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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

MIXING/APPLICATION Prior to pouring, shake container vigorously, then add the required quantity of TITAN Confide 200 SC Insecticide to water in the spray vat while stirring or with agitator in motion.

Special Instructions for Stone Fruit 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 product specified in the Directions for Use table for each 100L of water. Spray to the point of runoff.

• 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:

  1. Dilute spray volume as determined above: For example 1500L/ha

  2. Your chosen concentrate spray volume: For example 500L/ha

  3. The concentration factor in this example is: 3 X (i.e. 1500L ÷ 500L = 3)

  4. As the dilute label rate is 25mL/100L for stone fruit, then the concentrate rate becomes 3 x 25, that is 75mL/100L of concentrate spray.

• The chosen spray volume, amount of product per 100L of water, and the sprayer set up and operation may need to be changed as the crop grows.

• Do not use a concentrate rate higher than that specified in the Critical Comments.

• For further information on concentrate spraying, users are advised to consult relevant industry guidelines, undertake appropriate competency training and follow industry Best Practices.

Special Instructions for Cotton Thorough coverage of cotton plants is essential to achieve maximum performance from TITAN Confide 200 SC Insecticide plus Pulse. Equipment should be calibrated to achieve a minimum of 60 droplets/cm2 on the target foliage. A droplet size for optimum performance from TITAN Confide 200 SC Insecticide plus Pulse is dependent on equipment and is defined below. Do not apply when unfavourable environmental conditions may reduce the quality of spray coverage.

Ground Application (Cotton)

• Application using ground equipment should be made using hollow cone nozzles with a minimum spray volume of 100L/ha.

• Hollow cone nozzles are recommended but if flat fan nozzles are used, higher water volumes will be required and nozzles should be configured to ensure thorough coverage.

• A FINE droplet must be used.

• Where multiple nozzles per row are used, they should be of the same specification to ensure that each nozzle contributes an equal proportion of the required dose.

• Where multiple nozzles per row are used (particularly for banded applications) ensure the correct nozzle overlap pattern is achieved on the target foliage.

• Banded applications less than 100% are not recommended beyond the 15 node crop stage.

Aerial Application (Cotton)

• Apply in a minimum spray volume of 25L/ha.

• A FINE droplet must be used.

• Do not exaggerate swath width or exceed a swath width of 20 to 22m.

• Do not apply TITAN Confide 200 SC Insecticide plus Pulse using Ultra Low Volume (ULV) methods.

• The use of large droplet placement equipment is not recommended.

• DO NOT apply treatments by aircraft in situations where drift onto sensitive crops, pastures or desirable trees is likely to occur.

Seedling drench application (brassicas and lettuce) Ensure even application

• Deliver the target rate of TITAN Confide 200 SC Insecticide to seedling trays, ensuring uniform distribution of TITAN Confide 200 SC Insecticide to each transplant cell.

• This may be achieved by a single (full rate) or consecutive, multiple (part rate) passes of the application mechanism.

• TITAN Confide 200 SC Insecticide should be applied through dedicated nursery equipment e.g. a hydraulic boom or other suitable equipment which has been carefully set up and calibrated to ensure uniform distribution.

• DO NOT use watering cans, hand wands, impact sprinklers and other imprecise means of application.

Avoid run-through from cells

• Applied spray volume must be related to the cell media moisture content and cell capacity, to ensure that there is virtually no loss of applied spray as run-through from cell trays during or following the TITAN Confide 200 SC Insecticide application.

Prevent spray drift from treatment area

• Please see spray drift restraint section.

Minimise and capture excess spray

• The quantity of excess spray, i.e. applied spray mixture which is not confined in the cell medium, must be minimised by appropriate application equipment set-up.

• Excess spray includes applied spray which misses the target, runs-off or inadvertently runs-through the cells.

• Any such excess must be captured and should be filtered and returned to the spray tank or stored for collection by a licensed waste treatment service provider.

Avoid losses from watering after treatment

• Avoid watering seedlings after application.

• If watering is necessary it must be done sparingly.

• DO NOT allow run-through from the cells.

Schedule treatment to minimise time interval to planting

• Seedling damage may result from TITAN Confide 200 SC Insecticide seedling drench treatment, particularly if transplanting does not occur soon after treatment.

• It is recommended that transplanting occur within 24 hours of treatment, therefore application should be scheduled accordingly, close to the time of seedling dispatch.

COMPATIBILITY TITAN Confide 200 SC Insecticide is compatible with Antracol* and Baycor*. DO NOT mix concentrates together but add each to the spray tank separately. As formulations of other manufacturers’ products are beyond the control of TITAN AG, all mixtures should be tested prior to mixing commercial quantities. As changes in climatic conditions can alter the sensitivity of plants to mixtures of sprays, TITAN AG cannot be responsible for the behaviour of such mixtures.

Note on Ornamentals TITAN Confide 200 SC Insecticide has been used on a wide range of ornamental plant species without damage. However, some species and varieties are particularly sensitive to chemical sprays and as this is often related to local conditions it is advisable to treat only a small number of plants.