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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Ballista 750WG Herbicide is a dry flowable granule that disperses in water. It can be used for selective post-emergence control of Nutgrass in Sugarcane, Corn/Maize, and Sorghum. It is also effective for the selective post-emergence control of Nutgrass and Mullumbimby Couch in Turf. In Cotton, shielded sprayers can be used for Nutgrass control. The symptoms of weed control include gradual yellowing of foliage and seed heads followed by desiccation. Initial symptoms may take 7 to 10 days to be noticeable, with full effects occurring 4 to 6 weeks after treatment. Apply Ballista 750WG Herbicide to actively growing weeds when new growth has reached a minimum of 5 cm for Nutgrass or 2 cm for Mullumbimby Couch. Apply follow-up treatments if sufficient new growth warrants re-treatment. Irrigation or rainfall within 2 hours of application will reduce control, and drought stress after treatment may also reduce control.

MIXING Ballista 750WG Herbicide is a dry flowable granule that disperses in water. Add the measured amount gradually to a part-filled spray tank while maintaining continuous bypass agitation. Add the surfactant near the end of the filling process to avoid excessive foaming. Remove the hose from the mixing tank immediately after filling to avoid siphoning back into the water source. If allowed to stand, ensure that the mixture is thoroughly agitated before re-commencing spraying. Use the mixture within 1 day.

SPRAYER CLEANUP Before application of products other than Ballista 750WG Herbicide, the sprayer must be cleaned out as follows:

1. Drain the tank and flush equipment with water for a minimum of 10 minutes, including hoses, filters, and booms.

2. Fill the tank with clean water and add chlorine bleach (contains 4% chlorine) at the rate of 300 mL/100 L of water. Flush through the boom and agitate for 15 minutes.

3. Repeat step 2 above.

4. Remove all nozzles and screens and clean thoroughly.

5. To remove traces of chlorine bleach, rinse the tank thoroughly with clean water and flush through hoses and booms.

CAUTION DO NOT use chlorine bleach with ammonia. All traces of liquid fertilizer containing ammonia, ammonium nitrate, or ammonium sulfate must be rinsed with water from the mixing and application equipment before adding chlorine bleach solution. Failure to do so will release a gas with a musty chlorine odor, which can cause eye, nose, throat, and lung irritation. DO NOT clean equipment in an enclosed area.

SURFACTANT ADDITION Ballista 750WG Herbicide must be applied with a non-ionic surfactant to ensure uptake. Use 200 mL/100 L of a 600 g/L non-ionic surfactant or equivalent. For handgun or knapsack application, add surfactant at 20 mL/10 L of water.

COMPATIBILITY Ballista 750WG Herbicide is compatible with Glyphosate, Dicamba/MCPA, and Bromoxynil/MCPA mixtures and Amine formulations of 2,4-D. Read and follow all label directions, restraints, plant-back periods, withholding periods, regional use restrictions, and safety directions for the tank mix products. Tank mixing with Paraquat or Ametryn may result in reduced weed control. Organophosphate insecticides should NOT be tank mixed or applied 7 days prior or 3 days after the application of Ballista 750WG Herbicide, as severe crop injury may result.