Then wash thoroughly and put on clean clothing. If pesticide gets on skin, wash immediately with soap and water.
•Users should remove PPE immediately after handling this product. Wash the outside of gloves before removing. As soon as possible, wash thoroughly and change into clean clothing.
This pesticide is toxic to fish and aquatic invertebrates. Do not apply directly to water, to areas where surface water is present, or to intertidal areas below the mean high water mark except as noted on appropriate labels. Drift and runoff may be hazardous to aquatic organisms in water adjacent to treated areas. Do not contaminate water when disposing of equipment wash waters or rinsate.
This chemical has properties and characteristics associated with chemicals detected in groundwater. The use of this chemical in areas where soils are permeable, particularly where the water table is shallow, may result in groundwater contamination. Application around a cistern or well may result in contamination of drinking water or groundwater.
Seller warrants that this product complies with the specifications expressed in this label. To the extent consistent with applicable law, seller makes no other warranties, and disclaims all other warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability and fitness for the intended purpose. To the extent consistent with applicable law, seller's liability for default, breach or failure under this label shall be limited to the amount of the purchase price. To the extent consistent with applicable law, seller shall have no liability for consequential damages.
User Safety Recommendations
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
LIMITED WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER
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