Herbicide · reference
Esplanade EZ
A three-way bareground/industrial vegetation product: indaziflam gives long-residual pre-emergent control, while diquat and glyphosate give post-emergent burndown of what's already growing. It kills existing weeds and prevents new ones from germinating for many months.
- Maker
- Bayer
- Active
- Indaziflam 0.089% + Diquat dibromide 0.890% + Glyphosate (isopropylamine salt) — RTU-style low-concentration blend
- MoA group
- Indaziflam = WSSA Group 29 (cellulose biosynthesis inhibitor); Diquat = Group 22; Glyphosate = Group 9
- EPA reg
- 432-1528
- Net contents
- 32 fl oz
- Signal
- caution
01Usage
What it's for and where it goes.
- Targets: Broad spectrum — burndown of emerged grasses/broadleaves (diquat + glyphosate) plus season-long residual prevention of germinating weeds (indaziflam).
- Where: Non-crop / bareground — gravel areas, fence lines, around structures, industrial sites, hardscape edges. Not for lawns or garden beds you want to keep planted.
- Application: Spray to the area; keep off desirable vegetation entirely.
02Efficacy
How well it actually works.
- Indaziflam is one of the longest-residual pre-emergents available — control can last 6+ months, sometimes a full season.
- The glyphosate/diquat combo handles the "kill what's there now" job, so you get burndown + prevention in one pass.
03Best at killing
What it's genuinely strongest on in real use.
- Long-residual bareground control — the standout is indaziflam, one of the longest-lasting pre-emergents available: a single pass can prevent germination for 6+ months, sometimes a full season, on Poa, doveweed, crabgrass and many other seeds (EPA indaziflam fact sheet). The diquat + glyphosate side burns down what is already up, so you get kill-plus-prevention in one spray.
- Wrong tool for any planted area — it is a non-crop / bareground product only.
04Dangers
What it can hurt — read this before you reach for it.
- Signal word CAUTION.
- Non-selective residual is the main risk: indaziflam stays active in soil and can prevent anything from growing there, and can move with water to tree/shrub root zones. Do not use near desirable trees, shrubs, or beds — roots extend well beyond the canopy.
- Do not apply where it will contact any person or pet (directly or by drift). Keep people/pets off until sprays have dried.
- Diquat is toxic if swallowed/inhaled; glyphosate is an eye irritant. Toxic to aquatic life — keep out of water.
05🐾 Dogs & re-entry
Pet safety — toxicity and how long until a dog can be back on it.
🐾 Pet safety — read before you let the dog out
- Toxicity: the actives are each low acute-toxicity, but note indaziflam targets the nervous system in dogs on repeated oral dosing (degenerative neuropathology was the most sensitive chronic endpoint in dog studies) (USDA Forest Service indaziflam risk assessment); diquat can cause cataracts in dogs and GI irritation (CA DPR diquat RCD); glyphosate is a mild GI/eye irritant.
- When safe again — sourced: the label sets a 12-hour Restricted-Entry Interval and says to keep people/pets off until sprays have dried (Esplanade 200 SC label, NYSDOT mirror). Because indaziflam persists in the soil, the cautious default for dogs is off the treated bareground until fully dry, and ideally 24–48h.
General guidance. Confirm the label's re-entry interval and ask your vet; when unsure keep dogs off until fully dry.
06Storage
How to keep it, and keep it separate.
- Store in original container, tightly closed, cool/dry, away from children, food, feed.
- "Pull here to open" leaflet on the bottle holds the full directions — keep it intact.
- Nonrefillable container. Long shelf life sealed; shake before use.
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