Vapam Soil Fumigant Solution For All Crops

Manufacturer
Amvac Chemical
Category
Fungicides
Registered until
N/A
Registration number
5481-466
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RESTRICTED USE PESTICIDE
Due to acute inhalation toxicity to humans.
For retail sale to and use by certified applicators or persons under their direct supervision and only for those uses covered by the certified applicator's certification.

For the control or suppression of Weeds, Diseases and Nematodes. Controls or suppresses weeds such as Berinudagrass, Chickweed, Dandelion, Ragweed, Henbit, Lambsquarter, Pigweed, Watercress, Amaranths species: Watergrass, Johnsongrass, Nightshade, Nutsedge, Wild Morning-Glory and Purslane, Nematodes and Symphylids. Soil-bOrne diseases such as Rhizoctonia, Pythium, Phytophthora, Verticillium, Sclerotinia, Oak Root Fungus and Club Root of Crucifers.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE
It is a violation of Federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling. Do not apply this product in a way that will contact workers or other persons, either directly or through drift. Only protected handlers may be in the area during application. For any requirements specific to your State or Tribe, consult the agency responsible for pesticide regulation. Use this product only in accordance with its labeling and with the Worker Protection Standard, 40 CFR Part 170. Refer to supplemental labeling under "Agricultural Use Requirements" in this section for information about this standard.
The following activities are prohibited from being performed in the fumigant application block (i.e., the field or portion of a field treated with a fumigant in any 24-hour period or, for center pivot applications which occur over many days, the total acres of a field treated and not separated by a 12-hour interruption) by anyone other than persons who have been appropriately trained and equipped as handlers in accordance with the requirements in the Worker Protection Standard (40 CFR Part 170), from the start of the application until the entry-restricted period ends. Those activities include those persons:
• Participating in the application as supervisors, loaders, drivers, tractor co-pilots, shovelers, cross ditchers, or as other direct application participants (the application starts when the fumigant is first introduced into the soil and ends after the fumigant hf}s stopped being delivered/dispensed to the soil);
• Using devices to take air samples to monitor fumigant air concentrations;
• Persons cleaning up fumigant spills (this does not include emergency personnel not associated with the fumigation application);
• Handling or disposing of fumigant containers;
• Cleaning, handling, adjusting, or repairing the parts of fumigation equipment that may contain fumigant residues;
• Installing, repairing, operating, or removing irrigation equipment in the application block;
• Entering the application site to perform scouting, crop advising, or monitoring tasks;
• Installing, perforating (cutting, punching, slicing, poking), removing, repairing, or monitoring tarps:
o until 14 days after application is complete iftarps are not perforated and removed during those 14 days, or
o until tarp removal is complete if tarps are both perforated and removed less than 14 days after application; or
o until 48 hours after tarps perforation is complete if they will not be removed within 14 days after application.
NOTE: See Tarp Perforation and Removal section on this labeling for requirements about when tarps are allowed to be perforated.
• Performing any handling tasks as defined by the Worker Protection Standard.
• In addition to the above, persons outside the perimeter of the application block who visually monitor application equipment to ensure proper functioning and monitor fumigant air concentrations in accordance with the fumigant site monitoring requirement must also be trained and equipped as handlers in accordance with the requirements in the Worker Protection Standard (40 CFR Part 170).