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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

MIXING:

• Asparagus, Bananas, Brassicas, Cotton, Ginger, Wine Grapevines, Pasture, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Sorghum, Sugarcane: Slowly add the required amount of product to water in the spray tank while stirring or agitating. Agitate while spraying.
• Mushrooms: Add the required amount of Maestro 200SC to a small quantity of water, ensuring thorough mixing. For Brassicas, ensure thorough coverage of foliage and heads.
• Cotton: For ground application, use a prepared spray volume of 35-75 L/ha depending on the size of the crop. For aerial application, see ‘Aerial application’ instructions below.
• Ginger: Apply as a spray to the soil and incorporate to a depth of 200 mm prior to planting.
• Wine Grapevines: Maestro 200SC should be applied by handheld equipment as a high volume directed spray of approximately 500 mL of solution per vine directed to trunks and cordons during the dormant period only.
• Mushrooms: Apply the mixture to peat moss during preparation of casing, ensuring even mixing in peat moss.
• Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes: Apply as a broadcast spray to the surface of the soil and incorporate to a depth of 15 cm prior to planting.
• Swede and Turnip: Ensure thorough coverage of foliage.

AERIAL APPLICATION: Use spray techniques that minimize off-target spray drift. DO NOT use rotary atomizers. Use application volumes between 20 L and 50 L/ha. Achieve a droplet density of ~60 droplets/cm2 on a flat surface on the target. When spraying large droplets (>250 μm), increase the application volume to >40 L/ha to ensure sufficient droplets are produced. Aerial application is not recommended for Brassica and potato crops.

INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE WARNING GROUP 2B INSECTICIDE: For insecticide resistance management, Maestro 200SC is a Group 2B insecticide. Some naturally occurring insect biotypes resistant to Maestro 200SC and other Group 2B insecticides may exist through normal genetic variability in any insect population. The resistant individuals can eventually dominate the insect population if Maestro 200SC or other Group 2B insecticides are used repeatedly. The effectiveness of Maestro 200SC on resistant individuals could be significantly reduced. Since the occurrence of resistant individuals is difficult to detect prior to use, Nufarm Australia Limited accepts no liability for any losses that may result from the failure of this product to control resistant insects. Maestro 200SC may be subject to specific resistance management strategies. For further information, contact your local supplier, Nufarm representative, or local agricultural department agronomist.

PRECAUTIONS

Re-entry period: DO NOT allow entry into treated areas until the spray has dried. When prior entry is necessary, wear cotton overalls buttoned to the neck and wrist (or equivalent clothing). Clothing must be laundered after each day’s use. Human flaggers, if used in aerial spraying operations, must be protected by enclosed cabs.

PROTECTION OF CROPS, NATIVE AND OTHER NON-TARGET PLANTS: DO NOT apply in weather conditions or from spraying equipment that may cause spray to drift onto non-target plants/crops, cropping lands, or pastures.

PROTECTION OF LIVESTOCK: Dangerous to bees. DO NOT apply where bees from managed hives are known to be foraging, and crops, weeds, or cover crops are in flower at the time of spraying, or are expected to flower within 28 days (7 days for pastures and sorghum). Before spraying, notify beekeepers to move hives to a safe location with an untreated source of nectar if there is potential for managed bees to be affected by the spray or spray drift. If an area has been sprayed inadvertently, in which the crop, weeds, or cover crop were in flower or subsequently came into flower, notify beekeepers to keep managed bees out of the area for at least 28 days (7 days for pastures and sorghum) from the time of spraying. Where the owner of managed hives in the vicinity of a crop to be sprayed is not known, contact your State Department of Primary Industries/Agriculture, citing the registration number, for assistance in contacting the owner.

PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE, FISH, CRUSTACEANS AND ENVIRONMENT: DO NOT contaminate streams, rivers, or waterways with the chemical or used containers. DO NOT spray across open bodies of water. Highly toxic to fish and aquatic organisms. This product will kill susceptible non-target invertebrates, including beneficial species, if they are exposed to drift. DO NOT apply aerially to Brassicas and potatoes. A spray drift minimization strategy should be employed at all times when aerially applying sprays to, or near, sensitive areas. The strategy envisaged is exemplified by the cotton industry’s Best Management Practice Manual.

STORAGE AND DISPOSAL: Store in the closed, original container in a cool, well-ventilated area. DO NOT store for prolonged periods in direct sunlight. Triple-rinse containers before disposal. Add rinsings to the spray tank. DO NOT dispose of undiluted chemicals on-site. If recycling, replace cap and return clean containers to the recycler or designated collection point. If not recycling, break, crush, or puncture and deliver empty packaging to an approved waste management facility. If an approved waste management facility is not available, bury the empty packaging 500 mm below the surface in a disposal pit specifically marked and set up for this purpose, clear of waterways, desirable vegetation and tree roots, in compliance with relevant local, state or territory government regulations. DO NOT burn empty containers or product.

SAFETY DIRECTIONS: Harmful if inhaled or swallowed. Will irritate the eyes and skin. Repeated exposure may cause allergic disorders. Avoid contact with eyes and skin. When opening the container and preparing the product for use, wear cotton overalls buttoned to the neck and wrist (or equivalent clothing), elbow-length PVC gloves and goggles. When using the prepared spray/dip/peatmoss, wear cotton overalls buttoned to the neck and wrist (or equivalent clothing) and elbow-length PVC gloves. Wash hands after use. After each day's use, wash gloves, goggles and contaminated clothing.