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# LIGHTNING HERBICIDE
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- EPA Reg No: **241-377**
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- Registrant: BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS US LLC
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- Signal word: Warning
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- Active ingredients: Imazapyr (17.5%); Imazethapyr (52.5%)
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- Label accepted: 2022-09-12
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- Source PDF: https://www3.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/ppls/000241-00377-20220912.pdf
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---
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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WASHINGTON, DC 20460
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OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY
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AND POLLUTION PREVENTION
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September 12, 2022
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Christa Ellers-Kirk
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Country Regulatory Manager
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BASF Corporation
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P.O. Box 13528, 26 David Drive
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Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
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Subject: Registration Review Label Mitigation for Imazethapyr
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Product Name: LIGHTNING HERBICIDE
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EPA Registration Number: 241-377
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Application Date: 8/5/2020
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Decision Number: 569082
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Dear Christa Ellers-Kirk:
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The Agency, in accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
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(FIFRA), as amended, has completed reviewing all the information submitted with your
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application to support the Registration Review of the above referenced product in connection
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with the Imazethapyr Interim Decision, and has concluded that your submission is acceptable.
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The label referred to above, submitted in connection with registration under FIFRA, as amended,
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is acceptable.
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Should you wish to add/retain a reference to the company’s website on your label, then please be
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aware that the website becomes labeling under the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide
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Act and is subject to review by the Agency. If the website is false or misleading, the product
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would be misbranded and unlawful to sell or distribute under FIFRA section 12(a)(1)(E). 40
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CFR 156.10(a)(5) list examples of statements EPA may consider false or misleading. In addition,
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regardless of whether a website is referenced on your product’s label, claims made on the
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website may not substantially differ from those claims approved through the registration process.
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Therefore, should the Agency find or if it is brought to our attention that a website contains false
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or misleading statements or claims substantially differing from the EPA approved registration,
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the website will be referred to the EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance.
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A stamped copy of your labeling is enclosed for your records. This labeling supersedes
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all previously accepted labeling. You must submit one copy of the final printed labeling
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before you release the product for shipment with the new labeling. In accordance with 40
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CFR 152.130(c), you may distribute or sell this product under the previously approved
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labeling for 12 months from the date of this letter. After 12 months, you may only
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distribute or sell this product if it bears this new revised labeling or subsequently
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approved labeling. “To distribute or sell” is defined under FIFRA section 2(gg) and its
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implementing regulation at 40 CFR 152.3.
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Page 2 of 2
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EPA Reg. No. 241-377
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Decision No. 569082
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If you have any questions about this letter, please contact Quinn Gavin by phone at 202-566-
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2284, or via email at gavin.quinn@epa.gov.
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Sincerely,
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Linda Arrington, Branch Chief
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Risk Management and Implementation Branch 4
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Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division
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Office of Pesticide Programs
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Enclosure
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FOR USE ON CLEARFIELD® CORN HYBRIDS ONLY
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Active Ingredients:
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imazethapyr: (+)-2-[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-
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oxo-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-5-ethyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid] ................... 52.5%
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imazapyr: 2-[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-
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oxo-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid ......................... 17.5%
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Other Ingredients: .............................................. 30.0%
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Total: ......................................................... 100.0%
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One 12.8-oz bottle contains 0.42 pound of imazethapyr and 0.14 pound of imazapyr as the free acid.
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EPA Reg. No. 241-377 EPA Est. No.
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KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
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WARNING/AVISO
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Si usted no entiende la etiqueta, busque a alguien para que se la explique a usted en
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detalle. (If you do not understand the label, find someone to explain it to you in detail.)
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See inside for complete First Aid, Precautionary Statements, Directions For Use,
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Conditions of Sale and Warranty, and state-specific crop and/or use site restrictions.
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In case of an emergency endangering life or property involving this product,
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call day or night 1-800-832-HELP (4357).
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Net Contents:
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BASF Corporation
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26 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
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Imazethapyr Group 2 Herbicide
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Sep 12, 2022
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241-377
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2
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PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
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HAZARDS TO HUMANS AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS
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Warning. Causes substantial but temporary eye injury.
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DO NOT get in eyes, on skin or on clothing. Harmful if
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swallowed or absorbed through skin.
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
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Some materials that are chemical-resistant to this product
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are made of any waterproof material.
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Mixers, loaders, applicators, and other handlers
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must wear:
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• Long-sleeved shirt and long pants
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• Shoes plus socks
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• Goggles or face shield (except for pilots)
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• Chemical-resistant gloves (except for pilots)
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See Engineering Controls for additional requirements.
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Follow manufacturer’s instructions for cleaning and main-
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taining PPE. If no such instructions for washables exist,
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use detergent and hot water. Keep and wash PPE sepa-
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rately from other laundry. Discard clothing and other
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absorbent materials that have been drenched or heavily
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contaminated with this product’s concentrate. DO NOT
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reuse them.
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Engineering Controls
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Pilots must use an enclosed cockpit that meets the
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requirements listed in the Worker Protection Standard
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(WPS) for agricultural pesticides [40 CFR 170.240(d)(6)].
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USER SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS
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Users should:
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• Wash hands with plenty of soap and water before eat-
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ing, drinking, chewing gum, using tobacco, or using
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the toilet.
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• Remove clothing/PPE immediately if pesticide gets
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inside. Then wash thoroughly and put on clean
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clothing.
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• Remove PPE immediately after handling this product.
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Wash the outside of gloves before removing. As soon
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as possible, wash thoroughly and change into clean
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clothing.
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ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
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This product is toxic to plants. Drift and runoff may be haz-
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ardous to plants in water adjacent to treated areas.
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DO NOT apply directly to water, or to areas where surface
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water is present, or to intertidal areas below the mean high
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water mark. DO NOT contaminate water when disposing
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of equipment washwater or rinsate. See DIRECTIONS
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FOR USE for additional precautions and requirements.
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Non-target Organism Advisory Statement
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This product is toxic to plants and may adversely impact
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the forage and habitat of nontarget organisms, including
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pollinators, in areas adjacent to the treated site. Protect the
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forage and habitat of nontarget organisms by following
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label directions intended to minimize spray drift.
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Groundwater Advisory Statement
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This chemical has properties and characteristics associat-
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ed with chemicals detected in groundwater. This chemical
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may leach into groundwater if used in areas where soils
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are permeable, particularly where the water table is
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shallow.
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Surface Water Advisory Statement
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This product may impact surface water quality due to run-
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off of rain water. This is especially true for poorly draining
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soils and soils with shallow groundwater. This product is
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classified as having high potential for reaching surface
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water via runoff for several months or more after
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FIRST AID
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If in eyes
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• Hold eyes open and rinse slowly and gently with water for 15 to 20 minutes.
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• Remove contact lenses, if present, after first 5 minutes; then continue rinsing eyes.
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• Call a poison control center or doctor for treatment advice.
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If on skin or clothing
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• Take off contaminated clothing.
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• Rinse skin immediately with plenty of water for 15 to 20 minutes.
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• Call a poison control center or doctor for treatment advice.
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If swallowed
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• Call a poison control center or doctor immediately for treatment advice.
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• Have person sip a glass of water if able to swallow.
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• DO NOT induce vomiting unless told to do so by a poison control center or doctor.
