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Lontrel®

  • Specialty Herbicide

Outstanding turf tolerance

Lontrel® specialty herbicide provides superior postemergence control of hard-to-manage weeds, including thistle and clover, around labeled ornamentals, golf course fairways and roughs without injuring even the most sensitive turfgrasses.

Benefits

Turf safety

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Lontrel® specialty herbicide provides effective postemergence weed control of thistle and other hard-to-manage weeds while providing excellent turfgrass tolerance. Can be used on St. Augustinegrass, as well as closely mowed bentgrass and bermudagrass fairways.

Low odor, low use rates

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Lontrel is an excellent choice for many weed control programs and should be applied to actively growing weeds in residential and commercial landscapes, nonresidential turf and field grown nursery settings.

Application flexibility

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Lontrel can be used in any landscape and field nursery situations, including over-the-top applications with certain ornamental plants.

Markets

Golf

Commercial Turf

Nursery

Landscape Ornamentals

Sod Farms

Controlled weeds

Effective control of the following weeds and more:

  • American Burnweed
  • Burweed
  • Carrot
  • Clover
  • Dandelion
  • Dock
  • Dollarweed
  • Groundsel
  • Hawkweed
  • Horseweed
  • Jimsonweed
  • Knotweed
  • Lettuce
  • Narrowleaf Plantain
  • Pineapple-weed
  • Smartweed
  • Sowthistle
  • Thistle
  • Vetch

Refer to the Product Label for complete product efficacy information.

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State registrations

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Technical Specifications

  • Active Ingredient

    Clopyralid

  • Application Rate

    Labeled rates vary from 0.25 to 1.33 pts./A or up to ½ ounce per 1,000 square feet.

  • Application Timing

    Apply when weeds are small and actively growing. Applications of Lontrel® specialty herbicide are rainfast within two hours.

  • Application Method

    Spot treatments should be applied with hand sprayers using a fixed spray volume per 1,000 square feet. Labeled and tank-mixing application rates vary. Agitate the solution thoroughly before and during application.

  • Approved Use

    Lontrel is labeled for use on commercial turf, including turfgrass grown for seed or sod farms, certain ornamental plantings (such as conifers, non-leguminous woody species), and ornamental grasses in landscapes and nurseries.

  • Additional Information

    Lontrel provides superior postemergence control of hard-to-manage weeds around labeled ornamentals and golf courses. It is available in a 1-quart bottle.

™®Trademarks of Dow AgroSciences, DuPont or Pioneer, and their affiliated companies or their respective owners. Confront is not for sale or use in Nassau and Suffolk counties, New York. State restrictions on the sale and use of Confront, Dimension, Lontrel, Snapshot and Turflon Ester Ultra apply. Consult the label before purchase or use for full details. Always read and follow label directions.