Buffel grass control option
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Example of product names
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Herbicide group
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Application rate (with water unless indicated)
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Situation
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Timing
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Comments
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Legal status
Annual
Grass
Fire hazardControl options
chemical control
glyphosate (450g/L)
When: Boom spray, while actively growing.
Where: Non-crop areas and pastures.
chemical control
paraquat (135g/L) + diquat (115g/L)
When: Spot spray, up to flowering.
Where: Non-crop areas.
chemical control
flupropanate (745g/L)
When: Boom spray, December - March. after summer rains.
Where: Non-crop areas and pastures.
chemical control
flupropanate (745g/L) + glyphosate (450g/L)
When: Wiper, December - March. after summer rains.
Where: Non-crop areas and pastures.
chemical control
glyphosate (450g/L)
When: Spot spray, while actively growing.
Where: Non-crop areas and pastures.
chemical control
flupropanate (745g/L) + glyphosate (450g/L)
When: Spot spray, December - March. after summer rains
Where: Non-crop areas and pastures.
chemical control
flupropanate (745g/L) + glyphosate (450g/L)
When: Boom spray, December - March. after summer rains
Where: Non-crop areas and pastures.
chemical control
haloxyfop-p (520g/l)
When: Spot spray, while actively growing.
Where: Non-crop areas and pastures.
chemical control
flupropanate (745g/L)
When: Wiper, December - March. after summer rains.
Where: Non-crop areas and pastures.
chemical control
flupropanate (745g/L)
When: Spot spray, December - March. after summer rains.
Where: Non-crop areas and pastures.
Legal requirements in each region
To find out which landscape region you're in visit the NatureMaps website.
Alinytjara Wiluṟara
Alinytjara Wiluṟara
Control
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Alinytjara Wiluṟara Landscape Board.
Sale
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Movement
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Entry
Must not be imported into the region.
Eyre Peninsula
Eyre Peninsula
Destroy
Land owners in this region to eliminate the plant from their property. Enforceable by the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board.
Sale
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Movement
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Entry
Must not be imported into the region.
Green Adelaide
Green Adelaide
Destroy
Land owners in this region to eliminate the plant from their property. Enforceable by the Green Adelaide Board.
Sale
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Movement
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Entry
Must not be imported into the region.
Notifiable
land owners in this region must notify the Green Adelaide Board of any infestation of the plant found on their land.
Hills and Fleurieu
Hills and Fleurieu
Destroy
Land owners in this region to eliminate the plant from their property. Enforceable by the Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board.
Sale
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Movement
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Entry
Must not be imported into the region.
Notifiable
land owners in this region must notify the Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board of any infestation of the plant found on their land.
Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island
Destroy
Land owners in this region to eliminate the plant from their property. Enforceable by the Kangaroo Island Landscape Board.
Sale
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Movement
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Entry
Must not be imported into the region.
Notifiable
land owners in this region must notify the Kangaroo Island Landscape Board of any infestation of the plant found on their land.
Limestone Coast
Limestone Coast
Destroy
Land owners in this region to eliminate the plant from their property. Enforceable by the Limestone Coast Landscape Board.
Sale
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Movement
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Entry
Must not be imported into the region.
Notifiable
land owners in this region must notify the Limestone Coast Landscape Board of any infestation of the plant found on their land.
Murraylands and Riverland
Murraylands and Riverland
Destroy
Land owners in this region to eliminate the plant from their property. Enforceable by the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board.
Sale
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Movement
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Entry
Must not be imported into the region.
Notifiable
land owners in this region must notify the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board of any infestation of the plant found on their land.
Northern and Yorke
Northern and Yorke
Control
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Northern and Yorke Landscape Board.
Sale
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Movement
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
South Australian Arid Lands
South Australian Arid Lands
Control
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the South Australian Arid Lands Landscape Board.
Sale
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Movement
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
More Information
- Declared plant policy for buffel grass ( or )
- Buffel grass factsheet ( or ).
- Buffel grass control fact sheet ()
- Buffel grass hygiene fact sheet ()
- Buffel grass identification fact sheet ()
- Buffel grass herbicide trials fact sheet ()
- Decision tool for buffel grass control ()
- Habitat suitability and susceptibility modelling for strategic control of invasive buffel grass, SA ()
- Buffel Grass Best Practice Workshop Report ()
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Control advice
For further help and advice managing this weed contact your regional landscape board:
