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Dicamba
General Information
- Fact Sheet: Dicamba.pdf
- Product Names:
Scotts LawnPro Step 2 Weed Control Plus Fertilizer 29-3-3 (Scotts Company), formulated with 2,4-D
Virgoro Ultra Turf Weed & Feed (Spectrum Brands), formulated with 2,4-D, Mecoprop-p
Spectracide Pro Broadleaf Weed (Spectrum Brands), formulated with 2,4-D, Mecoprop-p
Scotts Weed and Feed 22-3-3 (Scotts Company), formulated with 2,4-D, Mecoprop-p
Bonide Brushkil Poison Oak & Ivy Killer (Bonide Products), formulated with 2,4-D
- Chemical Class: Benzoic acid herbicide
- Uses: Agricultural, industrial, and residential settings. Different forms of dicamba (acid
and salts) have registered uses on rights-of-way areas, asparagus, barley, corn , grasses grown in pasture and rangeland, oats, proso millet, rye, sorghum, soybeans, sugarcane, and wheat, golf courses
and lawns. - Alternatives: Organic agriculture, Organic lawns care
- Beyond Pesticides rating:
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Not documented
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: Yes ()
- Neurotoxicity: Yes ()
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes ()
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes ()
- Birth/Developmental: Yes ()
- Detected in Groundwater: Yes ()
- Potential Leacher: Yes ()
- Toxic to Birds: Yes (, )
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes ()
- Toxic to Bees: Not documented
Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database
Additional Information
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- Supporting information:
- Studies:
