Information about this pest can be found on the Two-leaf Cape tulip: declared pest page.
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- a training course on how to identify Cape tulip and report it.
- training material that you can use to teach community groups how to identify Cape tulip.
Chemical requirements
When using any agricultural chemicals please ensure that you always follow instructions on the label and any permit. Users of agricultural chemical products must always strictly comply with the directions on the label and the conditions of any permit. To view permits or product labels go to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority website.
Control options
Chemical control options can be found below. For other methods of control please refer to the Cape tulip control in pastures page.
Hand pulling this weed is not an effective method of control.
Chemical control options
Recommended herbicides | One-leaf, August-September; two-leaf, July-end August: 2,4-D LV ester (cereals and pasture); 2,4-D amine (cereals and pasture); 2,4-DB (cereals and pasture); Paraquat (blanket wiper) Full emergence to early August: 2,2-DPA Wheat pre-sowing or post-emergence, barley and oats post-emergence only: Chlorsulfuron Wheat: 10 days presowing, barley: post-emergence: Metsulfuron At point of corm exhaustion (pasture): Spinnaker® (for two-leaf only) |
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Herbicide: 2,4-D ester (Group I) (various trade names: see APVMA link) | |
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Active ingredient | 600 or 680g/L 2,4-D ester |
Rate of dilution for spot spraying | 1:1500 to 1:1000 |
Rate of product/10L water | 7-10mL |
Rate of product/ha | 600g/L formulation
680g/L formulation
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Wetting agent dilution | 1:600 |
Remarks | August-September (one-leaf)
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Herbicide: 2,4-D amine (Group I) (various trade names: see APVMA link) | |
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Active ingredient | 500g/L 2,4-D amine |
Rate of dilution for spot spraying | 1:1000 to 1:670 |
Rate of product/ha | 1-1.5L |
Wetting agent | 1:600 |
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Herbicide: 2,4-DB (Group I) (various trade names: see APVMA link) | |
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Active ingredient | 400g/L 2,4-DB |
Rate of dilution for spot spraying | 1:500 to 1:300 |
Rate of product/10L water | 20-30mL |
Rate of product/ha | 2-3L |
Wetting agent | 1:600 |
Time of application | August-September (one-leaf) July-end August (two-leaf) |
Remarks | Use where it is important to maintain clover content of pastures |
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Herbicide: 2,2-DPA (Group J) | |
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Active ingredient | 740g/kg 2,2-DPA |
Rates of dilution for spot spraying | 55g/10L |
Rate of product/10L water | 55g |
Rate of product/ha | 5.5kg |
Wetting agent dilution | 1:600 |
Time of application | Full emergence to early August |
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Herbicide: Chlorsulfuron (Group B) (various trade names: see APVMA link) | |
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Active ingredient | 750g/kg chlorsulfuron |
Rates of dilution for spot spraying | 2g/100L (see remarks) |
Rate of product/10L water | 0.2g |
Rate of product/ha | 15g |
Wetting agent dilution | 1:400 |
Time of application | Wheat pre-sowing or post-emergence. Barley and oats post-emergence only. Control can be achieved from early emergence to flowering of cape tulip. Less damage occurs to most non-legume components if applied late post-emergence. |
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Herbicide: Metsulfuron (Group B) (various trade names: see APVMA link) | |
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Active ingredient | 600g/kg Metsulfuron methyl |
Rates of dilution for spot spraying | 1g/100L |
Rate of product/10L water | 0.1g |
Rate of product/ha | 5g |
Wetting agent dilution | 1:400 to 1:250 |
Time of application | Wheat: 10 days pre sowing Wheat-barley: post-emergence |
Further information | Chlorsulfuron and metsulfuron have given promising results when used on pasture through a weed wiper at rates of 1g/L |
Herbicide: Spinnaker® (Group B) | |
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Active ingredient | 700g/kg imazethapyr |
Rate of product/ha | 35-50g |
Wetting agent dilution | BS-1000 1:500 or Pulse® at 200mL/100L or Hasten 500mL/100L |
Time of application | At point of corm exhaustion |
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Herbicide: Paraquat (Group L) | |
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Active ingredient | 250g/L paraquat |
Rate of product/ha | 1-1.5L |
Wetting agent | 100mL BS-1000/100L |
Time of application | Late August to September or at appearance of first flowers (for one-leaf cape tulip only) |
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