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Herbicides Commonly Used in Forestry

Herbicides commonly used in forestry are available under a variety of trade names.  Therefore, it is best to become familiar with common names (active ingredients).  The following table lists alphabetically by common name forestry herbicides labeled for use in Pennsylvania.  The herbicides are effective for controlling competing vegetation in northeastern hardwood and coniferous forests.  The trade name and manufacturer are shown in the columns that follow.  Trade names are grouped according to active ingredient.  This table is strictly a guide and is not meant to be all inclusive.  No endorsement or support if an individual product or company is given or implied.

Herbicide informational summaries are available by clicking on the trade name.  This information in taken from product labels and material safety data sheets.  (See http://greenbook.net for more information.)

 

Common Name (Active Ingredient)
Trade Name Manufacturer
2, 4-D DMA 4 IVM Dow AgroSciences
Clopyralid Transline Dow AgroSciences
Dicamba Vanquish Nufarm Americas
Fosamine Krenite S DuPont
Glyphosate Accord Concentrate Dow AgroSciences
Accord XRT II Dow AgroSciences
Roundup Pro Concentrate Monsanto
Foresters' Nufarm Americas
Razor Nufarm Americas
Razor Pro Nufarm Americas
Glyphosate and Imazapyr OneStep BASF
Hexazinone Velpar DF DuPont
Velpar L DuPont
Imazapyr Arsenal AC BASF
Chopper BASF
Stalker BASF
  Polaris AC Nufarm Americas
  Polaris SP Nufarm Americas
Metsulfuron Methyl Escort XP DuPont
Patriot Nufarm Americas
Picloram Tordon K Dow AgroSciences
Picloram and 2, 4-D Tordon 101 Mixture Dow AgroSciences
  Pathway Dow AgroSciences
Sulfometuron Methyl Oust XP DuPont
  Spyder Nufarm Americas
Sulfometuron Methyl and Mesulfuron Methyl Oust Extra DuPont
Triclopyr Garlon 3A Dow AgroSciences
Garlon 4 Ultra Dow AgroSciences
Pathfinder II Dow AgroSciences
Tahoe 3A Nufarm Americas
Tahoe 4E Nufarm Americas

 

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