Many herbicides have been tried against this pest, but
Tordon 101 has proved to be most effective.
Comparing the toxicity of auxin mimicking herbicides, Escherichia coli were more sensitive to the Padron herbicide than to
Tordon and DMA (Figure 2).
The manfucturer of
Tordon 101 (Dow AgroSciences, owned by the Dow Chemical Company) has claimed that
Tordon 101 has no effects on animals and insects, in spite of evidence of strong carcinogenic activity of the active ingredient Picloram in studies on rats (Kolberg, 2002).
Effects of preconceptional and gestational exposure to
Tordon 202c on fetal growth and development in CD-1 mice.
Effects of a herbicide formulation,
Tordon 75D, and its individual components on the oxidative functions of mitochondria.
BURGESS, N.M., BEAUCHAMP, S., BRUN, G., CLAIR, T., ROBERTS, C., RUTHERFORD, L.,
TORDON, R., & VAIDYA, O.
The group was told to use the chemical
Tordon 22 weedkiller at a meeting with officers from Kirklees Leisure Services and Kirklees Environmental Unit.
MESSAGE: Increase awareness, interest and understanding for PastureGard, Surmount and Grazon P+D herbicides, and the full line of Range & Pasture brush control products; maintain preference for
Tordon 22K herbicide; and increase awareness about the benefits of pasture improvement.
They mix three quarts of Garlon (Trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC) 3A herbicide and two quarts of
Tordon (Trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC) 101M herbicide per 100 gallons of water.
Brian Wilbur, weed supervisor for Ada County, Idaho, uses
Tordon [TM] in addition to Transline [TM] herbicide (Dow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana) to control thistles and rush skeleton weed.