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# Poncho 750 Seed Treatment

- EPA Reg No: **7969-506**
- Registrant: BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS US, LLC
- Signal word: Caution
- Active ingredients: Clothianidin (None%)
- Label accepted: 2025-02-12
- Source PDF: https://www3.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/ppls/007969-00506-20250212.pdf

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February 12, 2025
SENT BY EMAIL
Matthew Feinberg
matthew.feinberg@basf.com
BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS US LLC
Subject: Labeling Notification per Pesticide Registration Notice (PRN) 98-10 - Adding an ABN and
updating the Reg # from alphabet to numerical format.
Product Name: Poncho 750 Seed Treatment
Admin Number: 7969-506
EPA Receipt Date: 01/18/2025
Action Case Number: 00642357
Dear Matthew Feinberg:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is in receipt of your application for notification under Pesticide
Registration Notice 98-10 for the above referenced product. The EPA has conducted a review of this request
for its applicability under PRN 98-10 and finds that the action requested falls within the scope of PRN 98-10.
The labeling submitted with this application has been stamped "Notification" and will be placed in our records.
The alternate brand name: Poncho® HL seed treatment has been added to the registration. Our records have
been updated accordingly.
Should you wish to add/retain a reference to your company’s website on your label, then please be aware that
the website becomes labeling under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and is subject to
review by the EPA. If the website is false or misleading, the product will be considered to be misbranded and
sale or distribution of the product is unlawful under FIFRA section 12(a)(1)(E). 40 CFR § 156.10(a)(5) lists
examples of statements the EPA may consider false or misleading. In addition, regardless of whether a
website is referenced on your product’s label, claims made on the website may not substantially differ from
those claims approved through the registration process. Therefore, should the EPA find or if it is brought to
our attention that a website contains statements or claims substantially differing from statements or claims
made in connection with obtaining a FIFRA section 3 registration, the website will be referred to the EPA’s
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.

If you have questions, please contact Elizabeth Danon via email at danon.elizabeth@epa.gov.
Sincerely,
Loren LaPointe, PhD, Acting Product Manager 01
IVB3, RD
Office of Pesticide Programs

Seed treatment use on broccoli, canola, carrot, cereal grains 
(except corn, rice, sorghum and wild rice), corn, cotton, leafy 
greens, leek, onion (bulb and bunching), potato (seed piece 
treatment), rapeseed, rice, sorghum, soybean, and sugar beet 
for the control of listed insect pests. 
All seed treated with this product must be conspicuously colored 
at the time of treatment.
Active Ingredient:
c l o t h i a n i d i n .................................................... 5 7 . 2 5 %
Other Ingredients: ............................................. 4 2 . 7 5 %
Total: ........................................................1 0 0 . 0 0 %
Contains 6.26 lbs clothianidin per U.S. gallon
EPA Reg. No. 7969-506 EPA Est. No.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
CAUTION/PRECAUCION
Si usted no entiende la etiqueta, busque a alguien para que se la explique a usted en 
detalle. (If you do not understand the label, find someone to explain it to you in detail.)
See [inside booklet] [back panel] for complete First Aid, Precautionary Statements, 
Directions For Use, Conditions of Sale and Warranty, and state-specific crop and/or use 
site restrictions.[Note to reviewer: Location of additional precautionary statements and 
directions for use will vary between those listed, depending on container type/size.]
In case of an emergency endangering life or property involving this product,
call day or night 1-800-832-HELP (4357).
Net Contents:
BASF Corporation
26 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Alternate Brand Names: Modalex™ 750 seed treatment , Poncho ® HL seed treatments , Poncho HL seed treatment®
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7969-506
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7969-506
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Precautionary Statements
Hazards to Humans and Domestic Animals
CAUTION. Harmful if swallowed. Wash thoroughly with 
soap and water after handling and before eating, drinking, 
chewing gum, using tobacco, or using the toilet.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Applicators and other handlers must wear:
• Long-sleeve shirt
• Long pants
• Chemical-resistant gloves made out of: barrier laminate, 
nitrile rubber ≥ 14 mils, butyl rubber ≥ 14 mils, neoprene 
rubber ≥ 14 mils, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) ≥ 14 mils, or 
viton ≥ 14 mils
• Shoes plus socks
User Safety Requirements
Follow manufacturer’s instructions for cleaning/maintaining 
PPE. If no such instructions for washables exist, use deter-
gent and hot water. Keep and wash PPE separately from 
other laundry.
USER SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS
Users should:
• Remove clothing/PPE immediately if pesticide gets 
inside. Then wash thoroughly and put on clean cloth-
ing. If pesticide gets on skin, wash immediately with 
soap and water.
• Remove PPE immediately after handling this product. 
Wash the outside of gloves before removing. As soon 
as possible, wash thoroughly and change into clean 
clothing.
Environmental Hazards
This product is toxic to birds, mammals and aquatic 
invertebrates. 
Treated seeds exposed on soil surface may be hazardous 
to birds and mammals. Promptly cover or collect treated 
seed spilled during loading or planting.
This compound is highly toxic to bees exposed directly 
(contact). Ensure that planting equipment is functioning 
properly in accordance with manufacturing recommenda-
tions to minimize seed coat abrasion during planting to 
reduce dust, which can drift to blooming crops or weeds.
Surface Water Label Advisory
DO NOT apply directly to water or to areas where surface 
water is present or to intertidal areas below the mean high 
water mark. DO NOT contaminate water when cleaning 
equipment or disposing of equipment washwater or rin-
sate. DO NOT apply where runoff is likely to occur. Drift 
and runoff from treated areas may be hazardous to aquat-
ic organisms in water adjacent to treated areas. Apply this 
product only as specified on the label.
Groundwater Advisory
This chemical has properties and characteristics associat-
ed with chemicals detected in groundwater. This chemical 
may leach into groundwater if used in areas where soils 
are permeable, particularly where the water table is shal-
low. Therefore contain any product spill or equipment leak 
and dispose of wastes according to the disposal instruc-
tions on this label.
Directions For Use
It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a man-
ner inconsistent with its labeling. Read the entire label 
before using this product.
DO NOT apply this product in a way that will contact 
workers or other persons, either directly or through drift. 
Only protected handlers may be in the area during applica-
tion. For any requirements specific to your state or tribe, 
consult the state or tribal agency responsible for pesticide 
regulation.
Dispose of all excess treated seed. Leftover treated seed 
may be double sown around the headland or buried away 
from water sources in accordance with local requirements.
Excess treated seed may be used for ethanol production 
only if (1) By-products are not used for livestock feed and 
(2) No measurable residues of pesticide remain in ethanol 
by-products that are used in agronomic practice.
FIRST AID
If swallowed
• Immediately call a poison control center or doctor for treatment advice.
• DO NOT induce vomiting unless told to by a poison control center or doctor.
• Have person sip a glass of water if able to swallow.
• DO NOT give anything by mouth to an unconscious person.
Have the product container or label with you when calling a poison control center or doctor or going for treatment. You 
may also contact BASF Corporation for emergency medical treatment information: 1-800-832-HELP (4357).
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: No specific antidote is available. Treat the patient symptomatically.

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AGRICULTURAL USE REQUIREMENTS
Use this product only in accordance with its labeling and 
with the Worker Protection Standard, 40 CFR Part 170. 
This standard contains requirements for the protection 
of agricultural workers on farms, forests, nurseries and 
greenhouses, and handlers of agricultural pesticides. It 
contains requirements for training, decontamination, and 
emergency assistance. It also contains specific instruc-
tions and exceptions pertaining to the statements on this 
label about personal protective equipment (PPE), notifi-
cation to workers, and restricted-entry interval. The 
requirements in this box only apply to uses of this prod-
uct that are covered by the Worker Protection Standard.
DO NOT enter or allow worker entry into treated areas 
during the restricted-entry interval (REI) of 12 hours.
PPE required for early entry to treated areas that is per-
mitted under the Worker Protection Standard and that 
involves contact with anything that has been treated, 
such as plants, soil, or water, is:
• Long-sleeve shirt
• Long pants
• Chemical-resistant gloves made out of: barrier lami-
nate, nitrile rubber ≥ 14 mils, butyl rubber ≥ 14 mils, 
neoprene rubber ≥ 14 mils, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) 
≥ 14 mils or viton ≥ 14 mils
• Shoes plus socks
In Case of Emergency
In case of large-scale spill of this product, call: 
• CHEMTREC 1-800-424-9300
• BASF Corporation 1-800-832-HELP (4357)
In case of medical emergency regarding this product, call:
• Your local doctor for immediate treatment 
• Your local poison control center (hospital) 
• BASF Corporation 1-800-832-HELP (4357)
Steps to take if material is released or spilled:
• Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and 
avoid exposure when managing a spill. (See 
 Precautionary Statements section of this label for 
required PPE.)
• Dike and contain the spill with inert, absorbent material 
(e.g., sand, earth) and transfer liquid and solid diking 
material to separate containers for disposal. Small-scale 
spills of this product (that can be cleaned up with a typi-
cal spill kit) may be applied to labeled sites.
• Remove contaminated clothing, and wash affected skin 
areas with soap and water.
• Wash clothing before reuse.
• Keep spill out of all sewers and open bodies of water.
Product Information
Poncho® 750 seed treatment:
• Systemic insecticide seed treatment for use on broccoli, 
canola, rape seed, carrot, cereal grains (except corn, 
rice, sorghum and wild rice), corn, cotton, leafy greens, 
leek, onion (bulb and bunching), potato (seed piece 
 treatment), rice, sorghum, soybean, and sugar beet for 
the control of listed insects.
• Provides early season protection against the listed insect 
pests.
• Provides protection under low-to-moderate corn root-
worm pressure.
Application Instructions
Poncho 750:
• To be used in liquid or slurry treaters. Mix thoroughly 
before use or use entire container at one time. Pretest all 
tank mixes to determine physical compatibility between 
formulations. It is the pesticide user’s responsibility to 
ensure that all products in the listed mixtures are regis-
tered for the intended use. Users must follow the most 
restrictive directions and precautionary language of the 
products in the mixture.
• Treatment of highly mechanically damaged seed, or seed 
of known low vigor or poor quality, may result in reduced 
germination and/or reduction of seed and seedling vigor. 
Treat and conduct germination tests on a small portion 
of seed before committing the total seed lot to a selected 
chemical treatment. Due to seed quality conditions 
beyond the control of BASF, no claims are made to guar-
antee germination of carryover seed.
• To reduce seed dust which can drift onto blooming 
crops or weeds, ensure that planting equipment is func-
tioning properly in accordance with manufacturer’s 
specifications. Surplus seed or empty seed containers 
must be stored or disposed according to local federal 
regulations.
• Use planting equipment that will plant treated seed into 
the soil to a minimum depth of 0.5 inches or greater to 
minimize exposure.
Use Restrictions
• All seed treated with this product must be conspicuously 
colored at the time of treatment. This product contains 
no colorant. An EPA-approved dye or colorant must be 
added when this product is applied to seed to distin-
guish and prevent subsequent inadvertent use as a food 
for man or feed for animals. Regulations pertaining to 
coloration of treated seed enforced by 40 CFR 153.155 
must be strictly adhered to when using this product.
• For use only in commercial seed treatment facilities. Not 
for use in hopper box, planter box, slurry box, or other 
on-farm seed treatment applications except for cereal 
grains (except corn, rice, sorghum, and wild rice) and 
potato seed pieces.
• Regardless of method of application (seed treatment, 
soil, or foliar), DO NOT apply more than 0.2 lb of active 
ingredient clothianidin per acre per year.
• Follow-up foliar sprays of a registered insecticide may be 
needed under heavy pest pressure. Consult your local 
Extension office for recommendations.
• DO NOT broadcast plant seeds.
Refer to the specific use directions and restrictions in each 
crop table.

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Detailed Use Directions
Commercial Seed Treatment Facilities
Broccoli
 
Insect Pests
Product Rate 
fl oz/1,000 seeds 
(mg ai/seed)
Aphids
Bagrada bug
Cabbage maggot
Flea beetle
0.054
(1.1925)
Crop-specific Restrictions
• Poncho
® 750 seed treatment is not to be followed by a spray treatment of another neonicotinoid insecticide. 
 Follow approved guidelines established for insect resistance management by consulting your local extension pest 
management expert.
Canola; Rapeseed
(cultivars, varieties and/or hybrids, including Brassica napus, Brassica rapa, 
and Brassica juncea)
Insect Pests
Product Rate 
fl ozs/100 lbs seed 
(mg ai/seed) 1
Flea beetle
Wireworms
3.07* 
(0.00664)
4.10** 
(0.008863)
8.18*** 
(0.0177)
 *
 Use this rate under low-to-moderate flea beetle pressure.
 ** Use this rate under moderate flea beetle pressure.
*** Use this rate under high-to-extreme flea beetle pressure where extended control is required.
1 Rate is calculated based on number of seeds/lb averages of canola (102,500).
Crop-specific Restrictions
• Rapeseed greens and seed grown or harvested from Poncho 750-treated seed must not be used for feed or 
human consumption. Rapeseed grown and harvested from Poncho 750-treated seed is only for industrial uses and 
cannot be used for edible oil or any other human/feed consumption.

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Carrot
 
Insect Pest
Product Rate 
fl oz/1,000 seeds 
(mg ai/seed)
Carrot rust fly 0.0015 to 0.003
(0.0338 to 0.0675)
Crop-specific Restrictions
• Poncho® 750 seed treatment is not to be followed by a spray treatment of another neonicotinoid insecticide. 
 Follow approved guidelines established for insect resistance management by consulting your local extension pest 
management expert.
Cereal Grains (except corn, rice, sorghum, wild rice)
 barley, buckwheat, millet (pearl, proso), oats, rye, teosinte, triticale, wheat
Insect Pests
Product Rate 
fl ozs/100 lbs seed 
(mg ai/seed) 1
Wireworms 0.2 to 1.43
(0.00324 to 0.02318)
Aphids 
(including bird cherry-oat, English grain, greenbug, Russian wheat aphid)
0.6 to 1.43
(0.00971 to 0.02318)
Grasshoppers 2
Hessian fly
1.43
(0.02318)
1 Rate is calculated based on number of seeds/lb averages of wheat (13,700).
2 Not registered for use in California.
Crop-specific Directions
• Wireworm seed protection - Use 0.2 fl oz/100 lbs seed rate or higher, depending on field history and site 
populations.
• Hessian fly protection to wheat seedlings in the Fall season - Use 1.43 fl ozs/100 lbs seed.
• For maximum effectiveness, treat seed uniformly. Use the higher rate to provide increased length of protection and 
from heavy insect pressure and to reduce potential spread of barley yellow dwarf virus due to aphid vectors.
• Grasshopper feeding damage to seedling plants under low-to-moderate insect pressure will be reduced when 
 Poncho 750 is used. Treated seed may be planted as a 50 to 60 foot border around the edges of the crop field as a 
barrier to grasshoppers advancing into the interior of the field.
Crop-specific Restrictions
• Poncho 750 is not to be followed by a spray treatment of another neonicotinoid insecticide. Follow approved guide-
lines established for insect resistance management by consulting your local extension pest management expert.

