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Sporeguard® Product Label
Sporeguard®

Product Description

​A white liquid

Why Use Sporeguard®

  • ​Systemic fungicide used to control the fungus Pithomyces chartarum, which causes facial eczema, by spraying onto pasture.
  • Should always be used with the surfactant Sporewet®
  • Sporeguard® and Sporewet® are effective in keeping facial eczema spore counts on pasture below dangerous levels for up to 40 days, hence animals do not induce harmful numbers of spores and should not require the administration of zinc

Withholding Period

Ideally sprayed pastures should be left for 7 days before grazing to allow the spore numbers to decline to very low levels. However, reduction in spore counts starts by 24 hours after spraying and pasture is safe to graze then.

There are no withholding periods for milk or meat when using this product.

Ingredients

​500g/L carbendazim

Safety Information

Regulatory Information

  • Agrecovery
  • EPA approval No HSR000453
  • Sporeguard is a registered trademark (825508) of Ravensdown

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0800 100 123

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Product Sizes available

  • 10 L

Delivery Options

  • Freight to farm
  • Ravensdown pickup point

Works Better With

Sporewet®
Ravensdown Sporewet®

Important Information

  • BENEFITS

    • Systemic fungicide used to control the fungus Pithomyces chartarum, which causes facial eczema, by spraying onto pasture.
    • Should always be used with the surfactant Sporewet®.
    • Sporeguard® and Sporewet® are effective in keeping facial eczema spore counts on pasture below dangerous levels for up to 40 days, hence animals do not induce harmful numbers of spores and should not require the administration of zinc.

  • APPLICATION

    Spray Sporeguard® on pasture at a rate of 300mL/ha in conjunction with Sporewet® at a rate of 100mL/ha. The water rate is usually 100-200 L/ha. Refer to the product label for full application rate details.

  • BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVENESS

    Spray should not be applied when air temperature exceeds 20oC or wind velocity exceeds 15kph (it is best applied in the mornings and evenings). Sporeguard® / Sporewet® must not be applied to pasture when it can be reasonably predicted that 15mm/hour or more of rain is likely to fall on the pasture within 3 days of the product being applied.

    Helicopter: The products should be applied from a boom 80% of the rotor diameter fitted with spray nozzles (eg TeeJet XR or DG range) that deliver droplets between 200 and 700 microns. Ground: The products should be applied from a boom fitted with TeeJet spray nozzles that deliver droplet sizes between 300 and 500 micron. Target pressure application is between 4 and 6 Bar (60-90psi) with speed between 8 and 12kph.​.

  • COMPATIBILITY

    Sporeguard® and Sporewet® should be compatible with most other agrochemicals but each product should be tested for compatibility before use.

  • PACKAGING

    • Outer carton of 2 x 10L containers.
    • AgRecovery eligible.

  • STORAGE

    Store in a cool, dry covered facility, and ensure that the container is closed properly after use.

     

  • SHELF LIFE

    2 years from date of manufacture.