Product Update 2012 Aquatic Weed Control

Short Course

Non-Ionic Surfactant

Water Conditioner

Crop Oil Concentrate

Drift and Deposition

Aqua-King Plus® Class Act® Flex Destiny® HC Inergy®

InterLock®

Adjuvant Portfolio

High Concentrate Spray Pattern Indicator

Lake Dye

AbyssTM Mystic® Lake Blue Mystic® Lake Black

Aqua-King Plus® Adjuvant • For use with aquatic herbicides • 95% active ingredient and 5% water • High surfactant load • Contains non-ionic surfactants, water conditioners, and antifoam • Assists with spreading, penetrating, acidifying, and reducing foam • 1-4 pints per 100 gallons

Water Aqua-King Plus®

Destiny® HC Adjuvant • High concentrated methylated soy oil • Contains CornSorb Technology • Designed to improve adhesion and coverage of plant surfaces • Keeps plant surfaces moist longer (better than crop oil concentrates

and non-ionic surfactants) • Lower use rates than standard oils • 2-4 pints per 100 gallons

Destiny® HC

Water

Inergy® Adjuvant • Blend of modified vegetable oil and organosilicone

surfactant system • Provides the spread of an organosilicone with the

longevity of an oil • Assists with wetting and absorption of pesticides • Greatly resists drying • 3-5 pints per 100 gallons

Class Act® Flex Adjuvant • Water conditioner and non-ionic surfactant blend with

some antifoam • Water conditioners reduce hard water antagonism of

certain herbicides (i.e. glyphosate) • Contains CornSorb Technology • NIS included for greater herbicide efficacy • Highly effective with glyphosate • 1 pint to 1 gallon per 100 gallons

InterLock® Adjuvant • Maximizes deposition and minimizes drift • It does not increase spray thickness or encapsulate product • Creates larger droplets which moves the pesticide to the target • Compatible with fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and other

products

Rate of InterLock

Spray Solution GPA

4-6 oz./Acre 5 to 25 GPA

8-10 oz./Acre 25 to 50 GPA

10 oz/Acre 50 + GPA

With InterLock® Without InterLock®

More hits

More hits

More hits

Deposition and Drift Control

3 gpa comparison

Water Alone

Water & InterLock® 0.5% v/v

#1

#1

#2

#2

10

Water

InterLock® 6 fl oz/100 gal

InterLock® 10 fl oz/100 gal

AbyssTM • High concentrate blue dye for spray

pattern indication • Liquid formulation • Labeled for Veg Management and Aquatic

Only

Mystic® Lake Blue/Black Mystic® Lake Blue: Blue dye for water bodies Mystic® Lake Black: Black dye for water bodies

• Liquid formulation • Safe for wildlife and plants • Water can be used for irrigation • Do not apply to flowing water • Rate: 4-16 fl oz per ac-ft

Rugged Herbicide • 2,4-D Acid (unique formulation) • 3.49 lb ai/gallon • Non-volatile • Low odor • Performance greater than or equal to 2,4-D Amine • Performance equal to 2,4-D Esters

Rugged Herbicide • IVM:

– Annual broadleaf weeds: 2-4 pints/acre – Perennial broadleaf weeds: 1-2 quarts/acre – Woody brush: 2-4 quarts/acre

• Aquatic – Alligatorweed, Eurasian water milfoil, Parrotfeather, Water

hyacinth, Water lily, Water primrose – Emerged weeds: 2-4.2 quarts/acre – Submerged weeds: 1.41-2.83 gallons/acre-ft

Amine or Rugged Mixing with Glyphosate

Amine settling out Rugged uniform mix

Humidome – Used to measure volatility

Wheat sprayed with 2,4-D and allowed to dry before placing in Humidome

Fans pull air across wheat plants towards Tomato plant to measure

phytotoxicity

4 Hours After Treatment

4 hours after treatment, wheat sprayed with 2,4-D LV4 showing

phytotoxicity on Tomato plant

4 hours after treatment, wheat sprayed with Rugged showing NO phytotoxicity and

healthy Tomato plant