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Corn (field, popcorn)
 
Insect Pests
Product Rate 
fl ozs/80,000 seeds 
(mg ai/seed)
Corn flea beetle (through first true seed leaf)
Seedcorn maggot 2
Storage pests 1 
(including Indian meal moth, lesser grain borer, red flour beetle, rice  weevil, 
rusty grain beetle)
White grub 2 
(including European, Chafer larvae, Japanese beetle larvae, 
May/June beetle larvae)
0.45
(0.125)
Brown stinkbug
Chinch bug
Corn flea beetle
Corn leaf aphid
Cutworm, black
Grape colaspis
Seedcorn maggot
Southern corn leaf beetle
Southern corn rootworm
Southern green stinkbug
Storage pests
 1 
(including Indian meal moth, lesser grain borer, red flour beetle, rice  weevil, 
rusty grain beetle)
Sugarcane beetle
Thrips
White grub 
(including European, Chafer larvae, Japanese beetle larvae, 
May/June beetle larvae)
Wireworms
0.9 to 1.8
(0.25 to 0.5)
Corn leafhopper
Corn rootworm 
(including Mexican, northern, southern, western)
Southern corn billbug
4.51
(1.25)
1 It is recommended that seed with existing populations of storage pests be fumigated prior to treating and bagging 
seed.
2 For seed protection only.
Crop-specific Restrictions
• Poncho® 750 seed treatment is not to be followed by a spray treatment of another neonicotinoid insecticide. 
 Follow approved guidelines established for insect resistance management by consulting your local extension pest 
management expert.

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Corn (sweet)
 
Insect Pests
Product Rate 
fl ozs/80,000 seeds 
(mg ai/seed)
Corn flea beetle (through first true seed leaf)
Seedcorn maggot 2
Storage pests 1 
(including Indian meal moth, lesser grain borer, red flour beetle, rice  weevil, 
rusty grain beetle)
White grub 2 
(including European, Chafer larvae, Japanese beetle larvae, 
May/June beetle larvae)
0.45
(0.125)
Brown stinkbug
Chinch bug
Corn flea beetle
Corn leaf aphid
Cutworm, black
Grape colaspis
Seedcorn maggot
Southern corn leaf beetle
Southern corn rootworm
Southern green stinkbug
Storage pests
 1 
(including Indian meal moth, lesser grain borer, red flour beetle, rice  weevil, 
rusty grain beetle)
Sugarcane beetle
Thrips
White grub 
(including European, Chafer larvae, Japanese beetle larvae, 
May/June beetle larvae)
Wireworms
0.9 to 1.8
(0.25 to 0.5)
1 It is recommended that seed with existing populations of storage pests be fumigated prior to treating and bagging 
seed.
2 For seed protection only.
Crop-specific Restrictions
• Poncho® 750 seed treatment is not to be followed by a spray treatment of another neonicotinoid insecticide. 
 Follow approved guidelines established for insect resistance management by consulting your local extension pest 
management expert.

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Cotton (delinted only)
 
Insect Pests
Product Rate 
fl ozs/100,000 seeds 
(mg ai/seed)
Aphids
Cutworm, black
Early season thrips
Storage pests
 1 
(including Indian meal moth, lesser grain borer, red flour beetle, rice  weevil, 
rusty grain beetle)
1.59
(0.353)
1 It is recommended that seed with existing populations of storage pests be fumigated prior to treating and bagging 
seed.
Crop-specific Restrictions
• Not registered for use in California.
• Poncho® 750 seed treatment is not to be followed by a spray treatment of another neonicotinoid insecticide. 
 Follow approved guidelines established for insect resistance management by consulting your local extension pest 
management expert.

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Leafy Greens (subgroup 4A)
 
Insect Pests
 
 
Short Season Crops
Short Season Product Rate 
fl ozs/100 lbs seed 1 
(0.025 to 0.05 mg ai/seed) 
Seed Size 
seeds/lb 1
Aphids
Leafminers (Suppression)
amaranth
 chrysanthemum 
(edible-leaved, garland)
45.1 to 90.2 400,000
arugula 29.3 to 58.6 260,000
chervil 18.3 to 36.6 162,532
corn salad 19.4 to 38.9 172,400
cress 
(garden, upland) 21.7 to 43.4 192,320
dandelion 3.9 to 7 .9 35,000
dock 36.6 to 73.3 325,000
endive 48.1 to 96.1 426,400
lettuce 
(lettuce, spring mix) 52.9 to 105.9 469,933
orach 15.0 to 30.1 133,329
parsley 33.1 to 66.3 293,920
purslane 
(garden, winter) 122.7 to 245.4 1,088,400
radicchio 27 .1 to 54.1 240,000
spinach 
(baby) 5.11 to 10.23 45,360
 
Full Season Crops
Full Season Product Rate 
fl ozs/100 lbs seed
 1
Seed Size 
seeds/lb 1
lettuce 2 
(head, leaf, Romaine)
847.5 to 1,589 
(0.4 to 0.75 mg ai/seed) 469,933
spinach 
(spinach, New Zealand, 
vine)
30.68 
(0.15 mg ai/seed) 45,360
(continued)

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Leafy Greens (subgroup 4A)
 (continued)
1 Fl ozs/100 Ibs seed is calculated based on seed size (seeds/lb).
2 For high application rate of 0.4 to 0.75 mg ai/seed for lettuce, incorporate Poncho® 750 seed treatment into pellet-
ing process. Minimum pelleting buildup weight of 40X is required for the highest rate of 0.75 mg ai/seed. The 
minimum pelleting buildup weight is allowed to be reduced proportionally [buildup = 40X (target rate/0.75)] for the 
lower rate. DO NOT apply the product on raw seeds.
Crop-specific Restrictions
• Each fluid ounce of Poncho 750 contains 22.18 grams of clothianidin. 
• Poncho 750 is not to be followed by a spray treatment of another neonicotinoid insecticide. Follow approved guide-
lines established for insect resistance management by consulting your local extension pest management expert.
Rate Guide Chart 
Maximum seeding rates are based on the application rate and range from 120,000 to 3.6 million seeds per acre. 
(see Rate Guide Chart below)
 Application Rate Maximum Seeding Rate 
 (mg ai/seed) (seeds/A)
 0.025 3,600,000
 0.05 1,800,000
 0.15 600,000
 0.4 225,000
 0.75 120,000

