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ESCORT XP HERBICIDE

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE U.S., LLC · Metsulfuron-methyl 60% · EPA Reg 101563-167 · HERBICIDE TERRESTRIAL Document last checked 2024-07-22

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Active ingredient Metsulfuron-methyl 60%
Manufacturer ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE U.S., LLC
Category HERBICIDE TERRESTRIAL

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Escort XP is a herbicide formulated for the control of herbaceous weeds and various brush species. It targets pests including bull thistle, Canada thistle, kudzu, ash, black gum, cherry, hawthorn, honeysuckle, hophornbeam, oaks, sassafras, sweetgum, Vaccinium species, blackberry, dogwood, elms, myrtle dahoon, hickories, persimmon, and red maple. The product is applied in conifer sites, loblolly and slash pines, and coast rangeland, often via tank mixing with other herbicides like imazapyr, glyphosate, or OUST® EXTRA HERBICIDE.

Pests covered (162)
herbaceous weed control and early spring suppression of bull thistle and Canada thistlespecies listed in “Weeds Controlled” and “Brush Species Controlled” section of this label, including kudzuash, black gum, cherry, hawthorn, honeysuckle, hophornbeam, oaks (red, white and water), sassafras, sweetgum, Vaccinium species, and suppresses blackberry, dogwood, elms, myrtle dahoon, hickories, persimmon, and red maplevarious soil texturesherbaceous competitionspecies listed in “Weeds Controlled”most difficult to control species on the sitered pineblack, white and Norway spruceDouglas Fir, Sitka Spruce, Western Red Cedar, Western Hemlock, Ponderosa Pine, and Grand Firspecies controlled (refer to product container)ash, black gum, cherry, hawthorn, honeysuckle, hophornbeam, persimmon, oaks (red, white and water), sassafras, sweetgum, Vaccinium species, and suppresses blackberry, dogwood, elms, hickories, and red maplecherry, dogwood, elms, oaks (red and water), persimmon, sassafras, sweetgum and suppresses hickoryLAMBSQUARTERSCOMMON LAMBSQUARTERSSLIMLEAF LAMBSQUARTERSHALOGETONKOCHIAGREASEWOODCOMMON YARROWASTERGARLIC MUSTARDRED MAPLETUMBLE PIGWEEDSMOOTH PIGWEEDREDROOT PIGWEEDFIDDLENECKHOUNDSTONGUEHONEYSUCKLEELDERSNOWBERRYCORN COCKLECONICAL CATCHFLYCOMMON CHICKWEEDCOW COCKLEBAHIAGRASSPURPLE LOOSE STRIFEASPENCOTTONWOODWILLOWBURR BUTTERCUPDALMATIAN TOADFLAXYELLOW TOADFLAXCOMMON MULLEINSNOW SPEEDWELLTREE-OF-HEAVENBLACK HENBANEELMPOISON HEMLOCKWILD CARROTWILD PARSNIPWILD GRAPEEASTERN RED CEDARMARESTAILSWEETCLOVERKUDZUBLACK LOCUSTGORSEWILD GARLICLOOSESTRIFETULIPTREEYELLOW POPLAROSAGEORANGEMULBERRYASHCUTLEAF EVENINGPRIMROSEWOODSORRELFIRSPRUCEWHITE SPRUCEBLACK SPRUCEPLANTAINBUCKHORN PLANTAINPROSTRATE KNOTWEEDTEASELSCOURINGRUSHWOOLLY CROTONOAKREDSTEM FILAREECRESTED WHEATGRASSSMOOTH BROMEBERMUDAGRASSFESCUESMALLSEED FALSEFLAXSHEPHERDSPURSEBITTERCRESSWHITETOPHOARY CRESSBLUE MUSTARDTANSYMUSTARDFLIXWEEDTREACLE MUSTARDDYERS WOADPERENNIAL PEPPERWEEDJIM HILL MUSTARDTUMBLE MUSTARDFIELD PENNYCRESSWILD MUSTARDPLUMELESS THISTLEMUSK THISTLESPOTTED KNAPWEEDRUSSIAN KNAPWEEDRUSH SKELETONWEEDOXEYE DAISYCHICORYCANADA THISTLEBULL THISTLEHORSEWEEDPLAINS COREOPSISROUGH FLEABANEDOGFENNELYANKEEWEEDROSERING GAILLARDIAGUMWEEDANNUAL BROOMWEEDBROOM SNAKEWEEDBITTER SNEEZEWEEDCOMMON SUNFLOWERMAXIMILIAN SUNFLOWERWILD LETTUCEFALSE CHAMOMILESCOTCH THISTLEBLACKEYEDSUSANTANSY RAGWORTCOMMON GROUNDSELGOLDENRODANNUAL SOWTHISTLECOMMON TANSYDANDELIONSALSIFYWESTERN SALSIFYCOCKLEBURCOMMON CRUPINAFIELD BINDWEEDST. JOHNSWORTWILD IRISSEASIDE ARROWGRASSHENBITBEEBALMCLOVERCAMELTHORNLOCOCROWNVETCHLESPEDEZASERVICEA LESPEDIZALUPINEPENNSYLVANIA SMARTWEEDCURLY DOCKMINERSLETTUCECOMMON PURSLANELARKSPURTALL LARKSPURHAWTHORNSULPHUR CINQUEFOILCHERRYWILD ROSEMULTIFLORA ROSETHIMBLEBERRYBLACKBERRYDEWBERRYSALMONBERRYOCEANSPRAY
Areas treatable (105)
Coast Rangeland and western slope of the Cascade Mountainsestablished slash and loblolly pineloblolly pineloblolly and slash pinestransplanted loblolly and slash pineSoutheast—loblolly and slash pinesNortheast and Lake StatesWest—Coast Rangeland and western slope of the Cascades in Oregon and WashingtonConifer Site PreparationRANGELAND (FOLIAR TREATMENT)BARLEY (FOLIAR TREATMENT)NORWAY SPRUCE (FOLIAR TREATMENT)WHEAT (DURUM) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)GRAND FIR (TRANSPLANTS)TALL WHEATGRASS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)OATS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)BERMUDAGRASS (ORNAMENTAL TURF) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)DOUGLAS-FIR (PLANTATION) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)OATS (PASTURE) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)WHEAT (PASTURE) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)BARLEY (PASTURE) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)PASTURES (RYEGRASS) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)SAND BLUESTEM (FOLIAR TREATMENT)SWITCHGRASS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)SWITCHGRASS (RANGELAND) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)FESCUE (ORNAMENTAL TURF) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)CRESTED WHEATGRASS (ORNAMENTAL TURF) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)CRESTED WHEATGRASS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)GRAND FIR (FOLIAR TREATMENT)WESTERN HEMLOCK (FOREST) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)SWEET CLOVER (FOLIAR TREATMENT)BLACK SPRUCE (FOREST) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)PASTURES (CLOVER) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)RIGHTS-OF-WAY (HIGHWAY) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ROADSIDES (FOLIAR TREATMENT)FARM FUEL STORAGE AREAS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)AERIAL APPLICATION (FIXED WING)AERIAL APPLICATION (ROTARY AIRCRAFT)STORAGE AREASSOIL BANK LAND (FOLIAR TREATMENT)PONDEROSA PINE (FOLIAR TREATMENT)SEWAGE DISPOSAL AREAS (OUTDOORS) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)PASTURES (BLUEGRASS) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)PASTURES (FESCUE) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)PASTURES (BROMEGRASS) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)BIG BLUESTEM (FOLIAR TREATMENT)INDIANGRASS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)COTTON (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORCHARDGRASS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)PASTURES (ORCHARDGRASS) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)TIMOTHY (FOLIAR TREATMENT)PASTURES (TIMOTHY) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)PASTURES (ALFALFA) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)RAILROADS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)UTILITY (RIGHTS-OF-WAY) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)RIGHTS-OF-WAY (PIPELINE) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)PASTURES (FOLIAR TREATMENT)INDUSTRIAL SITES (FOLIAR TREATMENT)LUMBER YARDS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)TANK FARMS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)AIRPORTS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)TANK MIXDOUGLAS-FIR (TRANSPLANTS)CLOVER (RED) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)CLOVER (WHITE) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)TANK FARMS (PETROLEUM) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)TALL FESCUE (FOLIAR TREATMENT)KLEINGRASS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)MILITARY INSTALLATIONS (OUTDOOR) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)WESTERN REDCEDAR (FOLIAR TREATMENT)SHEEP FESCUE (FOLIAR TREATMENT)INTERMEDIATE WHEATGRASS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)BROMEGRASS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)BLUEBUNCH WHEATGRASS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)RUSSIAN WILDRYE (FOLIAR TREATMENT)SMOOTH BROMEGRASS (ORNAMENTAL TURF) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)BROMEGRASS (SMOOTH) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)FESCUE (ALTA) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)WESTERN HEMLOCK (TRANSPLANTS)SLASH PINE (PLANTATION) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)WHITE SPRUCE (FOLIAR TREATMENT)PASTURES (BERMUDAGRASS) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)SIDE-OATS GRAMA (FOLIAR TREATMENT)LOVEGRASS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)LITTLE BLUESTEM (FOLIAR TREATMENT)WESTERN WHEATGRASS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)RANGELAND (GRASSES) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)SITKA SPRUCE (TRANSPLANTS)ORCHARDGRASS (SOIL TREATMENT)PONDEROSA PINE (TRANSPLANTS)GREEN SPRANGLETOP (FOLIAR TREATMENT)CONIFER RELEASE (FOLIAR TREATMENT)LOBLOLLY PINE (PLANTATION) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL TURF (GOLF COURSES) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)SITKA SPRUCE (FOLIAR TREATMENT)RIGHTS-OF-WAY (FOLIAR TREATMENT)FENCEROWS (NONAGRICULTURAL) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM LAND (FOLIAR TREATMENT)MOUNTAIN BROMEBLUE GRAMAGRASS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)BLUEGRASS (ORNAMENTAL TURF) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL TURF (INDUSTRIAL) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL TURF (GROWN FOR SOD)WEEPING LOVEGRASS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)BUFFALOGRASS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)