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• DO NOT give anything by mouth to an unconscious person.
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HOT LINE NUMBER
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Have the product container or label with you when calling a poison control center or doctor or going for treatment.
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You may also contact BASF Corporation for emergency medical treatment information: 1-800-832-HELP (4357).
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Note to Physician: Probable mucosal damage may contraindicate the use of gastric lavage.
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3
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application. A level, well-maintained vegetative buffer strip
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between areas to which this product is applied and sur-
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face water features such as ponds, streams, and springs
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will reduce the potential loading of imazethapyr from runoff
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water and sediment. Runoff of this product will be reduced
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by avoiding applications when rainfall or irrigation is
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expected to occur within 48 hours.
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This product may not be mixed or loaded within 50 feet of
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any wells (including abandoned wells and drainage wells),
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sink holes, perennial or intermittent streams and rivers,
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and natural or impounded lakes or reservoirs. This setback
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does not apply to properly capped or plugged abandoned
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wells and does not apply to impervious pad or properly
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diked mixing/loading areas.
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Operations that involve mixing, loading, rinsing, or washing
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of this product into or from pesticide handling or applica-
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tion equipment or containers within 50 feet of any well are
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prohibited unless conducted on an impervious pad
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constructed to withstand the weight of the heaviest load
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that may be positioned on or moved across the pad.
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Such a pad shall be designed and maintained to contain
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any product spills or equipment leaks, container or equip-
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ment rinse or washwater, and rainwater that may fall on the
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pad. Surface water shall not be allowed to either flow over
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or from the pad, which means the pad must be self-
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contained. The pad shall be sloped to facilitate material
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removal. An unroofed pad shall be of sufficient capacity to
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contain at a minimum 110% of the capacity of the largest
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pesticide container or application equipment on the pad. A
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pad that is covered by a roof of sufficient size to complete-
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ly exclude precipitation from contact with the pad shall
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have a minimum containment capacity of 100% of the
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capacity of the largest pesticide container or application
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equipment on the pad. Containment capacities as
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described above shall be maintained at all times. The
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above specific minimum containment capacities DO NOT
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apply to vehicles when delivering pesticide shipments to
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the mixing/loading site. States may have in effect addition-
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al requirements regarding wellhead setbacks and
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operational containment.
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DO NOT apply this product through any type of irrigation
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system.
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Product must be used in a manner which will prevent
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back-siphoning in wells, spills or improper disposal of
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excess pesticide, spray mixtures or rinsate.
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Physical and Chemical Hazards
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DO NOT store near oxidizers.
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DIRECTIONS FOR USE
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It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a man-
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ner inconsistent with its labeling. DO NOT apply this
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product in a way that will contact workers or other per-
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sons, either directly or through drift. Only protected
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handlers may be in the area during application. For any
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requirements specific to your state or tribe, consult the
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agency responsible for pesticide regulation.
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This labeling must be in the user’s possession during
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application.
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Observe all cautions and limitations on this label and on
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the labels of products used in combination with
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Lightning
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® herbicide. DO NOT use Lightning other
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than in accordance with the instructions set forth on this
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label. The use of Lightning not consistent with this label
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may result in injury to crops.
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Agricultural Use Requirements
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Use this product only in accordance with its labeling and
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with the Worker Protection Standard, 40 CFR Part 170.
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This standard contains requirements for the protection
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of agricultural workers on farms, forests, nurseries, and
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greenhouses, and handlers of agricultural pesticides. It
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contains requirements for training, decontamination,
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notification, and emergency assistance. It also contains
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specific instructions and exceptions pertaining to the
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statements on this label about personal protective
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equipment (PPE) and restricted-entry interval. The
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requirements in this box only apply to uses of this prod-
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uct that are covered by the Worker Protection Standard.
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DO NOT enter or allow worker entry into treated areas
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during the restricted-entry interval (REI) of 48 hours.
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PPE required for early entry to treated areas that is per-
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mitted under the Worker Protection Standard and that
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involves contact with anything that has been treated,
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such as plants, soil, or water, is:
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• Coveralls
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• Shoes plus socks
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• Chemical-resistant gloves made of any waterproof
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material
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• Protective eyewear
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STORAGE AND DISPOSAL
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DO NOT contaminate water, food or feed by storage or
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disposal.
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Pesticide Storage. Store in a secure, dry, well-ventilated
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area.
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Pesticide Disposal. Wastes resulting from the use of this
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product may be disposed of on site or at an approved
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waste disposal facility.
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Container Disposal
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Nonrefillable Container. DO NOT reuse or refill this
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container. Triple rinse or pressure rinse container (or
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equivalent) promptly after emptying; then offer for recy-
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cling, if available, or reconditioning, if appropriate, or
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puncture and dispose of in a sanitary landfill, or by inciner-
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ation, or by other procedures approved by state and local
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authorities.
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Triple rinse containers small enough to shake
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(capacity ≤ 50 pounds) as follows: Empty the
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remaining contents into application equipment or a mix
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tank. Fill the container 1/4 full with water and recap.
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Shake for 10 seconds. Pour rinsate into application
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equipment or a mix tank, or store rinsate for later use or
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4
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disposal. Drain for 10 seconds after the flow begins to
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drip. Repeat this procedure two more times.
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Triple rinse containers too large to shake
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(capacity > 50 pounds) as follows: Empty the
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remaining contents into application equipment or a mix
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tank. Fill the container 1/4 full with water. Replace and
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tighten closures. Tip container on its side and roll it back
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and forth, ensuring at least one complete revolution, for
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30 seconds. Stand the container on its end and tip it
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back and forth several times. Turn the container over
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onto its other end and tip it back and forth several times.
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Empty the rinsate into application equipment or a mix
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tank, or store rinsate for later use or disposal. Repeat
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this procedure two more times.
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Pressure rinse as follows: Empty the remaining con-
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tents into application equipment or mix tank. Hold
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container upside down over application equipment or
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mix tank, or collect rinsate for later use or disposal.
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Insert pressure rinsing nozzle in the side of the container
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and rinse at about 40 PSI for at least 30 seconds. Drain
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for 10 seconds after the flow begins to drip.
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In Case of Emergency
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In case of large-scale spillage regarding this product, call:
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CHEMTREC 1-800-424-9300
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BASF Corporation 1-800-832-HELP (4357)
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In case of medical emergency regarding this product, call:
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• Your local doctor for immediate treatment
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• Your local poison control center (hospital)
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• BASF Corporation 1-800-832-HELP (4357)
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SPRAY DRIFT
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Aerial Applications
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• DO NOT release spray at a height greater than 10 ft
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above the ground or vegetative canopy, unless a
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greater application height is necessary for pilot safety.
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• For applications prior to the emergence of crops and
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target weeds, applicators are required to use a coarse
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or coarser droplet size (ASABE S572.1).
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• For all other applications, applicators are required to
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use a medium or coarser droplet size (ASABE S572.1).
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• Applicators must use 1/2 swath displacement upwind
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at the downwind edge of the field.
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• DO NOT apply when wind speeds exceed 15 mph at
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the application site. If the windspeed is greater than
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10 mph, the boom length must be 65% or less of the
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wingspan for fixed wing aircraft and 75% or less of the
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rotor diameter for helicopters. Otherwise, the boom
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length must be 75% or less of the wingspan for fixed-
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wing aircraft and 90% or less of the rotor diameter for
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helicopters.
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• DO NOT apply during temperature inversions.
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(continued)
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SPRAY DRIFT
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Ground Boom Applications
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• User must only apply with the release height recom-
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mended by the manufacturer, but no more than 3 feet
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above the ground or crop canopy unless making a turf,
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pasture, or rangeland application, in which case appli-
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cators may apply with a nozzle height no more than
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4 feet above the ground.
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• For applications prior to the emergence of crops and
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target weeds, applicators are required to use a coarse
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or coarser droplet size (ASABE S572.1).
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• For all other applications, applicators are required to
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use a medium or coarser droplet size (ASABE S572.1).
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• DO NOT apply when wind speeds exceed 15 miles
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per hour at the application site.
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• DO NOT apply during temperature inversions.
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Boomless Ground Applications
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• Applicators are required to use a medium or coarser
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droplet size (ASABE S572.1) for all applications.
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• DO NOT apply when wind speeds exceed 15 miles
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per hour at the application site.
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• DO NOT apply during temperature inversions.
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SPRAY DRIFT ADVISORIES
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THE APPLICATOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR AVOIDING
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OFF-SITE SPRAY DRIFT. BE AWARE OF NEARBY
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NONTARGET SITES AND ENVIRONMENTAL
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CONDITIONS.
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Importance of Droplet Size
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An effective way to reduce spray drift is to apply large
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droplets. Use the largest droplets that provide target pest
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control. While applying larger droplets will reduce spray
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drift, the potential for drift will be greater if applications are
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made improperly or under unfavorable environmental
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conditions.
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Controlling Droplet Size – Ground Boom
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• Volume - Increasing the spray volume so that larger
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droplets are produced will reduce spray drift. Use the
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highest practical spray volume for the application. If a
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greater spray volume is needed, consider using a nozzle
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with a higher flow rate.
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• Pressure - Use the lowest spray pressure recommend-
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ed for the nozzle to produce the target spray volume and
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droplet size.
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• Spray Nozzle - Use a spray nozzle that is designed for
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the intended application. Consider using nozzles
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designed to reduce drift.
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Controlling Droplet Size – Aircraft
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||
• Adjust Nozzles - Follow nozzle manufacturers’ recom-
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mendations for setting up nozzles.
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||
• Generally, to reduce fine droplets, nozzles should be
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oriented parallel with the airflow in flight.
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Boom Height – Ground Boom
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For ground equipment, the boom should remain level with
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the crop and have minimal bounce.
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5
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Boom-less Ground Applications
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Setting nozzles at the lowest effective height will help to
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reduce the potential for spray drift.
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Handheld Technology Applications
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Take precautions to minimize spray drift.
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Release Height – Aircraft
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Higher release heights increase the potential for spray drift.
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Shielded Sprayers
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Shielding the boom or individual nozzles can reduce spray
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drift. Consider using shielded sprayers. Verify that the
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shields are not interfering with the uniform deposition of
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the spray on the target area.
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Temperature and Humidity
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When making applications in hot and dry conditions, use
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larger droplets to reduce effects of evaporation.
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Temperature Inversions
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Drift potential is high during a temperature inversion. Tem-
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perature inversions are characterized by increasing
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temperature with altitude and are common on nights with
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limited cloud cover and light to no wind. The presence of
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an inversion can be indicated by ground fog or by the
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movement of smoke from a ground source or an aircraft
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smoke generator. Smoke that layers and moves laterally in
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a concentrated cloud (under low wind conditions) indicates
|
||
an inversion, while smoke that moves upward and rapidly
|
||
dissipates indicates good vertical air mixing. Avoid applica-
|
||
tions during temperature inversions.
|
||
Wind
|
||
• Drift potential generally increases with wind speed.
|
||
AVOID APPLICATIONS DURING GUSTY WIND
|
||
CONDITIONS.
|
||
• Applicators need to be familiar with local wind patterns
|
||
and terrain that could affect spray drift.
|
||
Mode of Action
|
||
Lightning® herbicide kills weeds by root and/or foliar
|
||
uptake and rapid translocation to the growing points.
|
||
Adequate soil moisture is important for optimum Light-
|
||
ning activity. When adequate soil moisture is present,
|
||
Lightning will provide residual control of susceptible ger-
|
||
minating weeds; activity on established weeds will depend
|
||
on the weed species and the location of its root system in
|
||
the soil.
|
||
Naturally occurring biotypes* of some of the weeds listed
|
||
on this label may not be effectively controlled by this and/
|
||
or other products with the ALS/AHAS enzyme inhibiting
|
||
mode of action. Other herbicides with the ALS/AHAS
|
||
enzyme inhibiting mode of action include the
|
||
imidazolinones (e.g. Pursuit
|
||
® herbicide, Scepter®
|
||
herbicide, Raptor® herbicide‚ etc.), the sulfonylureas
|
||
(e.g. Accent®, Classic®, Permit®, Steadfast ®, Spirit®
|
||
herbicides, etc.) the sulfonamides (e.g. Python ®
|
||
herbicide, etc.) and the pyrimidyl benzoates (e.g. Staple®
|
||
herbicide, etc.). If naturally occurring biotypes are present
|
||
in a field which are resistant to this herbicide, Lightning
|
||
should be tank mixed or applied sequentially with an
|
||
appropriate registered herbicide having a different mode of
|
||
action to ensure control.
|
||
* A weed biotype is a naturally occurring individual within a given species
|
||
that has a slightly different, but distinct genetic makeup from other
|
||
plants.
|
||
WEED RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT
|
||
Lightning is a Group 2 herbicide. While weed resistance
|
||
to Group 2 herbicides is common in a number of weed
|
||
species, these herbicides remain an important component
|
||
of successful weed control programs. Resistance man-
|
||
agement should be part of a diversified weed control
|
||
strategy that integrates multiple options including chemi-
|
||
cal, cultural, mechanical, and biological control tactics.
|
||
Cultural control tactics include agronomic practices that
|
||
improve the competitive ability of the crop via rotation, vari-
|
||
ety/cultivar selection, precision fertilizer placement and
|
||
optimum crop planting density. Agronomic practices
|
||
should also limit the development and spread of weeds by
|
||
using clean crop seed (e.g., certified seed), preventing
|
||
crop trait out-crossing, controlling weed influx from field
|
||
borders, and managing weed seed at harvest/post- harvest
|
||
to minimize the carryover weed seed-bank into the follow-
|
||
ing crop. Mechanical control tactics include timely tillage
|
||
where practical, equipment cleaning to avoid weed spread,
|
||
and minimizing harvest crop seed losses in the field
|
||
through close attention to timeliness of harvest, correct
|
||
setup of harvest equipment, and covering crop seed loads
|
||
during harvest and transport to avoid dispersing seed. An
|
||
example of a biological control tactic is field grazing during
|
||
or after cropping to manage weeds and reduce weed seed
|
||
production.
|
||
To aid in the prevention of developing weeds resistant to
|
||
this product, the following steps should be followed where
|
||
practical:
|
||
• Plant into weed-free fields. Start with clean tillage or an
|
||
effective burndown herbicide program.
