Aquasweep Aquatic Herbicide

Aquasweep Aquatic Herbicide, manufactured by Nufarm, is a effective aquatic and terrestial herbicide that successfully controls noxious and invasive weeds and brushes within 4 weeks. 

This emulsifiable herbicide gives aquatic site owners a clear, and weed-free site by eliminating weeds with the active ingredient 2,4-D 34.2%. 

Aquasweep Aquatic Herbicide is a convenient broad-spectrum herbicide concentrate that remove floating and submerged aquatic weeds like duckweed as well as unwanted dry land weeds such as chicory. 

Tools Needed

Tools such as a handheld pump sprayer, backpack sprayer, hose-end sprayer, or spray rig may be required. 

How to Use

• Step 1: Determine how much Aquasweep to use by measuring the square footage of the treatment area. To do this, measure the length and width of the treatment area in feet then multiply them together (length X width = square footage). Applications to noncrop, conservation reserve programs, and general farmstead will use 1.3 fl. oz. or 2 1/2 tablespoons of Aquasweep Aquatic Herbicide per 1 gallon of water per 1,000 sq. ft. For spot treatments on ornamental turf, golf courses, and sod farms use 1-2 fl. oz. of product per 3 gallons of water or 1-2 quarts of product per 100 gallons of water. Refer the label for specific application rates and restrictions.
• Step 2: Fill the sprayer with half the amount of water, pour the proper amount of product, then add in the remaining half of water. Shake until solution is well-mixed.
• Step 3: Spray the top and bottom of weeds with this product until wet, but not to the point of runoff. For aquatic applications, treat the masses of weeds on the surface of water or spray the water surface directly above submerged weeds. 

Where to Use

Sites such as rangelands, pastures, fencerows, non-irrigation ditchbanks, roadsides, seasonal irrigation canals and ditches, non-crop areas, native grass areas, rights-of-ways, ornamental turf, golf courses, and sod farms may be treated.

Aquatic sites may also be treated: ponds, lakes, reservoirs, marshes, bayous, non-irrigation and seasonal irrigation canals and ditches which have little or no continous outflow and impounded rivers and streams that are quiescent or slow-moving.

When to Use

Apply when weeds are present from early spring to fall on days that have no rainfall for the next 24 hours after application. 

Safety Information

Aquasweep Aquatic Herbicide is safe to use around children and pets when applied according to the product label instructions. Always wear the proper personal protective equipment (PPE) when mixing and applying this product. 

Do not allow lactating dairy animals to graze on grass forage until the next growing season after application.

Keep people and pets out of treated areas until 48 hours have passed after application. 

Special Considerations

Do not use on other grass species, such as bentgrass or St. Augustinegrass, unless injury can be tolerated.

Do not reseed for 3 weeks after application.