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TVC Total Vegetation Control
Martin's Total Vegetation Control is a liquid flowable herbicide used for pre- or post-emergent control to clear out vegetation in various areas. This product contains Imazapyr's active ingredient and can deliver bare-ground control for up to six months.
09/20/25
TVC Total Vegetation Control, manufactured by Control Solutions, is an industrial herbicide containing liquid imazapyr salts for complete weed and grass control.
One application of this easy-to-use product helps eliminate undesirable vegetation, such as grassy and broadleaf weeds, vines, brambles, and brush, from non-cropland areas and other types of terrain for up to one season.
TVC Total Vegetation Control works systemically, killing all vegetation from the root to the stem to cease all foliage growth without continuous applications. This product also provides weed and grass control around fences and other areas and does not require a license for purchase.
Tools Needed
A hose-end sprayer, handheld pump sprayer, backpack sprayer, or skid sprayer may be used for application.
We recommend using the handheld pump sprayer or the backpack sprayer for spot treatments.
Do not use nozzles producing a mist droplet spray.
How to Use
- Step 1: Determine how much TVC Total Vegetation Control to use by measuring the square footage of the treatment area. To do this, measure the treatment areas' length and width in feet, then multiply them together (length X width = square footage). TVC Total Vegetation Control can be mixed at a rate of 0.6 oz. (0.5% concentration) to 6.4 (5% concentration) fl. oz. plus 0.33 oz. of a non-ionic surfactant in 1 gallon of water to treat 1,000 sq. ft. So, for example, if you had a 2,000 sq. ft. area to treat and wanted to use the 1% concentration you would need to mix 2.6 fl. oz. and 0.66 oz. of non-ionic surfactant in 2 gallons of water.
- Step 2: Fill your sprayer halfway with water and then add the correct TVC Total Vegetation Control amount to the spray tank. Fill the sprayer with the other half of the water and shake the spray tank so the solution is well-mixed.
- Step 3: Apply evenly to areas with targeted vegetation. Use a fan spray nozzle setting for even coverage.
Where to Use
TVC Total Vegetation Control can be used to eliminate vegetation in non-crop areas where bare ground is desired, including railroad, utility, pipeline, and highway rights-of-way, utility plant sites, petroleum tank farms, pumping installations, fence rows, storage areas, non-irrigation ditch banks, including grazed or hayed areas within these sites, and underneath paved surfaces. This product may also be used in grass pastures and rangeland and for establishing and maintaining wildlife openings except in the state of California.
Do not use on food crops, irrigation ditches, or canals used for irrigation of crops or domestic purposes. You also cannot treat lawns, walks, driveways, tennis courts, or similar areas where roots of desired vegetation may extend and be exposed to potential injury and or mortality from root uptake.
When to Use
Apply any time you want to achieve a bare vegetation ground in the areas listed above in Where To Use. Apply early in the morning of a calm day to reduce wind drift, high temperatures, low humidity, and temperature inversions.
Safety Information
TVC Total Vegetation Control 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 people or pets to enter treated areas until 48 hours have passed after application.
Special Considerations
TVC Total Vegetation Control can occasionally affect non-target or untreated plants by root uptake of the herbicide. Injury or loss of non-target plants may result if this product is applied onto or near desirable plants, where their roots extend, or where treated soil may not be washed or moved within their drip line.
Availability | Online |
Restricted Use | No |
Shipping Restrictions | 32 Ounce: AK, CA, CT, HI, MI, NY, OR, RI, SC, VT, WA |
Brand | CSI |
Keith's Pro Tips | "TVC is a soil sterilizer that will stop the growth of weeds and grass. Be careful where you apply this, and ensure you spray with the wind and not against it. We recommend using a surfactant such as Alligare 90." |
Product Drawbacks | If applied improperly, it can cause serious damage to desirable plants and foliage. |
Target Pests | TVC Total Vegetation Control will control undesirable vegetation not matter what. It is non-selective and will kill all types of grassy and broadleaf weeds, annual and perennial weeds, woody brush, vines, and brambles. |
Application Equipment | Backpack Sprayer, Gloves, Pump Sprayer, Spray Rig |
Application Methods | Broadcast Spray, Spot Treatment |
Active Ingredient | Imazapyr 27.8% |
Product Type | Herbicide |
Formulation | Emulsifiable Concentrate (EC) |