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Leek
 
Insect Pests
Product Rate 
fl oz/1,000 seeds 
(mg ai/seed)
Onion maggot
Seedcorn maggot
Thrips
0.009
(0.2)
Crop-specific Restrictions
• Poncho
® 750 seed treatment is not to be followed by a spray treatment of another neonicotinoid insecticide. 
 Follow approved guidelines established for insect resistance management by consulting your local extension pest 
management expert.
Onion (bulb)
 
Insect Pests
Product Rate 
fl oz/1,000 seeds 
(mg ai/seed)
Onion maggot
Seedcorn maggot
Thrips
0.0053 to 0.0081
(0.118 to 0.18)
Crop-specific Restrictions
• Poncho 750 is not to be followed by a spray treatment of another neonicotinoid insecticide. Follow approved guide-
lines established for insect resistance management by consulting your local extension pest management expert.
Onion (bunching)
 
Insect Pests
Product Rate 
fl oz/1,000 seeds 
(mg ai/seed)
Onion maggot
Seedcorn maggot
Thrips
0.004 to 0.0081
(0.09 to 0.18)
Crop-specific Restrictions
• Poncho 750 is not to be followed by a spray treatment of another neonicotinoid insecticide. Follow approved guide-
lines established for insect resistance management by consulting your local extension pest management expert..

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Rice
 
Insect Pests
Product Rate 
fl ozs/100 lbs seed
(mg ai/seed)1
Aphids
Black bug
Chinch bug
Grape colaspis
Rice water weevil
Thrips
1.54 
(0.01832)
Provides early season protection against listed pests.
1 Rate is calculated based on number of seeds/lb averages of rice (18,650).
Crop-specific Restrictions
• DO NOT apply to wild rice.
• Not registered for use in California.
• Poncho® 750 seed treatment is to be used only as a dry-seeded rice seed treatment.
• DO NOT use Poncho 750 in areas where rice/crawfish aquaculture practices are in place or in or near fish farms; 
shrimp, prawn, or crab ponds; or nursery operations.
• Poncho 750 is not to be followed by a spray treatment of another neonicotinoid insecticide. Follow approved guide-
lines established for insect resistance management by consulting your local extension pest management expert.
Sorghum
 
Insect Pests
Product Rate 
fl ozs/100 lbs seed 
(mg ai/seed) 1
Aphids 
(including greenbug, corn leaf aphid, English grain aphid, sugarcane aphid, 
 yellow  sugarcane aphid)
Black granulate cutworm
Chinch bugs
White grubs
Wireworms
4.06 to 4.87 
(0.05 to 0.06)
1 Rate is calculated based on number of seeds/lb averages of sorghum (18,000).
Crop-specific Restrictions
• Not registered for use in California.
• Poncho 750 is not to be followed by a spray treatment of another neonicotinoid insecticide. Follow approved guide-
lines established for insect resistance management by consulting your local extension pest management expert.

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Soybean
 
Insect Pests
Product Rate 
fl oz/140,000 seeds 
(mg ai/seed)
Aphids
Bean leaf beetle
Grape colaspis
Leafhoppers
Seedcorn maggot
Three-cornered alfalfa hopper 
Thrips
White grubs
Wireworms
0.69 
(0.11)
Crop-specific Restrictions
• Not registered for use in California.
• Foliar sprays of clothianidin can be applied 45 days after planting Poncho
® 750 seed treatment -treated seeds for 
mid-to-late season foliar insects.
Sugar Beet
 
Insect Pests
Product Rate 
fl ozs/100,000 seeds 
(mg ai/seed)
Black bean aphid
Cutworms
Flea beetle
Garden springtail
Sugar beet leafhopper
Sugar beet leafminer
Sugar beet root maggot
Wireworms
2.72 
(0.603)
Crop-specific Directions
• Protection against beet leafhopper injury aids in reducing potential spread of beet curly top virus, vectored by beet 
leafhopper.
• Apply Poncho 750 to seed with a coating system giving a minimum weight gain buildup of approximately 30%.
Crop-specific Restrictions
• Poncho 750 is not to be followed by a spray treatment of another neonicotinoid insecticide. Follow approved guide-
lines established for insect resistance management by consulting your local extension pest management expert.

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On-farm Seed Treatment
Cereal Grains (except corn, rice, sorghum, wild rice)
 barley, buckwheat, millet (pearl, proso), oats, rye, teosinte, triticale, wheat
Insect Pests
Product Rate 
fl ozs/100 lbs seed 
(mg ai/seed) 1
Wireworms 0.20 to 1.43
(0.00324 to 0.02318)
Aphids 
(including bird cherry-oat, English grain, greenbug, Russian wheat aphid)
0.60 to 1.43
(0.00971 to 0.02318)
Grasshoppers
Hessian fly
1.43
(0.02318)
1 Rate is calculated based on number of seeds/lb averages of wheat (13,700).
Crop-specific Directions
• Wireworm seed protection - Use 0.2 fl oz/100 lbs seed rate or higher, depending on field history and site 
populations.
• Hessian fly protection to wheat seedlings in the Fall season - Use 1.43 fl ozs/100 lbs seed.
• For maximum effectiveness, treat seed uniformly. Use the higher rate to provide increased length of protection and 
from heavy insect pressure and to reduce potential spread of barley yellow dwarf virus due to aphid vectors.
• Grasshopper feeding damage to seedling plants under low-to-moderate insect pressure will be reduced when 
 Poncho® 750 seed treatment is used. Treated seed may be planted as a 50 to 60 foot border around the edges of 
the crop field as a barrier to grasshoppers advancing into the interior of the field.
Crop-specific Restrictions
• Regardless of application method (seed treatment, soil, or foliar), DO NOT apply more than 0.2 lb active ingredient 
 clothianidin per acre per year.
• Poncho 750 is not to be followed by a spray treatment of another neonicotinoid insecticide. Follow approved guide-
lines established for insect resistance management by consulting your local extension pest management expert.