|
||
• Scout fields before herbicide application to ensure herbi-
|
||
cides and rates will be optimum for the weed species
|
||
and weed sizes present.
|
||
• Apply preemergence herbicides that provide soil residual
|
||
control of broadleaf and grass weeds to reduce early
|
||
season weed competition and allow for timely in-crop
|
||
postemergence herbicide applications.
|
||
• Use tank mixes and sequential applications with other
|
||
herbicides possessing different sites of action that are
|
||
also effective on the target weeds.
|
||
• Follow labeled application rate and weed growth stage
|
||
specifications.
|
||
• DO NOT rely on a single herbicide site of action for weed
|
||
control during the growing season.
|
||
• Avoid application of herbicides with the same site of
|
||
action more than twice a season.
|
||
• Apply full labeled rates of Lightning for the most diffi-
|
||
cult-to-control weed in the field at the specified time
|
||
(correct weed size) to minimize weed escapes.
|
||
|
||
6
|
||
• Use recommended adjuvant, adequate spray volume,
|
||
proper nozzle and pressure (see label) to ensure effective
|
||
weed coverage for applications.
|
||
• Control weeds in field borders to prevent weed influx into
|
||
field.
|
||
• Scout fields after herbicide application to identify areas
|
||
where weed control was ineffective and to monitor weed
|
||
populations for early signs of resistance development.
|
||
Consider application and environmental factors that may
|
||
have led to incomplete control. Indicators of suspected
|
||
herbicide resistance include: (1) failure to control a weed
|
||
species normally controlled by the herbicide at the dose
|
||
applied, especially if control is achieved on adjacent
|
||
weeds; (2) a spreading patch of non-controlled plants of
|
||
a particular weed species; (3) surviving plants mixed with
|
||
controlled individuals of the same species. If resistance is
|
||
suspected, prevent weed seed production in the affect-
|
||
ed area by applying an alternative herbicide from a
|
||
different group other than Group 2 or by a mechanical
|
||
method such as hoeing or tillage.
|
||
• If a weed population continues to progress after treat-
|
||
ment with this product, discontinue use of this product.
|
||
Switch to another management strategy or another her-
|
||
bicide with a different mode of action.
|
||
• Control weed escapes with herbicides possessing a dif-
|
||
ferent site of action or use a mechanical control
|
||
measure. Weed escapes should not be allowed to repro-
|
||
duce by seed or to proliferate vegetatively.
|
||
• Clean tillage, harvesting, and other equipment before
|
||
moving to a different field to avoid spread of resistant
|
||
weeds (especially harvest and tillage equipment).
|
||
• Contact your herbicide supplier and/or your local BASF
|
||
representative if resistance is suspected.
|
||
Additionally, users should follow as many of the following
|
||
herbicide resistance management practices as is practical:
|
||
• Use a broad spectrum, soil-applied herbicide with site of
|
||
action other than Group 2 as a foundation in a weed
|
||
control program.
|
||
• Utilize sequential applications of herbicides with alterna-
|
||
tive sites of action.
|
||
• Rotate the use of this product with non-Group 2
|
||
herbicides.
|
||
• Avoid making more than one application of Lightning
|
||
®
|
||
herbicide and any other Group 2 herbicide within a sin-
|
||
gle growing season unless mixed with another site of
|
||
action herbicide with an overlapping spectrum for the
|
||
difficult-to- control weeds.
|
||
• Incorporate non-chemical weed control practices, such
|
||
as mechanical cultivation, crop rotation, cover crops and
|
||
weed-free crop seeds, as part of an integrated weed
|
||
control program.
|
||
• Thoroughly clean plant residues from equipment before
|
||
and after leaving fields suspected to contain resistant
|
||
weeds.
|
||
• Manage weeds in and around fields during and after har-
|
||
vest to reduce weed seed production.
|
||
• Contact the local agricultural extension service, BASF
|
||
representative, ag retailer or crop consultant for further
|
||
guidance on weed control practices as needed.
|
||
PRODUCT INFORMATION
|
||
Apply Lightning only on selected field corn hybrids
|
||
(CLEARFIELD® corn) warranted by the seed company to
|
||
possess resistance/tolerance to direct application of cer-
|
||
tain imidazolinone herbicides. DO NOT apply Lightning
|
||
to corn hybrids that lack resistance/tolerance to imidazoli-
|
||
none herbicides. Contact your seed supplier, chemical
|
||
dealer or BASF to obtain information regarding
|
||
CLEARFIELD corn hybrids.
|
||
When applied as directed at the broadcast rate of
|
||
1.28 ounces per acre, Lightning will control or reduce
|
||
competition from the weeds listed in Table 1.
|
||
NOTE: R = Reduced Competition.
|
||
DO NOT count cotyledon leaves when determining weed
|
||
stage of growth.
|
||
Table 1. Weeds Controlled
|
||
Broadleaf Weeds
|
||
POSTEMERGENCE
|
||
Leaf
|
||
Stage
|
||
(up to)
|
||
Maximum
|
||
Height
|
||
(inches)
|
||
Alligator weed 4 1-3
|
||
Anoda, spurred 2 1-2
|
||
Artichoke, Jerusalem 8 6-10
|
||
Bindweed, field R 1-3
|
||
Buckwheat, wild 4 1-3
|
||
Buffalobur 4 1-3
|
||
Bristly starbur 2 1-2
|
||
Carpetweed 4 1-3
|
||
Cocklebur, common 8 1-8
|
||
Jimsonweed 4 1-3
|
||
Knotweed 4 1-3
|
||
Kochia (non-ALS resistant) 4 1-3
|
||
Lambsquarters, common 4 1-3
|
||
Marshelder 4 1-3
|
||
Milkweed, honeyvine 4 1-3
|
||
Morningglory
|
||
entireleaf 2 1-2
|
||
ivyleaf 4 1-3
|
||
pitted 2 1-2
|
||
smallflower 4 1-3
|
||
tall 4 1-3
|
||
Mustard sp. 4 1-3
|
||
(continued)
|
||
|
||
7
|
||
Table 1. Weeds Controlled (continued)
|
||
Broadleaf Weeds
|
||
POSTEMERGENCE
|
||
Leaf
|
||
Stage
|
||
(up to)
|
||
Maximum
|
||
Height
|
||
(inches)
|
||
Nightshade
|
||
black 4 1-3
|
||
Eastern black 4 1-3
|
||
hairy 4 1-3
|
||
Pigweed
|
||
Palmer 4 1-3
|
||
prostrate 8 1-8
|
||
redroot 8 1-8
|
||
smooth 8 1-8
|
||
spiny 8 1-8
|
||
Ragweed
|
||
common R 1-3
|
||
giant 4 1-3
|
||
Sage, barnyard R 1-3
|
||
Sicklepod* 4 1-3
|
||
Sida, prickly 4 1-3
|
||
Smartweed
|
||
ladysthumb 4 1-3
|
||
Pennsylvania 4 1-3
|
||
Spurge
|
||
prostrate 4 1-3
|
||
spotted 4 1-3
|
||
Sunflower 4 1-3
|
||
Velvetleaf 4 1-3
|
||
Venice mallow 4 1-3
|
||
Thistle, Canada R 1-3
|
||
* Additional applications of other broadleaf herbicides may be necessary
|
||
to control subsequent flushes of sicklepod.
