Herbicide label

PECOS Herbicide Label

PECOS (EPA 89168-33-91395) is a Group 14 acifluorfen herbicide labeled for 3 crops. The label lists 56 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

“PECOS is a selective herbicide for use in rice, strawberries, peanuts and soybeans for postemergence control of grasses and broadleaf weeds listed in this label.”

— PECOS EPA label, Reg. No. 89168-33-91395

PECOS label facts

Crops on the PECOS label

PECOS is labeled for these 3 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the PECOS label

The PECOS label names 68 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

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  • balloonvine
  • carpetweed
  • cocklebur, common
  • copperleaf, hophornbeam
  • crotalaria, showy
  • croton, tropic
  • croton, woolly
  • crownbeard, golden
  • eclipta
  • foxtail, giant
  • foxtail, green
  • foxtail, yellow
  • galinsoga, hairy
  • galinsoga, smallflower
  • groundcherry, cutleaf
  • groundcherry, lanceleaf
  • indigo, hairy
  • jimsonweed
  • johnsongrass, seedling
  • ladysthumb
  • lambsquarters, common
  • morningglory, cypressvine
  • morningglory, entireleaf
  • morningglory, ivyleaf
  • morningglory, purple moonflower
  • morningglory, scarlet
  • morningglory, small white
  • morningglory, smallflower
  • morningglory, tall
  • morningglory, willowleaf
  • mustard, wild
  • nightshade, black
  • nightshade, eastern black
  • oats
  • panicum, fall
  • amaranth, palmer
  • pigweed, prostrate
  • pigweed, redroot
  • pigweed, smooth
  • pigweed, spiny
  • poinsettia, wild
  • poorjoe
  • purslane, common
  • pusley, florida
  • ragweed, common
  • ragweed, giant
  • rye, volunteer
  • senna, coffee
  • shattercane
  • smartweed, pennsylvania
  • spurge, prostrate
  • spurge, spotted
  • starbur, bristly
  • waterhemp, common
  • volunteer wheat
  • sesbania, hemp

Partial control

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  • beggarweed, florida
  • buckwheat, wild
  • buffalobur
  • burgherkin
  • citron (wild watermelon)
  • smellmelon

Suppression

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  • bindweed, field
  • bindweed, hedge
  • milkweed, climbing
  • milkweed, common
  • redvine
  • trumpetcreeper

PECOS 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.

PECOS FAQ

What weeds does PECOS control?

The PECOS label names 68 weeds, including balloonvine, carpetweed, common cocklebur, hophornbeam copperleaf, showy crotalaria, and tropic croton. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is PECOS labeled for?

PECOS is labeled for 3 crops and uses, including soybeans, peanut, and rice.

What is the active ingredient in PECOS? Is it a generic?

PECOS's active ingredient is acifluorfen (MOA Group 14). Other products list the same active ingredient; rates, formulations, and labeled crops differ — verify each on its own label.

Sources

Last updated 2026-09-30.