Herbicide label

2,4-D LV4 Ester Herbicide Label

2,4-D LV4 Ester (EPA 228-139-55467) is a Group 4 2,4-d herbicide labeled for 14 crops. The label lists 161 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

2,4-D LV4 Ester label facts

Crops on the 2,4-D LV4 Ester label

2,4-D LV4 Ester is labeled for these 14 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the 2,4-D LV4 Ester label

The 2,4-D LV4 Ester label names 164 weeds and rates each by how the product handles it: full control, partial control, suppression, or control with a tank-mix partner. A weed can fall at more than one level, because control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

Controls

full control161
  • alfalfa
  • bindweed, hedge
  • bindweed, field
  • bittercress, small-flowered
  • bullnettle
  • buttercup, smallflowered
  • cinquefoil, common
  • cocklebur, common
  • copperleaf, virginia
  • dandelion
  • eveningprimrose, cutleaf
  • garlic, wild
  • carolina geranium
  • horseweed
  • ironweed
  • lambsquarters, common
  • prickly lettuce
  • morning glory, annual
  • mousetail
  • mustard, wild
  • onion, wild
  • pennycress, field
  • peppergrass
  • purslane, common
  • ragweed, giant
  • ragweed, common
  • shepherd's-purse
  • sowthistle, annual
  • speedwell
  • thistle, bull
  • thistle, canada
  • velvetleaf
  • artichoke
  • jerusalem artichoke
  • aster
  • aster, manyflowered
  • beggartick
  • bidens
  • sneezeweed, bitter
  • buckhorn
  • buckwheat, wild
  • burdock
  • burhead
  • buttercup
  • carpetweed
  • catnip
  • chamise
  • chickweed
  • chicory
  • cinquefoil
  • claw, devil's
  • cockle
  • coffee bean
  • coffeeweed
  • cornflower
  • creeping jenny
  • hoary cress
  • croton
  • dock
  • dock, curly
  • dogbane
  • dogfennel
  • fanweed
  • fiddleneck
  • fieldcress, austrian
  • fleabane, annual
  • flixweed
  • frenchweed
  • galinsoga
  • goatsbeard
  • goldenrod
  • goosefoot
  • gumweed
  • hawkweed
  • hawkweed, orange
  • heal-all
  • poison hemlock
  • hemp
  • henbit
  • honeysuckle
  • horsetail
  • indigo
  • indigo, curly
  • ground ivy
  • poison ivy
  • jewelweed
  • jimsonweed
  • klamathweed
  • knotweed
  • kochia
  • lambsquarters
  • lettuce, blue
  • lettuce, wild
  • locoweed
  • lupines
  • mallow
  • mallow, indiana
  • marijuana
  • marshelder
  • mexican weed
  • milkvetch
  • morningglory
  • mustard
  • nettle
  • stinging nettle
  • nutgrass
  • oak, sand shinnery
  • parsnip
  • parsnip, wild
  • pennywort
  • pepperweed
  • pigweed
  • plantain
  • pokeweed, common
  • poorjoe
  • povertyweed
  • primrose
  • puncturevine
  • purslane
  • pusley, florida
  • rabbitbrush
  • radish, wild
  • ragweed, bur
  • ragwort, tansy
  • rape, wild
  • ammannia, purple
  • rocket, yellow
  • rose, cherokee
  • rose, southern wild
  • sage, coastal redstem
  • salsify
  • sicklepod
  • smartweed
  • sowthistle
  • sowthistle, common
  • spanishneedle
  • st. johnswort
  • starthistle
  • starthistle, yellow
  • stinkweed
  • wild strawberry
  • sunflower
  • susan, blackeyed
  • sweet potato, wild
  • sweetclover
  • tansymustard
  • tanweed
  • tarweed
  • thistle
  • thistle, blessed
  • thistle, musk
  • thistle, russian
  • toadflax
  • tumbleweed
  • vervain
  • vetch
  • virginia creeper
  • wintercress, bitter
  • witchweed
  • wormseed
  • wormwood

Partial control

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  • clover, red
  • smartweed, pennsylvania
  • vetch, hairy

2,4-D LV4 Ester rates and plant-back

The label answers both with a table, not a single number. Here is what drives each answer.

Application rate

Your rate depends on your crop.

Get the rate for your field: build a program and FieldMarshal gives you the exact per-acre rate for your crop from the label line.

Plant-back and rotation

Your interval depends on your application rate and the rotational crop.

Get the interval for your rotation: build a program and FieldMarshal gives you the exact plant-back for your rotational crop from the label line.

2,4-D LV4 Ester FAQ

What weeds does 2,4-D LV4 Ester control?

The 2,4-D LV4 Ester label names 164 weeds, including alfalfa, hedge bindweed, field bindweed, small-flowered bittercress, bullnettle, and smallflowered buttercup. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is 2,4-D LV4 Ester labeled for?

2,4-D LV4 Ester is labeled for 14 crops and uses, including field corn, soybeans, wheat, barley, and sorghum.

What is the active ingredient in 2,4-D LV4 Ester? Is it a generic?

2,4-D LV4 Ester's active ingredient is 2,4-d (MOA Group 4). Other products list the same active ingredient; rates, formulations, and labeled crops differ — verify each on its own label.

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Last updated 2026-09-30.