|
||
Annual Grass and
|
||
Sedge Weeds
|
||
POSTEMERGENCE
|
||
Leaf
|
||
Stage
|
||
(up to)
|
||
Maximum
|
||
Height
|
||
(inches)
|
||
Barnyardgrass 3 1-3
|
||
Crabgrass
|
||
large 3 1-3
|
||
smooth 3 1-3
|
||
Cupgrass, woolly 3 1-3
|
||
Foxtail
|
||
giant 6 1-6
|
||
green 3 1-3
|
||
yellow 3 1-3
|
||
Goosegrass 3 1-3
|
||
(continued)
|
||
Table 1. Weeds Controlled (continued)
|
||
Annual Grass and
|
||
Sedge Weeds
|
||
POSTEMERGENCE
|
||
Leaf
|
||
Stage
|
||
(up to)
|
||
Maximum
|
||
Height
|
||
(inches)
|
||
Johnsongrass
|
||
seedling 6 1-8
|
||
rhizome R 8-16
|
||
Millet, wild proso 3 1-3
|
||
Nutsedge
|
||
purple R 1-3
|
||
yellow R 1-3
|
||
Panicum, fall 3 1-3
|
||
Quackgrass 3 1-3
|
||
Red rice 3 1-3
|
||
Ryegrass, Italian 3 1-6
|
||
Sandbur, field 3 2
|
||
Shattercane 6 1-8
|
||
Signalgrass, broadleaf 4 1-8
|
||
Sorghum almum 6 1-3
|
||
Volunteer corn
|
||
(non-CLEARFIELD
|
||
® corn)
|
||
|
||
8
|
||
|
||
1-12
|
||
Wild oat 6 1-8
|
||
Witchgrass 3 1-3
|
||
Lightning® herbicide is active against many broadleaf
|
||
and grass weed species. For long-term weed manage-
|
||
ment, use two herbicides with different modes of action to
|
||
reduce the potential for weed resistance.
|
||
Crop Tolerance
|
||
Crops growing under stressful environmental conditions
|
||
can exhibit various injury symptoms which may be more
|
||
pronounced if herbicides are used. Corn plants treated
|
||
with Lightning may exhibit yellowing on new growth.
|
||
Such effects occur infrequently and are temporary. Normal
|
||
growth and appearance should resume within 1 to
|
||
2 weeks.
|
||
Use of Lightning in accordance with label directions is
|
||
expected to result in normal growth of rotational crops in
|
||
most situations; however, various environmental and agro-
|
||
nomic factors make it impossible to eliminate all risks
|
||
associated with the use of this product and, therefore,
|
||
rotational crop injury is always possible. Under some con-
|
||
ditions (such as heavy texture soil, high organic matter, low
|
||
pH or low rainfall) Lightning may cause injury to subse-
|
||
quent planted crops. See the ROTATIONAL CROPS
|
||
section of this label for rotation intervals to sensitive crops.
|
||
Soil Insecticide Information
|
||
All soil insecticides registered for use on corn, including
|
||
labeled banded or in-furrow applications, may be used in
|
||
combination with Pioneer
|
||
® imidazolinone-resistant (IR)
|
||
corn hybrids and Lightning.
|
||
|
||
8
|
||
BASF recommends that terbufos and phorate in banded
|
||
applications may be used in combination with Lightning®
|
||
herbicide on imidazolinone-tolerant (IT) corn hybrids.
|
||
DO NOT use terbufos when Lightning will be applied to
|
||
imidazolinone-tolerant corn hybrids. BASF has not tested
|
||
all hybrids in which the imidazolinone-tolerance trait is
|
||
claimed and cannot be responsible for factors which are
|
||
beyond its control, such as growing conditions, environ-
|
||
mental conditions, grower practices and the specific
|
||
genetics of each hybrid tolerance to herbicide and insecti-
|
||
cide applications.
|
||
Cultivation
|
||
For maximum weed control, cultivate 7-10 days following
|
||
Lightning application. This timely cultivation will enhance
|
||
residual weed control, especially under dry conditions.
|
||
Cleaning Spray Equipment
|
||
To avoid injury to sensitive crops, drain and clean applica-
|
||
tion equipment thoroughly using a strong detergent or
|
||
commercial sprayer cleaner according to the manufactur-
|
||
er’s directions and then triple rinse the equipment before
|
||
and after applying Lightning.
|
||
Application Instructions
|
||
Lightning is effective in controlling annual weeds in con-
|
||
servation tillage as well as in conventional production
|
||
systems. Apply Lightning as a postemergence treatment
|
||
to CLEARFIELD
|
||
® corn when crop and weeds are actively
|
||
growing. For optimal weed control, apply Lightning before
|
||
weeds exceed labeled height.
|
||
Lightning Application Use Area, Rate and Timing
|
||
• Apply Lightning at a broadcast rate of 1.28 ounces per
|
||
acre. At this broadcast rate, one bottle of Lightning will
|
||
treat 10.0 acres of CLEARFIELD corn.
|
||
• Lightning can be applied postemergence (including
|
||
spike stage) on CLEARFIELD corn hybrids.
|
||
• Lightning must be applied with drop nozzles (i.e. post-
|
||
directed onto weeds) under the following conditions: if
|
||
the corn is greater than 20 inches tall or corn has 6 or
|
||
more leaf collars (V6), whichever is the more restrictive,
|
||
or if the crop canopy prevents adequate weed coverage.
|
||
Delaying a Lightning application for 48 hours from the
|
||
time temperatures increase above 50° F (i.e. after air tem-
|
||
peratures have remained below 50° F for 10 or more
|
||
hours) will improve weed control and reduce the potential
|
||
for crop response. Unusually cool temperatures (50° F or
|
||
less) reduce photosynthesis and transpiration and thus
|
||
reduce the uptake and translocation (and effectiveness) of
|
||
Lightning in weeds.
|
||
Lightning is rainfast one hour after application.
|
||
Ground Application Methods and Equipment
|
||
Uniformly apply with properly calibrated ground equipment
|
||
in 10 or more gallons of water per acre. A spray pressure
|
||
of 20 to 40 psi is recommended. DO NOT apply when
|
||
wind velocity is greater than 15 mph. (See SENSITIVE
|
||
CROP PRECAUTIONS section for application guidelines
|
||
near sensitive crops.)
|
||
To ensure thorough coverage a minimum of 10 gallons of
|
||
water per acre is recommended when applying Lightning
|
||
to minimum till or no-till CLEARFIELD corn. Use higher
|
||
gallonage for fields with dense vegetation or heavy crop
|
||
residues. Flat-fan nozzle tips are recommended for post-
|
||
emergence applications.
|
||
Avoid overlaps when spraying.
|
||
Aerial Application Methods and Equipment
|
||
Uniformly apply with properly calibrated aerial equipment
|
||
in 5 or more gallons of water per acre. Addition of a non-
|
||
ionic surfactant AND fertilizer solution is required for
|
||
optimum weed control; apply a nonionic surfactant at the
|
||
rate of 1 quart per 100 gallons of spray solution OR a crop
|
||
oil concentrate at the rate of 1.25 gallons per 100 gallons
|
||
of spray solution, AND a liquid fertilizer at the rate of
|
||
1.25 gallons per 100 gallons of spray solution.
|
||
To avoid injury to sensitive crops from drift, aerial applica-
|
||
tors must adhere to the SPRAY DRIFT restrictions in this
|
||
label.
|
||
Applicator is responsible for any loss or damage that
|
||
results from spraying Lightning in a manner other than
|
||
recommended in this label. In addition, applicator must
|
||
follow all applicable state and local regulations and ordi-
|
||
nances in regard to spraying
|
||
SENSITIVE CROP PRECAUTIONS
|
||
Lightning may cause injury to desirable trees and plants,
|
||
particularly cotton, flowers, fruit trees, grapes, ornamen-
|
||
tals, potatoes, sugar beets, sunflowers, tobacco, tomatoes
|
||
and other broadleaf plants when contacting their roots,
|
||
stems or foliage. These plants are most sensitive to
|
||
Lightning during their development or growing stage.
|
||
FOLLOW THE PRECAUTIONS LISTED BELOW WHEN
|
||
USING Lightning:
|
||
• DO NOT treat areas where either possible downward
|
||
movement into the soil or surface washing may cause
|
||
contact of Lightning with roots of desirable plants such
|
||
as trees and shrubs.
|
||
• Avoid making applications when spray particles may be
|
||
carried by air currents to areas where sensitive crops
|
||
and plants are growing. DO NOT spray near sensitive
|
||
plants if wind is gusty or in excess of 15 mph and moving
|
||
in the direction of nearby sensitive crops. However,
|
||
always make applications when there is some air move-
|
||
ment to determine the direction and distance of possible
|
||
spray drift. Leave an adequate buffer zone between area
|
||
to be treated and sensitive plants. Coarse sprays are less
|
||
likely to drift out of the target area than fine sprays.
|
||
|
||
9
|
||
• Use coarse sprays to avoid potential herbicide drift.
|
||
Select nozzles which are designed to produce minimal
|
||
amounts of fine spray particles such as Spraying
|
||
Systems XR flat fans. A spray pressure of 20 psi and
|
||
spray volume at or above 20 GPA is recommended to
|
||
reduce drift to sensitive crops.
|
||
• Agriculturally approved drift-reducing additives may be
|
||
used.
|
||
• To avoid injury to desirable plants, equipment used to
|
||
apply Lightning
|
||
® herbicide should be thoroughly
|
||
cleaned (see CLEANING SPRAY EQUIPMENT ) before
|
||
reusing to apply any other chemicals.
|
||
Additives
|
||
Ground, postemergence applications of Lightning require
|
||
the addition of an adjuvant AND a nitrogen fertilizer source
|
||
OR a basic blend*.
|
||
ADJUVANTS
|
||
• Surfactants. Use a nonionic surfactant containing at
|
||
least 80% active ingredient. Apply the surfactant at the
|
||
rate of 1 quart per 100 gallons (0.25% volume/volume
|
||
[v/v]). An organo-silicone surfactant may be used in place
|
||
of a nonionic surfactant.
|
||
OR
|
||
• Crop Oil Concentrate. Instead of a surfactant, a
|
||
petroleum-based or vegetable seed-based oil concen-
|
||
trate or methylated seed oil may be beneficial under the
|
||
following conditions.
|
||
1. Hot, arid environmental conditions when weeds may
|
||
be under stress and less susceptible to herbicide
|
||
applications
|
||
2. For improved control in heavy infestations of weeds
|
||
such as woolly cupgrass, large crabgrass, and field
|
||
sandbur, or when approaching maximum labeled
|
||
heights
|
||
Apply crop oil concentrates or methylated seed oils at the
|
||
rate of 1 gallon per 100 gallons (1% v/v).
|
||
AND
|
||
NITROGEN FERTILIZER SOURCE
|
||
Recommended nitrogen-based fertilizers include liquid fer-
|
||
tilizers (such as 28%N, 32%N or 10-34-0) at the rate of 1 to
|
||
2 quarts per acre. Use the higher rate when weeds are
|
||
under moisture or temperature stress. Instead of a liquid
|
||
fertilizer, spray grade ammonium sulfate may be used at
|
||
the rate of 2.5 pounds per acre.
|
||
* Alternatively, the use of proprietary "basic blend" products that contain
|
||
both a nonionic surfactant and a nitrogen source that provide equiva-
|
||
lent spray additive activity to those additives mentioned above may be
|
||
used with Lightning . Other premixes containing a surfactant and a
|
||
nitrogen source may be used as long as performance and rate guide-
|
||
lines for surfactant and nitrogen amounts are met.
|
||
Mixing Order
|
||
DO NOT use liquid fertilizer as a carrier (use water only) for
|
||
postemergence applications of Lightning.
|
||
WATER
|
||
1. Fill the spray tank 1/2 to 3/4 full with clean water.
|
||
2. Add the required amount of Lightning to the spray tank
|
||
while agitating.
|
||
3. After the Lightning has visibly dispersed, add spray
|
||
additives and fill the remainder of the tank with water. An
|
||
antifoam agent may be added if needed.
|
||
TANK MIX PREPARATION
|
||
When tank mixing Lightning with recommended herbi-
|
||
cides, add the other herbicides and other components in
|
||
the following order, while agitating:
|
||
1. Fill spray tank 1/2 to 3/4 full with clean water.
|
||
2. Add Lightning and thoroughly mix.
|
||
3. Add other aqueous solution products.
|
||
4. Add other soluble packet products and thoroughly mix.
|
||
5. Add WP (wettable powder), DG (dispersible granule),
|
||
DF (dry flowable), or LF (liquid flowable) formulations.
|
||
6. Add EC (emulsifiable concentrate) products.
|
||
7. Add surfactant to the spray tank.
|
||
8. Add liquid fertilizer.
|
||
9. While agitating, fill the remainder of the tank with water.
|
||
Tank Mixing Information
|
||
When Lightning is used in combination with another her-
|
||
bicide, refer to the respective label for rates, spray
|
||
additives, methods of application, proper timing, weeds
|
||
controlled, restrictions and precautions. Always use in
|
||
accordance with the more restrictive label restrictions and
|
||
precautions. No label dosages may be exceeded.
|
||
Restrictions and Limitations
|
||
• Only one application of Lightning may be made during
|
||
the growing season.
|
||
• If replanting is necessary in a field previously treated
|
||
with Lightning, the field may be replanted only to
|
||
CLEARFIELD® corn. Rework the soil no deeper than
|
||
the treated zone. DO NOT apply a second treatment of
|
||
Lightning. In the event of a crop loss due to weather,
|
||
CLEARFIELD corn seed hybrids can be replanted fol-
|
||
lowing an application of Lightning. If Lightning was
|
||
tank mixed with other herbicides, the label restrictions for
|
||
these herbicides must also be followed.
|
||
• DO NOT apply Lightning within 45 days of corn harvest
|
||
(silage, fodder, or grain).
|
||
• DO NOT graze or feed treated corn forage, silage, fod-
|
||
der, or grain for at least 45 days after an application of
|
||
Lightning.
|
||
• More restrictive crop growth stage limitations of tank mix
|
||
partners must be followed.
