USING HERBICIDE
• When using herbicides, handling and cleaning procedures should be undertaken in accordance with the label and the herbicide’s Material Safety Data Sheet. Material Safety Data Sheets are made available by the manufacturer.
• Read the label before opening the container and follow the instructions exactly.
• Herbicides are poisons, and should be handled with the greatest respect. They can be absorbed very easily through the skin, by breathing the vapours, and by ingestion.
• Wear protective clothing: long sleeves, long pants, sturdy shoes, gloves, eye protection. Always wear waterproof gloves. A respirator is advised when mixing or pouring the liquid
• Wash skin and equipment afterwards. Wash contaminated clothing separately.
• Clean up any spills, includng on your skin, with large amounts of water, or by shovelling up contaminated soil and disposing of it at the tip.
• All herbicide application mentioned in these methods refer to the use of glyphosate360-based products only, unless otherwise stated
TECHNIQUE: STEM SCRAPE
Consideration
• The stem is too small to be frilled with a chisel, yet large enough to be scraped without cutting right through
• The plant has aerial tubers which will drop and germinate if the plant is physically removed or the stem is cut through, and
• The herbicide is mixed to the recommended ratio
Tools and Equipment
• Knife, herbicide and herbicide applicator, appropriate clothing and safety wear
Procedure
• Scrape along the stem of the plant for approximately 150mm to expose the vascular tissue
• Apply herbicide to the exposed vascular tissue within 30 seconds after beginning the cut.
• Do not take any further action or disturb the plant until it is completely dead
• Any dead material which may be a fire hazard (eg. vines) should be removed for a distance of at least 6 – 10m from a property boundary
TECHNIQUE: CUT STUMP/CUT AND PAINT
Consideration

this is also called ”skirting” in relation to vines
• The plant should not have aerial tubers
• The weed debris will not substantially increase the local fire hazard, and
• The herbicide is mixed to the recommended ratio
Tools and Equipment
• Appropriate tools to cut stem (knife, secateurs, loppers, bush-saw or folding saw), herbicide and herbicide applicator, appropriate clothing and safety wear
Procedure
• With a flat cut, cut the stem/trunk as close to the ground as practicable, below any branching stems or side shoots
• Apply herbicide to the exposed vascular tissue within 30 seconds after beginning the cut.
• Do not take any further action or disturb the plant until it is completely dead