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Dicamba |
Action / Use ACTION: Herbicide. USE: Controls broadleaf weeds in asparagus, corn (field, silage, popcorn), grass seed crops, grain sorghum, noncropland, pastures, rangeland, reduced-tillage, fallow, small grains not underseeded to legumes, sugarcane, turf, between cropping; brush and vines in pasture, industrial areas, noncropland, rangeland; perennial broadleaf weeds with spot treatments and ropewick applications. Clarity* for corn. Resolve* for IMI-Corn hybrids only. Vanquish* for turf. Overdrive* for noncropland, pastures, and rangeland. FORMULATIONS: Water soluble liquid (potassium, dimethylamine salt, diglycolamine salt, sodium salt, isopropylamine salt); wettable granular (sodium salt). PREMIX PARTNERS: Atrazine; Bentazone; Bromoxynil; Carfentrazone-ethyl; Clopyralid; 2,4-D; Dichlorprop; Diflufenzopyr; Fluroxypyr; Glyphosate; Halosulfuron-methyl; Imazethapyr; Ioxynil; Karbutilate; MCPA; Mecoprop; Mecoprop-P; Metsulfuron-methyl; MSMA; Nicosulfuron; Picloram; Primisulfuron-methyl; Pyraflufen-ethyl; Quinclorac; Rimsulfuron; Sulfentrazone; Triasulfuron; Triclopyr. |
Identification |
COMMON NAME: Dicamba (ANSI, ISO, BSI, WSSA); MDBA (JMAF); Dianat (USSR). |
Chemistry |
COMPOSITION: 2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol salt of 3,6-dichloro-o-anisic acid. CLASS: Benzoic acid. PROPERTIES: Melting point 114-116℃. Soluble in ethanol, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, and other ketones. Less readily in xylene.
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Environmental Guidelines |
HAZARDS: Banvel*, Clarity: Fish: LC50 >1000 mg/l (bluegill, rainbow trout). Banvel* SGF: Fish: LC50 706 mg/l (bluegill), 558 mg/l (trout). WATER SOLUBILITY: Soluble. |
Safety Guidelines |
TOXICITY: Banvel* (Rat): Oral LD50 2629 mg/kg. (Rabbit): Dermal LD50 >2000 mg/kg. Banvel SGF* (Rat): Oral LD50 6764 mg/kg. (Rabbit): Dermal >2000 mg/kg. Clarity* (Rat): Oral LD50 3512 mg/kg. Dermal LD50 >2000 mg/kg. HANDLING/STORAGE CAUTIONS: Avoid contact with skin, eyes, or clothing. Store original container in cool, dry location away from fertilizer, feed, food, and other pesticides. SPILL CONTROL/CLEANUP: Contain liquid spill with absorbent material, collect in a suitable waste container. Wash affected area with water and detergent. Keep wash water out of drains. Use product/absorbed material according to label instructions and quantities. Dispose of at an approved chemical waste facility. | |
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