|
||
• DO NOT apply through any type of irrigation system.
|
||
• DO NOT apply in a greenhouse.
|
||
|
||
10
|
||
• Not for use in California.
|
||
• In New York, not for sale or use on Long Island.
|
||
ROTATIONAL CROPS
|
||
Use of Lightning® herbicide in accordance with label
|
||
directions is expected to result in normal growth of rota-
|
||
tional crops in most situations; however, various
|
||
environmental and agronomic factors make it impossible
|
||
to eliminate all risks associated with the use of this product
|
||
and, therefore, rotational crop injury is always possible.
|
||
The following rotational crops may be planted after apply-
|
||
ing Lightning at the specified rate in corn. Rotational
|
||
crops must not be planted earlier than the specified inter-
|
||
vals; this will help avoid crop injury.
|
||
Time after
|
||
Lightning Application Crop(s) to be Grown
|
||
Anytime CLEARFIELD ® corn hybrids
|
||
Four months Rye, Wheat
|
||
Eight and one-half months Field corn,
|
||
Field corn grown for seed
|
||
1
|
||
Nine months Soybeans
|
||
Nine and one-half months Alfalfa, Edible beans and
|
||
peas, Peanuts, Tobacco
|
||
Eighteen months Barley, Cotton 1, Lettuce, Oats,
|
||
Popcorn, Safflower, Sorghum,
|
||
Sunflowers, and Sweet corn
|
||
Twenty-six months Potatoes
|
||
Forty months
|
||
2 All crops not listed elsewhere
|
||
in ROTATIONAL CROPS
|
||
1 In Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missis-
|
||
sippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, or Virginia
|
||
ONLY, cotton may be planted 9.5 months after a Lightning applica-
|
||
tion if more than 16 inches of rainfall and/or irrigation is received
|
||
following application of Lightning through October of the application
|
||
year.
|
||
2
|
||
Following forty months after a Lightning application, and before plant-
|
||
ing any crop not listed in ROTATIONAL CROPS, a successful field
|
||
bioassay must be completed. The field bioassay consists of a test strip
|
||
of the intended rotational crop planted across the previously treated
|
||
field and grown to maturity. The test strip should include low areas and
|
||
knolls, and include variations in soil such as type and pH. If no crop
|
||
injury is evident in the test strip, rotational crop may be planted the
|
||
following year.
|
||
Only rotational crops harvested at maturity may be used
|
||
for feed or food.
|
||
BASF recommends that products containing imazethapyr
|
||
(Pursuit
|
||
® herbicide and Pursuit® Plus EC herbicide )
|
||
should not be applied to CLEARFIELD corn the same
|
||
year as Lightning or injury to followcrops may occur.
|
||
If the field is limed to adjust pH prior to planting rotational
|
||
crops not listed in ROTATIONAL CROPS, apply the lime
|
||
at least 12 months prior to planting the rotational crop.
|
||
ADDITIONAL ROTATIONAL CROP INFORMATION
|
||
• If corn is furrow irrigated, till the soil prior to planting win-
|
||
ter wheat or barley. The beds should be broken up and
|
||
the soil mixed with tillage equipment set to cut 4- to
|
||
6-inches deep.
|
||
• Corn inbred lines: Due to the proprietary nature of seed
|
||
production, BASF has not been given access to the
|
||
inbred data. Growers are directed to contact the seed
|
||
company for information and recommendations regard-
|
||
ing the planting of corn grown for seed in fields treated
|
||
with Lightning the previous year. Because growing con-
|
||
ditions, environmental conditions, and grower practices
|
||
are beyond the control of BASF, TO THE EXTENT
|
||
CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE LAW, ALL RISKS
|
||
AND CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH
|
||
PLANTING SEED CORN INBREDS INTO FIELDS
|
||
TREATED PREVIOUSLY WITH LIGHTNING SHALL
|
||
BE ASSUMED BY THE USER.
|
||
Crop-specific Information
|
||
CLEARFIELD Corn
|
||
Lightning can be applied postemergence (including spike
|
||
stage) on CLEARFIELD corn hybrids.
|
||
Tank Mixes
|
||
Recommended tank mix postemergence applications with
|
||
Lightning are:
|
||
Clarity
|
||
®*
|
||
Distinct ®*
|
||
G-Max LiteTM
|
||
Guardsman Max ®
|
||
Marksman®*
|
||
Outlook®
|
||
Prowl®
|
||
2,4-D*
|
||
atrazine*
|
||
Banvel
|
||
®*
|
||
Banvel®-k + atrazine*
|
||
Bicep II Magnum ®
|
||
Bicep Lite II Magnum ®
|
||
Buctril®
|
||
Buctril® + atrazine*
|
||
Callisto®
|
||
Dual II Magnum ®
|
||
FulTime®
|
||
Harness®
|
||
Harness® Xtra
|
||
Shotgun®*
|
||
Status®
|
||
Sterling®*
|
||
Sterling Plus ®*
|
||
Stinger®
|
||
Surpass®
|
||
TopNotch®
|
||
* Use of crop oil concentrate or methylated seed oils in tank mixes with
|
||
Lightning with 2,4-D, atrazine, Banvel, Banvel-k + atrazine ,
|
||
Buctril + atrazine, Clarity, Distinct , Marksman , Shotgun,
|
||
Sterling , or Sterling Plus herbicides may result in crop injury if
|
||
applied during periods of cold, wet weather or hot and/or humid weath-
|
||
er. Under these environmental conditions, the use of a nonionic
|
||
surfactant is recommended.
|
||
DO NOT use Lightning in combination with products
|
||
containing flumetsulam, thifensulfuron or rimsulfuron
|
||
(e.g. Accent
|
||
®, Basis®, Basis® Gold, Hornet®, Python ®,
|
||
Steadfast ® herbicides).
|
||
Sequential Herbicide
|
||
Combinations and Uses
|
||
Lightning controls many grass species. However, when
|
||
heavy grass pressure is anticipated, a soil surface applica-
|
||
tion of any grass herbicide underlay (such as
|
||
Guardsman Max, G-Max Lite, Prowl, Outlook,
|
||
Dual II Magnum, Harness, or Surpass) is
|
||
recommended. Lightning may also be used in sequential
|
||
programs with registered burn-down herbicides.
|
||
|
||
11
|
||
Table 2. Pests Listed in This Label
|
||
Common Name Scientific Name
|
||
Alligatorweed Alternanthera philoxeroides
|
||
Anoda, spurred Anoda cristata
|
||
Artichoke, Jerusalem Helianthus tuberosus
|
||
Barnyardgrass Echinochloa crus-galli
|
||
Buckwheat, wild Polygonum convolvulus
|
||
Buffalobur Solanum rostratum
|
||
Bristly starbur Acanthospermum hispidum
|
||
Carpetweed Mollugo verticillata
|
||
Crabgrass, large Digitaria longiflorai
|
||
Crabgrass, smooth Digitaria ischaemum
|
||
Cocklebur, common Xanthium pensylvanicum
|
||
Cupgrass, woolly Eriochloa villosa
|
||
Bindweed, field Convolvulus arvensis
|
||
Foxtail, giant Setaria faberi
|
||
Foxtail, green Setaria viridis
|
||
Foxtail, yellow Setaria lutescens
|
||
Goosegrass Eleusine indica
|
||
Jimsonweed Datura stramonium
|
||
Johnsongrass, (seedling,
|
||
rhizome)
|
||
Sorghum halepense
|
||
Knotweed, prostrate Polygonum aviculare
|
||
Kochia Kochia scoparia
|
||
Lambsquarters, common Chenopodium album
|
||
Mallow, Venice Hibiscus trionum
|
||
Marshelder Iva xanthifolia
|
||
Milkweed, honeyvine Ampelamum albidus
|
||
Millet, wild proso Panicum milaceum
|
||
Morningglory, entireleaf Ipomoea hederacea var.