How to treat each type of area 13

Coast Rangeland and western slope of the Cascade Mountains

Target pest Rate Unit Label notes
herbaceous weed control and early spring suppression of bull thistle and Canada thistle 2 ounces Tank mix with 3 ounces of OUST® EXTRA HERBICIDE per acre

established slash and loblolly pine

Target pest Rate Unit Label notes
species listed in “Weeds Controlled” and “Brush Species Controlled” section of this label, including kudzu 1 to 4 ounces Release--Hardwood Control and Suppression

loblolly pine

Target pest Rate Unit Label notes
ash, black gum, cherry, hawthorn, honeysuckle, hophornbeam, oaks (red, white and water), sassafras, sweetgum, Vaccinium species, and suppresses blackberry, dogwood, elms, myrtle dahoon, hickories, persimmon, and red maple 1 to 2 ounces Tank mix with 8 to 16 fluid ounces of imazapyr (4 pound active per gallon) per acre
species listed in “Weeds Controlled” 1/2 to 1 ounce Tank mix with 4 fluid ounces of imazapyr (4 pound active per gallon) per acre

loblolly and slash pines

Target pest Rate Unit Label notes
various soil textures 1 to 2 ounces Tank mix with VELPAR® L VU HERBICIDE or VELPAR® DF VU HERBICIDE at the rates specified on the container

transplanted loblolly and slash pine

Release--Herbaceous Weed Control. Consult the “Weeds Controlled” for a listing of the susceptible species and application rates.

Target pest
herbaceous competition

Southeast—loblolly and slash pines

Target pest Rate Unit Label notes
most difficult to control species on the site up to 4 ounces Conifer Site Preparation--Application Before Transplanting

Northeast and Lake States

Target pest Rate Unit Label notes
red pine up to 2 ounces Conifer Site Preparation--Application Before Transplanting
black, white and Norway spruce up to 2 ounces Conifer Site Preparation--Application Before Transplanting

West—Coast Rangeland and western slope of the Cascades in Oregon and Washington

Target pest Rate Unit Label notes
Douglas Fir, Sitka Spruce, Western Red Cedar, Western Hemlock, Ponderosa Pine, and Grand Fir up to 2 ounces Conifer Site Preparation--Application Before Transplanting

Conifer Site Preparation

Target pest Rate Unit Label notes
species controlled (refer to product container) 1 to 2 ounces Tank mix with 2 to 10 quarts of glyphosate (4 pound active per gallon) per acre
ash, black gum, cherry, hawthorn, honeysuckle, hophornbeam, persimmon, oaks (red, white and water), sassafras, sweetgum, Vaccinium species, and suppresses blackberry, dogwood, elms, hickories, and red maple 1 to 2 ounces Tank mix with 10 to 24 fluid ounces of imazapyr (4 pound active per gallon) per acre
cherry, dogwood, elms, oaks (red and water), persimmon, sassafras, sweetgum and suppresses hickory 1/2 to 1 ounce Tank mix with 16 to 64 fluid ounces of glyphosate (4 pound active per gallon) and 10 to 12 fluid ounces of imazapyr (4 pound active per gallon) per acre

Mixing instructions 6

For pests Amount Per Finished strength
herbaceous weed control and early spring suppression of bull thistle and Canada thistle 2 ounces of ESCORT® XP HERBICIDE with 3 ounces of OUST® EXTRA HERBICIDE per acre
ash, black gum, cherry, hawthorn, honeysuckle, hophornbeam, oaks (red, white and water), sassafras, sweetgum, Vaccinium species, and suppresses blackberry, dogwood, elms, myrtle dahoon, hickories, persimmon, and red maple 1 to 2 ounces of ESCORT® XP HERBICIDE with 8 to 16 fluid ounces of imazapyr per acre imazapyr (4 pound active per gallon)
loblolly pine herbaceous weed control 1/2 to 1 ounce of ESCORT® XP HERBICIDE with 4 fluid ounces of imazapyr per acre imazapyr (4 pound active per gallon)
Conifer Site Preparation 1 to 2 ounces of ESCORT® XP HERBICIDE with 2 to 10 quarts of glyphosate per acre glyphosate (4 pound active per gallon)
Conifer Site Preparation 1 to 2 ounces of ESCORT® XP HERBICIDE with 10 to 24 fluid ounces of imazapyr per acre imazapyr (4 pound active per gallon)
Conifer Site Preparation 1/2 to 1 ounce of ESCORT® XP HERBICIDE with 16 to 64 fluid ounces of glyphosate and 10 to 12 fluid ounces of imazapyr per acre glyphosate (4 pound active per gallon) + imazapyr (4 pound active per gallon)

Timing & weather

Use restrictions 1