Application Rate | For a 0.5% concentration, use 0.6 oz. of TVC Total Vegetation Control with 0.33 oz. of a non-ionic surfactant per 1 gallon of water per 1,000 sq. ft. For a 5.0% concentration, apply 6.4 oz. of TVC Total Vegetation Control with 0.33 oz. of a non-ionic surfactant per 1 gallon of water per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Shelf Life | TVC Total Vegetation Control has a shelf life of 3 to 4 years when stored in a cool dry environment. Once opened TVC should be used within 2 years. |
Yield | Each 32oz Quart of TVC will treat 1 acre for pre and post-emergent vegetation control. TVC will provide up to 6 months of complete weed control. |
Use Sites | Outdoors |
Time to Kill | TVC will begin killing vegetation in 2 to 3 days and will continue killing for up to 6 months. |
Comparable Products | Imazapyr 2SL |
Incompatible Home Siding | Brick, Hardie Plank, Stone Veneer, Stucco, Wood, Vinyl |
EPA Registration # | 81927-23-53883 |
Restricted Use | No |
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Shipping Restrictions | AK, ID, WA, WY |
Availability | Online |
Signal Word | CAUTION |
Keith's Pro Tip | "TVC is a soil sterilizer that will stop the growth of weeds and grass. Be careful where you apply this, and ensure you spray with the wind and not against it. We recommend using a surfactant such as Alligare 90." |
Target Pests Multi | Alligatorweed, Annual Bluegrass, Annual Spurge, Bahiagrass, Barnyardgrass, Beardgrass, Bedstraw, Bermudagrass, Big Bluestem, Bishopweed, Broadleaf Signalgrass, Broom Snakeweed, Browntop Panicum, Bull Thistle, Bur Clover, Burdock, Buttercup, Canada Thistle, Carolina Geranium, Carpetweed, Cattail, Cheat, Cherry, Chickweed, Clover, Cocklebur, Cogongrass, Common Ragweed, Crabgrass, Crowfootgrass, Cudweed, Dallisgrass, Dandelion, Desert Camelthorn, Diffuse Knapweed, Dock, Downy Brome, Fall Panicum, Feathertop, Fescue, Fiddleneck, Field Bindweed, Field Sandbur, Filaree, Fleabane, Florida Pusley, Foxtail, Giant Ragweed, Goosegrass, Greenbriar, Grey Rabbitbrush, Guineagrass, Hedge Bindweed, Henbit, Hoary Vervain, Honeysuckle, Hop Clover, Horseweed/Marestail, Indian Mustard, Italian Ryegrass, Itchgrass, Johnsongrass, Junglerice, Kentucky Bluegrass, Knotweed, Kochia, Lambsquarters, Lespedeza, Little Barley, Little Mallow, London Rocket, Lovegrasses, Macartney Rose, Maiden Cane, Milkweed, Miners Lettuce, Morningglory, Mouseear Chickweed, Mullein, Multiflora Rose, Nettleleaf Goosefoot, Oak, Orchardgrass, Oxeye Daisy, Paragrass, Pepperweed, Phragmites, Pigweed, Plantain, Poison Ivy, Pokeweed, Prairie Cordgrass, Prairie Threeawn, Primrose, Prostrate_Knotweed, Puncture Vine, Purslane, Quackgrass, Redvine, Reed Canarygrass, Rush Skeletonweed, Russian Knapweed, Russian Thistle, Saltgrass, Sand Dropseed, Sandbur, Seedling Johnsongrass, Shepherdspurse, Signalgrass, Silverleaf Nightshade, Smartweed, Smooth Brome, Sorrell, Sowthistle, Sprangletop, Stinging Nettle, Sunflower, Tansy Mustard, Texas Panicum, Texas Thistle, Torpedograss, Trumpet Creeper, Vaseygrass, Velvetleaf, Virginia Creeper, Western Ragweed, White Clover, Wild Barley, Wild Buckwheat, Wild Carrot, Wild Lettuce, Wild Oats, Wild Parsnip, Wild Turnip, Willow, Wirestem Muhly, Witchgrass, Woolly Cupgrass, Woollyleaf Bursage, Yellow Starthistle, Yellow_Woodsorrel, American Beech, Arrowwood, Ash, Bald Cypress, Bigleaf Maple, Black Gum, Black Locust, Boxelder, Chinaberry, Chinese Tallowtree, Dogfennel, Dogwood, Elm, Goldenrod, Hawthorn, Hickory, Honey Locust, Maples, Melaleuca, Mulberry, Persimmon, Pine, Poplar, Privet, Purple Loosestrife, Red Alder, Red Maple, Salt Cedar, Saltbush, Sassafras, Sourwood, Sumac, Sweet Clover, Sweet Gum, Wild Grape, Wild Rose, Yellow Poplar |
Time to Kill | TVC will begin killing vegetation in 2 to 3 days and will continue killing for up to 6 months. |
Chemical Type | Herbicide |
Formulation | Emulsifiable Concentrate (EC) |
Application Methods | Broadcast Spray, Spot Treatment |
Product Drawbacks | If applied improperly, it can cause serious damage to desirable plants and foliage. |
Active Ingredient | Imazapyr 27.8% |
Application Equipment | Backpack Sprayer, Gloves, Pump Sprayer, Spray Rig |
Mix Rate | For a 0.5% concentration, use 0.6 oz. of TVC Total Vegetation Control with 0.33 oz. of a non-ionic surfactant per 1 gallon of water per 1,000 sq. ft. For a 5.0% concentration, apply 6.4 oz. of TVC Total Vegetation Control with 0.33 oz. of a non-ionic surfactant per 1 gallon of water per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Use Sites | Outdoors |
Yield | Each 32oz Quart of TVC will treat 1 acre for pre and post-emergent vegetation control. TVC will provide up to 6 months of complete weed control. |
EPA Registration No. | 81927-23-53883 |
Shelf Life | TVC Total Vegetation Control has a shelf life of 3 to 4 years when stored in a cool dry environment. Once opened TVC should be used within 2 years. |
Comparable Products | Imazapyr 2SL |
Children or pets? | No |
Property Characteristics | Grazing Animals |
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