|
||
integruscula
|
||
Morningglory, ivyleaf Ipomoea hederifolia
|
||
Morningglory, smallflower Jacquemontia tamnifolia
|
||
Morningglory, small white
|
||
(pitted)
|
||
Ipomoea lacunosa
|
||
Morningglory, tall (common) Ipomoea purpurea
|
||
Mustard Brassica sp.
|
||
Nightshade, Eastern black Solanum ptycanthum
|
||
Nightshade, black Solanum nigrum
|
||
Nightshade, hairy Solanum sarrachoides
|
||
Nutsedge, purple Cyperus rotundus
|
||
Nutsedge, yellow Cyperus esculentus
|
||
Panicum, fall Panicum dichotomiflorum
|
||
(continued)
|
||
Table 2. Pests Listed in This Label (continued)
|
||
Common Name Scientific Name
|
||
Pigweed, Palmer Amaranthus palmer
|
||
Pigweed, prostrate Amaranthus blitoides
|
||
Pigweed, redroot Amaranthus retroflexus
|
||
Pigweed, smooth Amaranthus hybridus
|
||
Pigweed, spiny Amaranthus albus
|
||
Quackgrass Agropyron repens
|
||
Ragweed, common Ambrosia artemisifolia
|
||
Ragweed, giant Ambrosia trifida
|
||
Red rice Oryza sativa
|
||
Ryegrass, Italian Lolium multiflorum
|
||
Sage, barnyard Salvia, sp.
|
||
Sandbur, field Cenchrus incertus
|
||
Shattercane Sorghum bicolor
|
||
Sicklepod Cassia obtusifolia
|
||
Sida, prickly Sida spinosa
|
||
Signalgrass, broadleaf Bracharia platyphylla
|
||
Smartweed, Pennsylvania Polygonum pensylvanicum
|
||
Smartweed, ladysthumb Polygonum persicaria
|
||
Sorghum almum Sorghum almum
|
||
Spurge, prostrate Chamaesyce humistrata
|
||
Spurge, spotted Euphorbia maculata
|
||
Sunflower, volunteer Helianthus sp.
|
||
Sunflower, wild (common) Helianthus annuus
|
||
Thistle, Canada Cirsium arvense
|
||
Velvetleaf Abutilon theophrasti
|
||
Wild oats Avena fatua
|
||
Witchgrass Panicum capillare
|
||
|
||
12
|
||
Conditions of Sale and Warranty
|
||
The Directions For Use of this product reflect the
|
||
opinion of experts based on field use and tests. The
|
||
directions are believed to be reliable and must be
|
||
followed carefully. However, it is impossible to eliminate
|
||
all risks inherently associated with the use of this
|
||
product. Crop injury, ineffectiveness or other unintended
|
||
consequences may result because of such factors as
|
||
weather conditions, presence of other materials, or
|
||
use of the product in a manner inconsistent with its
|
||
labeling, all of which are beyond the control of BASF
|
||
CORPORATION (“BASF”) or the Seller. To the extent
|
||
consistent with applicable law, all such risks shall be
|
||
assumed by the Buyer.
|
||
BASF warrants that this product conforms to the
|
||
chemical description on the label and is reasonably fit
|
||
for the purposes referred to in the Directions For Use ,
|
||
subject to the inherent risks, referred to above.
|
||
TO THE EXTENT CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE
|
||
LAW, BASF MAKES NO OTHER EXPRESS
|
||
OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS OR
|
||
MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR
|
||
IMPLIED WARRANTY.
|
||
TO THE EXTENT CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE
|
||
LAW, BUYER’S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND BASF’S
|
||
EXCLUSIVE LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
|
||
TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR
|
||
OTHERWISE, SHALL BE LIMITED TO REPAYMENT
|
||
OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PRODUCT.
|
||
TO THE EXTENT CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE
|
||
LAW, BASF AND THE SELLER DISCLAIM ANY
|
||
LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY,
|
||
SPECIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES RESULTING
|
||
FROM THE USE OR HANDLING OF THIS
|
||
PRODUCT.
|
||
BASF and the Seller offer this product, and the Buyer
|
||
and User accept it, subject to the foregoing Conditions
|
||
of Sale and Warranty which may be varied only
|
||
by agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized
|
||
representative of BASF.
|
||
1108
|
||
Uses with Other Products (Tank Mixes)
|
||
If this product is used in combination with any other prod-
|
||
uct except as specifically recommended in writing by
|
||
BASF Corporation, then to the extent consistent with appli-
|
||
cable law, BASF Corporation shall have no liability for any
|
||
loss, damage or injury arising out of its use in any such
|
||
combination not so specifically recommended. If used in
|
||
combination recommended by BASF Corporation, to the
|
||
extent consistent with applicable law, the liability of BASF
|
||
Corporation shall in no manner extend to any damage,
|
||
loss or injury not directly caused by the inclusion of the
|
||
BASF Corporation product in such combination use, and
|
||
in any event, to the extent consistent with applicable law,
|
||
shall be limited to return of the amount of the purchase
|
||
price of the BASF Corporation product.
|
||
© 2021 BASF Corporation
|
||
All rights reserved.
|
||
000241-00377 .20200626b.NVA 2020-04-120-0029
|
||
Supersedes: NVA 2008-04-120-0293
|
||
BASF Corporation
|
||
26 Davis Drive
|
||
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
|
||
Banvel, Clarity, CLEARFIELD, Distinct, Guardsman Max,
|
||
Lightning, Marksman, Outlook, Prowl, Pursuit, Raptor,
|
||
Scepter, and Status are registered trademarks of BASF.
|
||
G-Max Lite is a trademark of BASF.
|
||
Accent, Basis, Classic, Steadfast, and Staple are registered
|
||
trademarks of E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company.
|
||
Bicep II Magnum, Bicep Lite II Magnum, Callisto,
|
||
Dual II Magnum, and Spirit are registered trademarks of a
|
||
Syngenta Group Company.
|
||
Buctril is a registered trademark of Bayer.
|
||
FulTime, Hornet, Python, Stinger, Surpass, and TopNotch
|
||
are registered trademarks of Dow AgroSciences, LLC.
|
||
Harness, and Harness Xtra are registered trademarks of
|
||
Monsanto Technology LLC.
|
||
Permit is a registered trademark of Nissan Chemical Industries
|
||
Ltd.
|
||
Pioneer is a registered trademark of Pioneer Hi-Bred
|
||
International, Inc.
|
||
Shotgun is a registered trademark of United Agri Products.
|
||
Sterling and Sterling Plus are registered trademarks of
|
||
Agriliance LLC.
|