Pesticide Specifications - Revised Feb 2025.pdf

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Landscape Maintenance Carter County I-64 Rest Areas
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RFB-605-2500000563-1
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Calloway County, Kentucky

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The document appears to be a detailed Herbicide/Insecticide Attachment specifying precise chemical formulations for landscape and turfgrass treatment products. The specifications outline five different herbicide and insecticide products with their exact chemical compositions, including pre-emergent and post-emergent herbicides for landscapes and turfgrass, as well as an insecticide. Each product listing includes the specific active ingredients, their percentage composition, inert ingredients, and recommended brand names or equivalent products, such as Gallery 75DF by Dow AgroSciences, Pendulum AquaCap by BASF, Roundup Pro by Monsanto, Mavrik Aquaflow by Wellmark Inc., and Dimension by Dow AgroSciences.

The document provides technical specifications for chemical treatments, focusing on the precise chemical makeup, concentration of active ingredients, and recommended commercial products. Each product is described with its chemical name, molecular structure, percentage of active and inert ingredients, and specific application context (landscape or turfgrass pre-emergent/post-emergent treatment or insect control). The specifications suggest this is likely part of a broader landscape or grounds maintenance contract that requires precise, standardized chemical treatment protocols. The level of detail indicates a professional, likely government or large-scale institutional procurement process that requires exact product specifications to ensure consistent environmental and maintenance standards.

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Herbicide/Insecticide Attachment:

a) Landscape Pre-emergent herbicide 1:

Active ingredient:

Isoxaben: N-[3-(1-ethyl-1-methylpropyl)-5-isoxazoly]-2,6-dimethoxybezamide ……

75.0%

Inert Ingredients ……………………………………………………………………… 25.0%

Total ………………………………………………………………………………… 100.0%

(Contains 0.75 pounds active ingredient per pound)

Herbicide will be Gallery 75DF by Dow AgroSciences or equal product.

b) Landscape Pre-Emergent Herbicide 2:

Active Ingredient:

Pendimethalin (N-(1-ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine ………… 38.7%

Inert Ingredients ……………………………………………………………………… 61.3%

Total ………………………………………………………………………………… 100.0%

(1 gallon contains 3.8 lbs of microencapsulated pendimethalin in an aqueous carrier.)

Herbicide will be Pendulum AquaCap by BASF or equal product

c) Landscape Post-emergent Herbicide:

Active ingredient:

*Glyphosate, N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine, in the form of its isopropylamine salt…

41.0%

Inert ingredients (including surfactant): ……………………………………………… 59.0%

Total……………………………………………………………………………………

100.0%

*Contains 480 grams per litre or 4 pounds per u.s. gallon of the active ingredient glyphosate, in the form of its isopropylamine salt. Equivalent to 356 grams per litre or 3 pounds per U.S.

gallon of the acid, glyphosate.

Herbicide will be Roundup Pro by Monsanto or equal product.

e) Insecticide:

Active Ingredient:

(∝RS,2R)-fluvalinate{(RS)-∝-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl(R)-2-{2-chloro-4-(trifluoro-methyl)anilino}-3-methylbutanoate}* ……………………………………………… 22.3%

Inert Ingredients: ……………………………………………………………………… 77.7%

Total ………………………………………………………………………………… 100.0%

(Mavrik Aquaflow is a flowable formulation containing 2 pounds (∝RS,2R)-fluvalinate per gallon (240g/L))

Insecticide will be Mavrik Aquaflow by Wellmark Inc., or equal product.

d) Turfgrass Pre-emergent Herbicide:

Active ingredient:

*Dithiopyr, 3,5-pyridinedicarbothioic acid, 2-(difluoromethyl)-4-(2-methyl-Propyl)-6-

(trifluoromythl)- S,S-dimethyl ester …………………………………………………

12.7%

Inert ingredients …………………………………………………………………… 87.3%

Total ……………………………………………………………………………… 100.0%

(*Contains 120 grams per liter or 1 pound per U.S. gallon of the active ingredient)

Herbicide will be Dimension by Dow AgroSciences or approved equal.

b) Turfgrass Post-emergent Herbicide:

Active ingredient:

Di-methylamine Salt of 2,4 Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid …………………………

33.30%

Dimethylamine Salt of (+)-R-2-(2-Methyl-4-Chlorophenoxy) propionic Acid …….8.58%

Di-methylamine Salt of (+)-R-2-(2,4- Dichlorophenoxy) propionic Acid ……………

8.45%

Inert Ingredients ………………………………………………………………………

49.67%

Total ………………………………………………………………………………… 100.0%

By Iswomer Specific AOAC Method, Equivalent to:

2, 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid …………………….. 27.66%, 2.69 lbs/gal

(+)-R-2-(2-Methyl-4-Chlorophenoxy) propionic Acid …. 7.09%, 0.71 lbs/gal

(=)-R-2-(2,4-Doichlorophenoxy) propionic Acid ………. 7.09%, 0.71 lbs/gal

Herbicide will be Spoiler by NuFarm Americas Inc. or equal product.

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