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On-farm Seed Piece Treatment
Potato
Insect Pests
Product Rate 
fl oz/100 lbs seed 
(mg ai/seed) 1
Aphids 
(including potato, green peach, foxglove, buckthorn aphids)
Colorado potato beetle
Potato flea beetle (overwintered adults and suppression of second generation)
Potato leafhopper
0.128 to 0.256 
(3.55 to 7.1)
Wireworms (seed piece protection only) 0.256 
(7 .1)
1 Rate is calculated based on number of seeds/lb averages of potato seed pieces (8).
Crop-specific Directions
• Apply only in areas with adequate ventilation or in areas that are equipped to remove spray mist or dust.
• Apply specified dosage as a diluted spray onto seed pieces using a shielded spray system that is well contained and 
will prevent the loss of any liquid.
• Agitate or stir spray solution as needed. For optimal insect control, good coverage of the seed pieces is required.
• As part of the seed cutting and treating process, treatment and/or an inert absorbent ingredient is recommended to 
improve suberization.
• Plant seed pieces as soon as possible after cutting and treating.
• Consult local specialists, BASF representative or dealer for information relevant to your area.
• For extended residual control of pests other than wireworms, apply the higher rate.
Crop-specific Restrictions
• DO NOT enter or allow worker re-entry into treated areas during the restricted-entry interval of 12 hours.
• Regardless of formulation or type of application (seed treatment, soil, or foliar), DO NOT apply more than a total of 
0.2 lb active ingredient clothianidin per acre per year.
• DO NOT apply any subsequent application of a Group 4 insecticide (i.e., infurrow or foliar application) following 
treatment with Poncho® 750 seed treatment insecticide.
• DO NOT dilute with any more than 6 parts water to 1 part Poncho 750 insecticide.

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Rotational Crop Plant-back Intervals
Crop Planted Immediate Plant-back
30-day 
Plant-back
4-month 
Plant-back
8-month 
Plant-back
12-month 
Plant-back
broccoli, carrot, 
cereal grains, 
field corn, popcorn, 
cotton, leek, onions, 
potato, soybean
canola, cereal grains, 
cotton, soybean, 
Brassica (cole) vegetables, 
bulb vegetables, 
cucurbit vegetables, 
fruiting vegetables, 
leafy green vegetables, 
root and tuber vegetables
dry beans, 
grasses, 
nongrass animal 
feeds
Sugarcane Any crop 
without an 
earlier plant-
back interval
canola, rapeseed, 
sweet corn, 
sorghum
Any crop 
without an 
earlier plant-
back interval
STORAGE AND DISPOSAL
DO NOT contaminate water, food or feed by storage, 
disposal, or cleaning of equipment.
Pesticide Storage
Store in a cool, dry secured storage area.
Pesticide Disposal
To avoid waste, use all material in this container by appli-
cation according to label directions. If waste cannot be 
avoided, offer remaining product to a waste facility or 
pesticide disposal program (often such programs are 
run by state or local governments or by industry).
Container Handling
Dilutable Seed Treatment Products in 
Nonrefillable Plastic Containers
Rigid nonrefillable containers 
(equal to or less than 5 gallons)
Nonrefillable Container. DO NOT reuse or refill this 
container. Triple rinse or pressure rinse container (or 
equivalent) promptly after emptying.
Triple rinse as follows: Empty the remaining contents 
into application equipment or a mix tank and drain for 
10 seconds after the flow begins to drip. Fill the contain-
er 1/4 full with water and recap. Shake for 10 seconds. 
Pour rinsate into application equipment or a mix tank or 
store rinsate for later use or disposal. Drain for 10 sec-
onds after the flow begins to drip. Repeat this procedure 
two more times.
Pressure rinse as follows: Empty the remaining con-
tents into application equipment or a mix tank and 
continue to drain for 10 seconds after the flow begins to 
drip. Hold container upside down over application 
equipment or mix tank or collect rinsate for later use or 
disposal. Insert pressure rinsing nozzle in the side of the 
container, and rinse at about 40 PSI for at least 30 sec-
onds. Drain for 10 seconds after the flow begins to drip.
Once container is rinsed, offer for recycling if available or 
puncture and dispose of in a sanitary landfill or by other 
procedures approved by state and local authorities.
(continued)
STORAGE AND DISPOSAL (continued)
Container Handling (continued)
Dilutable Seed Treatment Products in 
Nonrefillable Plastic Containers 
(continued)
Rigid nonrefillable containers 
that are too large to shake 
(i.e., with capacities greater than 5 gallons or 50 lbs)
Nonrefillable Container. DO NOT reuse or refill this 
container. After emptying product from container, either 
return container to BASF, or rinse and either recycle or 
dispose of the container as follows:
Bottom discharge Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) 
(e.g. Schuetz Caged IBC or Snyder Square Stackable)
Pressure rinsing the container before final disposal is the 
responsibility of the person disposing of the container. 
To pressure rinse the container before final disposal, 
empty the remaining contents from the IBC into applica-
tion equipment or mix tank. Raise the bottom of the IBC 
by 1.5 inches on the side which is opposite of the bot-
tom discharge valve to promote more complete product 
removal. Completely remove the top lid of the IBC. Use 
water pressurized to at least 40 PSI to rinse all interior 
portions. Continuously pump or drain rinsate into appli-
cation equipment or rinsate collection system while 
pressure rinsing. Continue pressure rinsing for 2 minutes 
or until rinsate becomes clear. Replace the lid and close 
bottom valve.
Top discharge IBC, drums, kegs (e.g. Snyder 120 
Next Gen, Bonar B120, drums, and kegs)
Triple rinsing the container before final disposal is the 
responsibility of the person disposing of the container. To 
triple rinse the container before final disposal, empty the 
remaining contents from this container into application 
equipment or mix tank. Fill the container at least 10 per-
cent full with water. Agitate vigorously or recirculate water 
with the pump for 2 minutes. Rinse all interior surfaces. 
Pour or pump rinsate into application equipment or rin-
sate collection system. Repeat this procedure two more 
times.
Once container is rinsed, offer for recycling if available or 
puncture and dispose of in a sanitary landfill, or by other 
procedures approved by state and local authorities.

