Herbicide label

Pemex Herbicide Label

Pemex (EPA 91234-168) is a Group 2 imazethapyr herbicide labeled for 9 crops. The label lists 94 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

Pemex label facts

Crops on the Pemex label

Pemex is labeled for these 9 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the Pemex label

The Pemex label names 126 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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  • alligatorweed
  • anoda, spurred
  • jerusalem artichoke
  • barnyardgrass, common
  • bedstraw, catchweed
  • beet, wild
  • starbur, bristly
  • buckwheat, wild
  • buffalobur
  • carpetweed
  • chickweed, common
  • chickweed, mouseear
  • cocklebur, common
  • crabgrass, large
  • crabgrass, smooth
  • cupgrass, woolly
  • devil's claw
  • filaree, redstem
  • filaree, whitestem
  • fleabane, rough
  • flixweed
  • foxtail, giant
  • foxtail, green
  • foxtail, robust purple
  • foxtail, robust white
  • foxtail, yellow
  • galinsoga
  • goosefoot, nettleleaf
  • henbit
  • jimsonweed
  • johnsongrass, seedling
  • knotweed, prostrate
  • kochia
  • lambsquarters, common
  • miner's lettuce
  • mallow, common
  • mallow, little
  • marshelder
  • millet, wild-proso
  • morningglory, entireleaf
  • morningglory, ivyleaf
  • morningglory, pitted
  • morningglory, smallflower
  • morningglory, tall
  • mustard spp.
  • mustard, black
  • mustard, tumble
  • mustard, wild
  • nettle, burning
  • nightshade, black
  • nightshade, eastern black
  • nightshade, hairy
  • nutsedge, purple
  • nutsedge, yellow
  • pennycress, field
  • pepperweed, field
  • pepperweed, virginia
  • pigweed, redroot
  • pigweed, smooth
  • pigweed, spiny
  • poinsettia, wild
  • puncturevine
  • purslane, common
  • pusley, florida
  • radish, wild
  • ragweed, common
  • ragweed, giant
  • redmaids
  • red rice
  • rocket, london
  • rocket, yellow
  • rockpurslane, desert
  • shattercane
  • shepherd's-purse
  • sida, prickly
  • signalgrass, broadleaf
  • smartweed, ladysthumb
  • smartweed, pennsylvania
  • smartweed, swamp
  • sorghum, almum
  • spurge, petty
  • spurge, prostrate
  • spurge, spotted
  • spurge, toothed
  • spurry, corn
  • sunflower, annual
  • swinecress
  • tansymustard, green
  • tansymustard, pinnate
  • thistle, russian
  • velvetleaf
  • wartcress, creeping
  • watercress
  • willowleaf, panicle-leaf

Suppression

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  • barley
  • bluegrass, annual
  • brome
  • canarygrass, littleseed
  • hoary cress
  • dandelion
  • dock, broadleaf
  • dock, curly
  • dodder
  • fescue
  • fiddleneck
  • goosegrass
  • groundsel, common
  • rhizome johnsongrass
  • mallow, venice
  • oat, volunteer
  • wild oats
  • orchardgrass
  • oxtongue, bristly
  • panicum, fall
  • panicum, texas
  • quackgrass
  • sage, barnyard
  • thistle, canada
  • timothy
  • volunteer wheat

Controls with a tank-mix partner

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  • corn, volunteer
  • goosegrass
  • junglerice
  • panicum, fall
  • panicum, texas
  • sprangletop, red
  • witchgrass
  • pigweed spp.
  • waterhemp, common

Pemex 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.

Pemex FAQ

What weeds does Pemex control?

The Pemex label names 126 weeds, including alligatorweed, spurred anoda, jerusalem artichoke, common barnyardgrass, catchweed bedstraw, and wild beet. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is Pemex labeled for?

Pemex is labeled for 9 crops and uses, including soybeans, peanut, alfalfa, clover, and chickpea.

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

Pemex's active ingredient is imazethapyr (MOA Group 2). 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.