Roads & Maritime Services Approved Pesticides List Sample Clauses

Roads & Maritime Services Approved Pesticides List. Approved Pesticides List Wherever possible, Roads and Maritime follows an integrated pest management program that aims to use best practice and cost effective techniques with minimal impacts on the environment. Roads and Maritime selects from a variety of control techniques depending on the targeted pest species and the receiving environment. Pesticides are one of the control techniques used in the Roads and Maritime integrated pest management program that are particularly effective for managing weeds and roadside vegetation in conjunction with mechanical control techniques. When used correctly, pesticides have minimal social and environmental impacts. The following list details pesticide active ingredients that are approved by Roads and Maritime for use by its staff and contractors in outdoor public places where the maintenance of the land on which the pesticides are to be applied is the responsibility of Roads and Maritime. The pesticides are to be applied in accordance with label conditions and any notes for application as detailed in this list. Approved insecticides Approved for the purpose of termite control in timber wharf structures. Active ingredient Purpose Poisons schedule1 Potential impact on aquatic species Off target potential Triflumuron Termite control in timber wharf structures S5 Dangerous to non-target insects, fish, yabbies, and other aquatic and soil arthropods. Chlorfluazuron Termite control Not scheduled Harmful to aquatic organisms. This product can be hazardous to small aquatic arthropods. Hexaflumuron Termite control Not scheduled Moderately to highly toxic to fish and other aquatic organisms. Hexaflumuron is non-toxic to birds, earthworms and soil micro-organisms. 1 Poisons schedule as per The Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration Poisons Standard, xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx.xx/xxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx­ susmp#susmp Approved herbicides Herbicides approved for control of roadside weeds and vegetation. Herbicide active ingredient and MOA Group2 Example product Name Main weeds controlled Persistence in the soil (half-life) Poisons schedule3 Mobility in soil Potential impact on aquatic species Off target potential Glyphosate (various salts) Group M Roundup® Grasses and broadleaf plants 25-47 days Herbicide is tightly bound to clay particles, so no residual activity. S5 Low Glyphosate has low toxicity to aquatic species. Some formulation ingredients have higher toxicity. Only certain formulations can be used near waterways....