Dicamba
Action/Use:
- Herbicide
Use:
A growth-regulating herbicide readily absorbed and translocated from either roots or foliage. Controls broadleaf weeds in asparagus, corn (field, silage, popcorn), grass seed crops, grain sorghum, noncropland, pastures, rangeland, reduced-tillage, fallow, small grains not underseeded to legumes, sugarcane, turf, between cropping; brush and vines in pasture, industrial areas, noncropland, rangeland; perennial broadleaf weeds with spot treatments and ropewick applications. Clarity* for corn. Resolve* for IMI-Corn hybrids only. Vanquish* for turf. Overdrive* for noncropland, pastures, and rangeland. Agility* SG with TotalSol* for barley, fallow, triticale and wheat. Cimarron* Max for pastures, rangeland or established grasses on acres enrolled in conservation reserve programs.
Identification
Common Name(s): Dicamba (ANSI, ISO, BSI, WSSA); ; MDBA (JMAF); ; Dianat (USSR)
Chemistry
Class: Benzoic acid.
Properties: Melting point 114°-116°C. Soluble in ethanol, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, and other ketones. Less readily in xylene.
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: Benzoic acid
Mode of Action: Action like indole acetic acid (synthetic auxins)
Action Group: HRAC Group O; WSSA Group 4
Registration
Outside U.S.A.: Require* Q (mp) not for use in Hawaii.
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Banvel*, Clarity: Fish: LC50 >1000 mg/l (bluegill, rainbow trout). Banvel* SGF: Fish: LC50 706 mg/l (bluegill), 558 mg/l (trout)
Water Solubility: 4,500 ppm
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: WARNING (Banvel*, Banvel SGF*), CAUTION (Clarity*, Vanquish*)
Toxicity Class: II, III
Toxicity: Banvel* (Rat): Oral LD50 2629 mg/kg. (Rabbit): Dermal LD50 >2000 mg/kg. Banvel SGF* (Rat): Oral LD50 6764 mg/kg. (Rabbit): Dermal >2000 mg/kg. Clarity* (Rat): Oral LD50 3512 mg/kg. Dermal LD50 >2000 mg/kg
Handling/storage Cautions: Store above 15°F
Spill Control/cleanup: Contain liquid spill with absorbent material, collect in a suitable waste container. Wash affected area with water and detergent. Keep wash water out of drains. Use product/absorbed material according to label instructions and quantities. Dispose of at an approved chemical waste facility
Protective Clothing: Long-sleeved shirt and long pants. Waterproof gloves. Chemical-resistant footwear plus socks. Protective eyewear.
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
BASF Corporation (Banvel SGF*, Clarity*)
Fertiagro Pte. Ltd. (Ferticamba*)
Gharda Chemicals Ltd. (Compass*, Oracle*)
IPESA S.A. (Tolan*)
Nufarm Americas Inc. (Clash*, Diablo*)
Syngenta (Cadence*, Dycleer*, Vanquish*)
Formulators' Trade Names:
The Andersons Inc. (ProTurf* K-O-G)
Arysta LifeScience North America Corp. (Banvel*)
Diachem S.p.A. (Joker*)
Invesa S.A. (Banvel* D)
Ivorychem Pte. Ltd. (Destroyer*)
Loveland Products, Inc. (Rifle*)
Parijat Industries (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Velocity*)
B.V. Industrie- & Handelsonderneming Simonis (Wopro-dicamba*)
Stockton Agrimor AG (Motican*, Stockton* Dicamba)
Winfield Solutions, LLC (Sterling Blue*)
Premix Products:
+ Atrazine
- Banvel-K* + Atrazine — Arysta LifeScience North America Corp.
- Marksman* — BASF Corporation
- Propero* — Syngenta
+ Bentazone
- Cambio* — BASF Corporation
+ Bromoxynil+ Mecoprop
- Korilene*
+ Carfentrazone-ethyl+ 2,4-D+ Mecoprop-P
- SpeedZone Southern* — PBI/Gordon Corp.
- SpeedZone* — PBI/Gordon Corp.
+ Carfentrazone-ethyl+ MCPA+ Mecoprop-P
- PowerZone* — PBI/Gordon Corp.
+ Clopyralid+ 2,4-D
- Millennium Ultra* 2 — Nufarm Americas Inc.
+ 2,4-D
- Banvel* + 2,4-D — Arysta LifeScience North America Corp.
- Brash* — Winfield Solutions, LLC
- Brush-Rhap* — Helena Chemical Co.
- Diachem* — Parijat Industries (India) Pvt. Ltd.
- KambaMaster* — Nufarm Americas Inc.
- Latigo* — Helena Chemical Co.
- Magnolia Super* — Hektas Ticaret T.A.S.
- Range Star* — Albaugh, Inc.
- Rifle*-D — Loveland Products, Inc., United Agri Products (UAP)
- Selectone G* — Agriphar S.A.
- Trooper* — Meridian Agrochemical Pty. Ltd. t/a Meridian Agritech
- Valsamba* — Stockton Agrimor AG
- Valsamin* — Stockton Agrimor AG
- Veteran* 720 — Nufarm Americas Inc.
