PREVENT THE SPREAD OF RAGWORT SEEDS - USE BARRIER H ON THE YELLOW FLOWERING HEADS.

From late June onwards, ragwort is in full flower. It is essential that this weed be destroyed before it seeds.

Unlike any other herbicide - Barrier H destroys ragwort at all stages of growth – right through to the root. Designed for all year round, quick, simple but accurate spot spray application, it is ideal to use at this time of year when it is essential to prevent the spread and germination of seeds. Barrier H can be applied directly to the yellow flowers to stop the seeding process. By preventing the ragwort from seeding, landowners can stop many of next year's complaints about ragwort infestation. 

Nothing else on the market works so quickly or as well - It is unique because the speed of action will prevent the seeding process. Remember!  If left untreated, areas of infested yellow flowering ragwort can produce around 150,000 seeds with a 70% germination rate.

BARRIER H IS THE ONLY HERBICIDE, WHICH WILL DESTROY THE YELLOW FLOWERS QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE SEEDS FROM DEVELOPING.

For every yellow flowering ragwort plant, around the base there are small rosettes that will become next year’s yellow flowering plants. Treat the seedling NOW with Barrier H and throughout the winter as they appear. Nothing works as fast, seedlings are destroyed within hours of application.

Don't Forget!  Ragwort grows from the root as well as the seed and although most people are aware that hand pulling can break the root system and so increase the chance of it spreading, many still turn to this as a method of eradication, without realising how dangerous hand pulling can actually be to humans. Ragwort has been shown to contain several different pyrrolizidine alkaloids (jacoline, jacozine, jacobine, senciphyline and senecionine), which are poisonous to horses, cattle, deer, sheep, goats, pigs, dogs and human beings.  They have also been found in eggs, wheat, milk and honey. Recently, the theory that the pyrrolizidine alkaloids could also cause human poisoning via skin contact has been posed for research.  The basis for this theory is that skin is semi-permeable and pyrrolizidine alkaloids could thus enter the body.  This has serious ramifications for use of hand pulling as a safe method of control, particularly because the most toxic part of the plant is the flower.

Hand pulling takes place when ragwort is in flower or has commenced seed production and so is undertaken at a time in the plant’s cycle when risk of poisoning is at its greatest.

Defra vets are now verbally advising that the following is worn during this operation to ensure that the operatives can absorb no PAs.  

·         Gloves should be made of solvent resilient nitrile film to provide a barrier between the ragwort and operative.

·         Face shields and respirators to give protection against pollen and seed dust.

·         Coveralls should be made of green elastonimised PVC fabric on a polyester base.

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