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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

ProForce MALICE 18 Miticide is an insecticide and acaricide with contact and stomach action. MALICE 18 has limited plant systemic activity but exhibits translaminar movement. Good spray coverage is essential. MALICE 18 is translocated into leaves and remains for several weeks, offering limited residual control of target pests. Abamectin that is not absorbed into plants is quickly degraded.

APPLICATION ON COTTON:

Apply by ground spraying equipment in a minimum spray volume of 100 L/ha or by fixed-wing aircraft in a minimum volume of 20 L/ha. Good coverage is essential.

Air: Apply by air spray when there is a reliable crosswind to assist with good penetration into the crop canopy. Application should be carried out in the cooler parts of the day or night. Preferably use aircraft fitted with micronair atomisers.

Ground: Use inter-row droppers fitted with nozzles spraying towards the crop rows. Inter-row nozzles should be level with or just below the canopy and spraying at right angles to the ground.

MIXING:

Measure the required amount of MALICE 18, add to the partly filled spray tank, and then add the remainder of the water. Wetting agent is not required.

Crop Safety: MALICE 18 plus summer oil has very occasionally caused slight fruit russetting on some pear varieties, particularly ANJOU and other sensitive varieties when used alone or when other products are applied sequentially. A very small amount of temporary apple fruit blemishing has been associated with low water volume applications. The Directions for Use and Precautions on summer oil labels should be followed carefully. Certain conditions may play a part in the occurrence of this damage. DO NOT make applications (1) when unusually hot conditions are present or expected within 24 hours after application, (2) under poor or slow drying conditions or (3) with equipment that may leave large droplets on fruit after application. MALICE 18 plus summer oil has caused more severe fruit russetting on sensitive apple varieties. DO NOT apply MALICE 18 to apples or pears before or after applications of Delan or Captan.

Mixing instructions for Turf applications:

Add the required amount of product directly to a partly filled spray tank and mix well. Non-ionic Surfactants: Use Agral (600 g ai/L) at 0.42% v/v or 420 mL/100 L spray mix. Alternatively, use other quality non-ionic surfactants (1000 g ai/L formulations) at 0.25% v/v or 250 mL/100 L spray mix.

APPLICATION:

Turf: Apply by ground boom sprayer or low-pressure hand wand. To be effective, MALICE 18 requires thorough spray coverage. Ensure that equipment is properly calibrated to give an even distribution at the correct volume. Application volume should be adequate to ensure thorough and even coverage of turf leaves with penetration into the crowns. Total application volume should be 300 to 500 L/ha. Use coarse droplets (e.g., Air Induction flat fan 025 to 04 nozzles). In higher cut turf (≥15 mm), a significant ProForce Malice 18 Miticide GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS spray shielding effect can occur, impacting negatively on spray penetration and even coverage at low application volumes.

Apple, pear, citrus, and hops: To be effective, MALICE 18 requires thorough spray coverage. Ensure that equipment is properly calibrated to give an even distribution at the correct volume. The same quantity of MALICE 18 per hectare should be used when spraying either the dilute or concentrate method.

Dilute Spraying:

Use a sprayer designed to apply high volumes of water up to the point of run-off and matched to the crop being sprayed. Set up and operate the sprayer to achieve even coverage throughout the crop canopy. Apply sufficient water to cover the crop to the point of run-off. Avoid excessive run-off. The required water volume may be determined by applying different test volumes, using different settings on the sprayer, from industry guidelines or expert advice. Add the amount of MALICE 18 specified in the Directions for Use table for each 100 L of water. Spray to the point of run-off. The required dilute spray volume will change, and the sprayer set up and operation may also need to be changed, as the crop grows.

Concentrate Spraying:

Use a sprayer designed and set up for concentrate spraying (that is a sprayer which applies water volumes less than those required to reach the point of run-off) and matched to the crop being sprayed. Set up and operate the sprayer to achieve even coverage throughout the crop canopy using your chosen water volume. Determine an appropriate dilute spray volume (see Dilute Spraying above) for the crop canopy. This is needed to calculate the concentrate mixing rate. The mixing rate for concentrate spraying can then be calculated in the following way:

EXAMPLE ONLY

1. Dilute spray volume as determined above: for example, 1500 L/ha
2. Your chosen concentrate spray volume: for example, 500 L/ha
3. The concentrate factor in this example is 3 X (i.e., 1500 L ÷ 500 L = 3)
4. If the dilute label rate is 125 mL/100 L, then the concentrate rate becomes 3 x 125, that is 375 mL/100 L of concentrate spray. The chosen spray volume, amount of product per 100 L of water, and the sprayer set and operation may need to be changed as the crop grows. For further information of concentrate spraying, users are advised to consult relevant industry guidelines, undertake appropriate competency training and follow industry Best Practices.

COMPATIBILITY:

MALICE 18 is compatible with Caltex Summer Spray Oil, BP Summer Spray Oil, Codacide and with most commonly used insecticides and fungicides; however, as formulations of other manufacturers' products are beyond the control of Indigo Specialty Products Pty Ltd, all mixtures should be tested prior to mixing commercial quantities. MALICE 18 is compatible with deltamethrin, cypermethrin, thiodicarb, amitraz, Endosulfan, Ulvapron and EC formulations of methomyl. DO NOT apply with ULV formulations. Mixtures with more than one of the above are not recommended.