- Weedmaster* — BASF Corporation
+ 2,4-D+ Dichlorprop
- Brushmaster* — PBI/Gordon Corp.
- Durtok* 540 — Invesa S.A.
- Durtok* Amina — Invesa S.A.
- Super Trimec* — PBI/Gordon Corp.
- SuperBrush* Killer — PBI/Gordon Corp.
+ 2,4-D+ Fluroxypyr
- Escalade* 2 — Nufarm Americas Inc.
+ 2,4-D+ MCPA
- Dicamix*
- Trimonal* — Agriphar S.A.
+ 2,4-D+ Mecoprop
- Dyvel* DS — BASF Corporation
- EndRun* — Helena Chemical Co.
- Luxamix*
- Trimec* 1000 — PBI/Gordon Corp.
- Trimec* 992 — PBI/Gordon Corp.
- Trimec* Bentgrass — PBI/Gordon Corp.
- Trimec* Classic — PBI/Gordon Corp.
- Trimec* Southern — PBI/Gordon Corp.
+ 2,4-D+ Mecoprop-P
- Mec Amine-D* — Loveland Products, Inc.
- Strike* 3 — Winfield Solutions, LLC
- Triplet* — Nufarm Americas Inc.
- TruPower2 — Nufarm Americas Inc.
+ 2,4-D+ Mecoprop-P+ Pyraflufen-ethyl
- 4-Speed* — Nufarm Americas Inc.
+ 2,4-D+ Mecoprop-P+ Sulfentrazone
- Surge* — PBI/Gordon Corp.
+ 2,4-D+ Metsulfuron-methyl
- Cimarron* Max — DuPont Crop Protection
+ 2,4-D+ Picloram
- Trooper* Extra — Nufarm Americas Inc.
+ 2,4-D+ Pyraflufen-ethyl+ Triclopyr
- 4-Speed* XT — Nufarm Americas Inc.
+ 2,4-D+ Quinclorac
- Quincept* — Nufarm Americas Inc.
+ 2,4-D+ Quinclorac+ Sulfentrazone
- Q4* Plus — PBI/Gordon Corp.
+ 2,4-D+ Sulfentrazone+ Triclopyr
- Foundation* — Wilbur-Ellis Co.
- T-Zone* — PBI/Gordon Corp.
+ Dichlorprop+ Ioxynil
- Banlene Solo* — Bayer CropScience
+ Diflufenzopyr
- Distinct* — BASF Corporation
- Overdrive* — BASF Corporation
- Status* — BASF Corporation
+ Diflufenzopyr+ Nicosulfuron
- Celebrity* Plus — BASF Corporation
+ Fluroxypyr
- Pulsar* — Syngenta
+ Fluroxypyr+ MCPA
- Triple Shot* — Wilbur-Ellis Co.
+ Glyphosate
- CoStarr* — Albaugh, Inc.
- Fallow Star* — Albaugh, Inc.
- GlyKamba* — Nufarm Americas Inc.
+ Halosulfuron-methyl
- Yukon* — Gowan Company
+ Imazethapyr
- Resolve* — BASF Corporation
+ Karbutilate
- Twin-Cam* — SDS Biotech K.K.
+ MCPA
- Dyvel* — BASF Corporation
- Magnolia-M* — Hektas Ticaret T.A.S.
- Metambane* — Diachem S.p.A.
+ MCPA+ Mecoprop
- Banlene Plus* — Bayer CropScience
- Diptyl* — Agriphar S.A.
- Docklene* — Bayer CropScience
- Trimec* Encore* — PBI/Gordon Corp.
+ MCPA+ Mecoprop-P
- Tri-Power* — Nufarm Americas Inc.
+ MCPA+ Triclopyr
- Cool Power* — Nufarm Americas Inc.
- Horsepower* — Nufarm Americas Inc.
- Progeny* — Nufarm Americas Inc.
+ Mecoprop
- Condox* — Syngenta
- Turfene* — Diachem S.p.A.
+ Mecoprop+ Quinclorac
- Onetime* — BASF Corporation
+ Mecoprop-P
- Foundation* — Syngenta
+ Metsulfuron-methyl+ Thifensulfuron-methyl+ Tribenuron-methyl
- Agility* SG with TotalSol* — DuPont Crop Protection
+ Rimsulfuron
- Require* Q (mp) — DuPont Crop Protection
+ Triasulfuron
- Fuego* — Syngenta
- Lintor* — Syngenta
- Rave* — Syngenta
- Tie Down* — Wilbur-Ellis Co.
Discontinued Names:
Banweed*
Brush Buster*
Celebrity*
Diamant*
Dicambazine*
Fallow Master*
Farmon Condox*
Field Marshall*
Grassland Herbicide*
Hormotuho Special*
Malerbane Asparagi*
Maygon*
Mediben*
Methoxone* M
Millennium Ultra Plus*
Mondak*
Outlaw*
Pasture MD*
Phenaban 801*
Provel*
Sterling*
Sterling Plus*
Suncamba*
Target*
Trimec* Plus
Trooper*
Veteran* CST
Vision*
Wallop*
