REPORT THE PRESENCE OF THIS PEST BEFORE UNDERTAKING CONTROL |
Information about this pest can be found on the giant sensitive plant: declared pest page.
Chemical requirements
When using any agricultural chemicals please ensure that you always follow instructions on the label and any permit. Users of agricultural chemical products must always strictly comply with the directions on the label and the conditions of any permit. To view permits or product labels go to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority website.
Chemical control options
Chemical control options can be found below. For other methods of control please refer to the aquatic weed control page, and the declared plant control handbook.
Recommended herbicides |
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Herbicide: Basta® (Group N) | |
Active ingredient | 200g/L glufosinate ammonium |
Amount of product/10L water | 20-50mL |
Rate of product/ha | 2-5L |
Wetting agent dilution | 1:400 |
Time of application | Apply when actively growing |
Remarks |
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More information and other control methods |
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Herbicide: Fluroxypyr (Group I) | |
Active ingredient | 200g/L fluroxypyr |
Rates of dilution for spot spraying | 0.15L/100L water |
Amount of product/10L water |
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Rate of product/ha | 1.3-1.5L |
Wetting agent dilution | 1:400 non-ionic wetting agent or Uptake® spraying oil |
Time of application | Actively growing before flowering |
Remarks | Will kill legumes |
More information and other control methods |
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Herbicide: Cadence (Group I) | |
Active ingredient | 700g/kg dicamba |
Amount of product/10L water | 30g |
Rate of product/ha | 1.430kg -1.7kg/ha registered in Northern Territory for Mimosa pigra |
Time of application | Actively growing plants, preferably during the wet season. Retreatment may be necessary to control new germination of seedlings. |
More information and other control methods |
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Herbicide: Triclopyr + picloram (Group I) (various trade names: see APVMA link) | |
Active ingredient | 300g/L tryclopyr + 100g/L picloram |
Amount of product/10L water | 20mL |
Wetting agent | Use 100% non-ionic wetting agent such as BS-1000 |
More information and other control methods | Try to avoid causing leaves to fold up before spraying |