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SEED TAG LABELING
The Federal Seed Act requires that the container of seed 
treated with Poncho® 750 seed treatment must be 
labeled with the following statements:
• This seed has been treated with Poncho® 750 seed 
treatment (EPA Reg. No. 7969-506) , which con-
tains 57.25% clothianidin.
• DO NOT use treated seed for food, feed, or oil 
production.
In addition, the US Environmental Protection Agency 
requires the following statements on the container of 
seed treated with Poncho
® 750 seed treatment :
• Store treated seeds away from food and 
feedstuffs.
• DO NOT allow children, pets, or livestock to have 
access to treated seed.
• Wear long-sleeved shirt, long pants and chemical-
resistant gloves made out of: barrier laminate, butyl 
rubber ≥ 14 mils, nitrile rubber ≥ 14 mils, neoprene 
rubber ≥ 14 mils, natural rubber ≥ 14 mils, 
polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) ≥ 14 mils or Viton 
≥ 14 mils when handling treated seed.
• Excess treated seed may be used for ethanol produc-
tion only if (1) by-products are not used for livestock 
feed and (2) no measurable residues of pesticide 
remain in ethanol by-products that are used in agro-
nomic practice.
• Treated seeds exposed on soil surface may be haz-
ardous to wildlife. Promptly cover or collect treated 
seed spilled during loading or planting.
• Use planting equipment that will plant treated seed into 
the soil to a minimum depth of 0.5 inches or greater to 
minimize exposure.
• Dispose of all excess treated seed. Leftover treated 
seed may be double sown around the headland or 
buried away from water sources in accordance with 
local requirements.
• DO NOT contaminate water bodies when disposing of 
planting equipment washwater.
• Dispose of seed packaging or containers in accor-
dance with local requirements.
• DO NOT use empty seed bags for any other purpose.
• To reduce seed dust which can drift onto blooming 
crops or weeds, ensure that planting equipment is 
functioning properly in accordance with manufactur-
er’s specifications. Surplus seed or empty seed 
containers must be stored or disposed according to 
local federal regulations.
• This compound is highly toxic to bees exposed directly 
(contact). Ensure that planting equipment is functioning 
properly in accordance with manufacturing recom-
mendations to minimize seed coat abrasion during 
planting to reduce dust, which can drift to blooming 
crops or weeds.
(continued)
SEED TAG LABELING (continued)
• This compound is toxic to birds and mammals. Treated 
seeds exposed on soil surface may be hazardous to 
birds and mammals. Promptly cover or collect treated 
seed spilled during loading or planting.
• Rapeseed greens and seed grown or harvested from 
Poncho
® 750 seed treatment -treated seed must not 
be used for feed or human consumption. Rapeseed 
grown and harvested from Poncho
® 750 seed 
treatment-treated seed is only for industrial uses and 
cannot be used for edible oil or any other human/feed 
consumption.
• In soybean, foliar sprays of clothianidin can be applied 
45 days after planting Poncho
® 750 seed treatment
treated seeds for mid-to-late season foliar insects.
• For all other crops, DO NOT apply a neonicotinoid 
insecticide foliar spray after planting treated seed.
Follow approved guidelines established for insect 
resistance management by consulting your local 
extension pest management expert.
• Cereal grains (except corn, rice, sorghum, wild 
rice) and potato
- Treated areas may be replanted with any crop speci-
fied on clothianidin label or any crop for which a 
tolerance exists for clothianidin, as soon as practical 
following the last application.
- Areas planted with treated seed may be replanted 
immediately with canola, rapeseed, cereal grains 
(crop group 15 except rice), corn, cotton, potato, 
sorghum, sugar beet, and the following vegetable 
crops: Brassica (cole) leafy vegetables (crop group 5), 
bulb vegetables (crop group 3), cucurbit vegetables 
(crop group 9), fruiting vegetables (crop group 8), 
leafy green vegetables (crop group 4A), root vegeta-
bles (crop group 1).
- These areas may also be replanted after 30 days 
with dry beans, dry peas, and soybean.
- DO NOT plant any other crop in the treated area for 
at least one year after treated seeds are planted.
• Cereal grains for grasshoppers
- Feeding damage to seedling plants under 
low-to-moderate insect pressure will be reduced 
when Poncho
® 750 seed treatment is used. Treat-
ed seed may be planted as a 50 to 60 foot border 
around the edges of the crop field as a barrier to 
grasshoppers advancing into the interior of the field.
• Field corn, popcorn 
- Immediate plant-back: canola, cotton, rapeseed, 
cereal grains, field corn, popcorn, sweet corn, root 
and tuber vegetables, soybean 
- 30 day plant-back: dry beans, grasses, nongrass 
animal feeds
- 8 month plant-back: sugarcane 
- 12 month plant-back: any crops without an earlier 
plant-back interval
(continued)
506)

