Roundup active ingredient change

[drygulch]

I had heard things over the last couple years leading me to believe I'd stop seeing Roundup on the shelves before long. Well, apparently instead of it just going away, they quietly changed the active ingredient from glyphosate to triclopyr, in the residential product.

Wish I'd noticed before using around established trees etc where glyphosate would have been much less impactful. Not that I'm under any illusion that Monsanto's claims about soil contact are gospel, but I've been using where triclopyr is clearly ill-advised.

Anyway, maybe I'm late to the party, but I hope this helps someone.

Greg

 

[old and tired]

Thanks for the heads up!!! I too, I guess, am late to the party!!! {Edit} IF that is the case....

Although, I still have 25 gallons left over of the original concentrations from when I was actively into chemical spraying. A life time (??) supply, I'm guessing!?!?

{Edit} Are you sure you were using "RoundUp" and not another chemical? Can you post a photo of the Label????

AI Google:
Yes, in recent formulations, Roundup has transitioned away from glyphosate as its primary active ingredient and is now using triclopyr, alongside other chemicals like diquat and fluazifop, as the main active ingredient in some of its consumer products; meaning "Roundup" no longer automatically refers solely to glyphosate as it did previously.
Key points about the change:

New active ingredients:
Instead of glyphosate, newer Roundup products now contain a mix of chemicals including triclopyr, diquat, and fluazifop.

 

[jyoutz]

TSC sells generic glyphosate.

 

[drygulch]

TSC sells generic glyphosate.

Yes, that's exactly what I have now, after realizing I had been duped.

 

[Workerbee]

That doesnt make a lot of sense from an agricultural veiwpoint. The whole thing about using glyphosphates was that they had bred genes into crop plants to be resistant to the glyphosphate. I havnt heard that they have bred other resistances into those crops as well. But theres a lot I dont hear about.

 

[drygulch]

That doesnt make a lot of sense from an agricultural veiwpoint. The whole thing about using glyphosphates was that they had bred genes into crop plants to be resistant to the glyphosphate.

Apparently it's just the residential variety that changed, and the commercial still contains glyphosate for "roundup-ready" crops.

So people can still get their RDA of glyphosate...

 

[jaxs]

Is this a roundabout way of suggesting people read and follow instructions on containers? If so I 100% agree. Thousands of trees and other landscape plants are killed annually by indiscriminate use of "weed-n-feed. Twice as many are killed by haphazard spraying.

 

[old and tired]

..I havnt heard that they have bred other resistances into those crops as well...

LibertyLink crops (many different ones) and Dicamba-tolerant soybeans (which was to be used to control glyphosate-tolerant weeds).

Libertylink was BASF competing against Monsanto (until they bought them...) Liberty herbicide is not interchangeable with RoundUp (each will kill the other's crop but some varieties will contain both genes), Depends on which weeds you need to kill will dictate which system you need to use....

 

[CAPT Seabee]

RM43 is my go-to on my spread. Economical.

 

[Tarmy]

I heard about this happening (here in CA they were all screaming that users are killing the world and we are evil for not caring about babies or something). I heard that because of that class action suit part of the deal was to change the formula for casual users.

I promptly went around and stocked up…pretty sure I have a lifetime supply at this point.

 

[drygulch]

Is this a roundabout way of suggesting people read and follow instructions on containers?

No, it is not.

 

[Russell King]

Last time I checked the PURPLE topped Round Up was glyphosate but other color tops were other chemicals.

 

[drygulch]

Last time I checked the PURPLE topped Round Up was glyphosate but other color tops were other chemicals.

Noted.

I def have a blue version in my possession with glyphosate (and have seen an identical blue version with triclopyr on the shelf).

Greg

 

[Gary Olson]

KillAll has 3X the glyphosate as standard weed killers. I just keep KillAll and dilute as necessary.

 

[dhmeiser]

Don't buy roundup I always go for the generic as it is the same chemical but much cheaper

 

[pigdoc]

In terms of environmental residues, glyphosate is the safest herbicide we have (had?).
In contact with soil, the half-life of glyphosate is 24 hours.

I strictly avoid using it near surface water. And, then, I wait for an opportunity. Had one this October, as we went 35 days without any measurable precipitation - an all-time record for October.

I use the 41% concentrate in a 2-oz. liquid shoe-polish dauber (Walmart) which fits in my pocket. Clip the stem off and immediately daub the cut end. Very effective.

-Paul