Herbicide label
Spitfire Herbicide Label
Spitfire (EPA 71368-109) is a Group 4 2,4-d and dicamba herbicide labeled for 15 crops. The label lists 76 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.
“This product contains two active ingredients: dicamba and 2,4-D. This herbicide is readily absorbed by plants through shoot and root uptake, translocates throughout the plant's system, and accumulates in areas of active growth.”
Spitfire label facts
Crops on the Spitfire label
Spitfire is labeled for these 15 crops and uses, per the EPA label.
Weeds on the Spitfire label
The Spitfire label names 89 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 control76- amaranth, palmer
- 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
- devilsclaw
- dock, curly
- dogfennel
- evening primrose
- fleabane, annual
- flixweed
- flax
- goldenrod, missouri
- goldenweed, common
- groundsel, texas
- henbit
- knotweed
- knotweed spp.
- kochia
- lambsquarters, common
- mallow, common
- marshelder
- mayweed
- morningglory, ivyleaf
- morningglory, tall
- mouse-ear cress
- mustards, annual
- mustard, tansy
- nightshade, black
- nightshade, silverleaf
- pennycress, field
- pepperweed, virginia
- pigweed, prostrate
- pigweed, redroot
- pigweed, smooth
- pigweed, tumble
- poorjoe
- prickly lettuce
- purslane, common
- ragweed, common
- ragweed, lanceleaf
- ragweed, western
- ragwort, tansy
- sage, lanceleaf
- salsify, western
- shepherd's-purse
- smartweed, pennsylvania
- sneezeweed, bitter
- sorrel, red
- sowthistle
- sowthistle, annual
- sunflower
- swinecress
- tansymustard
- thistle, bull
- thistle, musk
- thistle, plumeless
- thistle, russian
- velvetleaf
- vetch, hairy
- waterhemp, common
- starthistle, yellow
- sedge, annual
Suppression
suppression13- bindweed, field
- bindweed, hedge
- buckeye species
- bullnettle
- dewberry, southern
- horsenettle
- knapweed, black
- knapweed, russian
- milkweed, antelopehorn
- redvine
- sowthistle, perennial
- spurge, leafy
- thistle, canada
Spitfire 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.
Spitfire FAQ
What weeds does Spitfire control?
The Spitfire label names 89 weeds, including palmer amaranth, bittercress, hairy bittercress, annual broomweed, wild buckwheat, and buffalobur. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.
What crops is Spitfire labeled for?
Spitfire is labeled for 15 crops and uses, including field corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, and barley.
What is the active ingredient in Spitfire? Is it a generic?
Spitfire'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.
Sources
Last updated 2026-09-30.