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SEED TAG LABELING (continued)
• Sweet corn, canola, rapeseed, sorghum 
 - Immediate plant-back: canola, cotton, rapeseed, 
cereal grains, field corn, popcorn, sweet corn, root 
and tuber vegetables, sorghum, soybean
 - 30 day plant-back: dry beans, grasses, nongrass 
animals feeds
 - 4 month plant-back: any crop without an earlier 
plant-back interval
• Soybean 
 - Immediate plant-back: canola, rapeseed, cereal 
grains, field corn, popcorn, sweet corn, cotton, root 
and tuber vegetables, soybean 
 - 30 day plant-back: dry beans, grasses, nongrass 
animal feeds 
 - 8 month plant-back: sugarcane 
 - 12 month plant-back: any crops without an earlier 
plant-back interval
• Foliar spray of clothianidin can be applied 45 days 
after planting Poncho
® 750 seed treatment - treated 
soybean seeds for mid-to-late season foliar insects.
• Follow-up foliar sprays of a registered insecticide may 
be needed under heavy pest pressure. Consult your 
local Extension office for recommendations.
• Restrictions: 
 - DO NOT broadcast plant seeds.
 - DO NOT apply more than 0.2 lb ai/A of clothianidin 
per year (including seed treatment, foliar, or 
in-furrow). 
 - DO NOT use Poncho
® 750 seed treatment in 
areas where rice/crawfish aquaculture practices are 
in place or in or near fish farms; shrimp, prawn, or 
crab ponds; or nursery operations. 
 - Not for use on sorghum or rice seed in the state of 
California.
 - Poncho
® 750 seed treatment is to be used only as 
a dry-seeded rice seed treatment.
 - DO NOT graze or feed soybean forage and hay to 
livestock.
• Broccoli - Treated at the rate of XX fluid ounces per 
1,000 seeds will result in XX grams of clothianidin per 
1,000 seeds.
• Canola, rapeseed - Treated at the rate of XX fluid 
ounces per 100 lbs of seed will result in XX grams of 
clothianidin per 100 lbs of seed.
• Carrot - Treated at the rate of XX fluid ounces per 
1,000 seeds will result in XX grams of clothianidin per 
1,000 seeds.
• Corn (field corn, popcorn) - Treated at the rate of 
XX mg ai/seed.
• Corn for pest insect southern corn billbug - 
Follow-up foliar sprays of a locally registered insecti-
cide may be needed under heavy pest pressure. 
Consult your local Extension office for 
recommendations.
• Corn (sweet) - Treated at the rate of XX mg ai/seed.
(continued)
SEED TAG LABELING (continued)
• Cotton - Treated at the rate of XX fluid ounces per 
100 lbs of seed will result in XX grams of clothianidin 
per 100 lbs of seed.
• Leafy greens - Treated at the rate of XX fluid ounces 
per 100 lbs of seed will result in XX mg of clothianidin 
per seed.
• Leek - Treated at the rate of XX fluid ounces per 
1,000 seeds will result in XX grams of clothianidin per 
1,000 seeds.
• Onion (bulb) - Treated at the rate of XX fluid ounces 
per 1,000 seeds will result in XX grams of clothianidin 
per 1,000 seeds.
• Onion (bunching) - Treated at the rate of XX fluid 
ounces per 1,000 seeds will result in XX grams of 
 clothianidin per 1,000 seeds.
• Rice - Treated at the rate of XX fluid ounces per 
100 lbs of seed will result in XX lbs of clothianidin per 
100 lbs of seed.
• Sorghum - Treated at the rate of XX fluid ounces per 
100 lbs of seed will result in XX grams of clothianidin 
per 100 lbs of seed.
• Soybean - Treated with 0.11 mg clothianidin/seed.
• Sugar beet - Treated at the rate of XX fluid ounces 
per 100,000 seeds will result in XX grams of clothiani-
din per 100,000 seeds.
• Cereal grains (except corn, rice, sorghum, wild 
rice) - Treated at the rate of XX fluid ounces per 
100 lbs of seed will result in XX grams of clothianidin 
per 100 lbs of seed.

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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 
the presence of other or untested or unapproved 
materials, seed of low quality or low vigor or low 
germination, use of the product in a manner inconsistent 
with its labeling, misapplication of the product, or 
weather conditions at planting or environmental 
conditions during seed storage, 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. 
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