Herbicide label
Dicam De-Ester Herbicide Label
Dicam De-Ester (EPA 19713-702) is a Group 4 2,4-d and dicamba herbicide labeled for 15 crops. The label lists 90 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.
“DICAM DE-ESTER HERBICIDE is a selective post-emergence herbicide for controlling a wide spectrum of annual, biennial and perennial broadleaf weeds and brush in Grass forages and selected row crops.”
Dicam De-Ester label facts
Crops on the Dicam De-Ester label
Dicam De-Ester is labeled for these 15 crops and uses, per the EPA label.
Weeds on the Dicam De-Ester label
The Dicam De-Ester label names 104 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 control90- amaranth, palmer
- beebalm, spotted
- bindweed, field
- bindweed, hedge
- bittercress
- bittercress, hairy
- broomweed, annual
- buckwheat, wild
- buffalobur
- burdock
- buttercup
- carrot, wild
- chickweed, common
- chicory
- clover, bur
- cockle, cow
- cocklebur, common
- coreopsis, plains
- croton, woolly
- cudweed
- dandelion, common
- devil's-claw
- dock, curly
- dogfennel
- evening primrose
- falseflax, smallseed
- flax
- fleabane, annual
- flixweed
- goldenrod, missouri
- goldenweed, common
- groundsel, texas
- henbit
- honeysuckle, hairy
- horseweed
- jerusalem artichoke
- knapweed, spotted
- kochia
- knotweed
- lambsquarters, common
- prickly lettuce
- mallow, common
- marshelder
- mayweed
- mesquite
- milkweed
- milkweed, antelopehorn
- morningglory, ivyleaf
- morningglory, tall
- mouse-ear cress
- mustards
- mustards, annual
- mustards, tansy
- nightshade, black
- nightshade, silverleaf
- pennycress, field
- pepperweed, virginia
- pigweed, prostrate
- pigweed, redroot
- pigweed, rough
- pigweed, smooth
- pigweed, tumble
- poorjoe
- purslane, common
- ragweed, common
- ragweed, lanceleaf
- ragweed, western
- ragwort, tansy
- salsify, western
- shepherd's-purse
- smartweed
- smartweed, pennsylvania
- sneezeweed, bitter
- sorrel, red
- sowthistle
- sowthistle, annual
- spurge, leafy
- starthistle, yellow
- sunflower
- tansymustard
- thistle, bull
- thistle, canada
- thistle, musk
- thistle, plumeless
- thistle, russian
- velvetleaf
- vetch, hairy
- waterhemp, common
- yankeeweed
- sedge
Partial control
partial8- bullnettle
- buckeye species
- dewberry, southern
- horsenettle
- knapweed, black
- knapweed, russian
- rabbitbrush
- redvine
Suppression
suppression4- crabgrass
- goosegrass
- sedge, annual
- signalgrass, broadleaf
Controls with a tank-mix partner
needs partner2- dewberry
- blackberry
Dicam De-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.
Dicam De-Ester FAQ
What weeds does Dicam De-Ester control?
The Dicam De-Ester label names 104 weeds, including palmer amaranth, spotted beebalm, field bindweed, hedge bindweed, bittercress, and hairy bittercress. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.
What crops is Dicam De-Ester labeled for?
Dicam De-Ester is labeled for 15 crops and uses, including field corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, and barley.
What is the active ingredient in Dicam De-Ester? Is it a generic?
Dicam De-Ester's active ingredient is 2,4-d and dicamba (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.