Herbicide label
Willowood Metola 8EC Herbicide Label
Willowood Metola 8EC (EPA 87290-81) is a Group 15 metolachlor herbicide labeled for 10 crops. The label lists 29 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.
Willowood Metola 8EC label facts
- Product Willowood Metola 8EC
- EPA Reg. No. 87290-81
- Active ingredient metolachlor
- MOA group 15
Crops on the Willowood Metola 8EC label
Willowood Metola 8EC is labeled for these 10 crops and uses, per the EPA label.
Weeds on the Willowood Metola 8EC label
The Willowood Metola 8EC label names 69 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 control29- barnyardgrass, common
- carpetweed
- crabgrass
- crowfootgrass
- cupgrass, prairie
- cupgrass, southwestern
- foxtail, bristly
- foxtail, giant
- foxtail, green
- foxtail, millet
- foxtail, robust
- foxtail, yellow
- galinsoga
- goosegrass
- nightshade, eastern black
- nutsedge, yellow
- panicum, fall
- pigweed, palmer amaranth
- pigweed, powell amaranth
- pigweed, prostrate
- pigweed, redroot
- pigweed, smooth
- pigweed, tumble
- pusley, florida
- red rice
- ryegrass, italian
- signalgrass
- waterhemp, common
- witchgrass
Partial control
partial10- beggarweed, florida
- cupgrass, woolly
- eclipta
- johnsongrass, seedling
- millet, wild-proso
- nightshade, hairy
- purslane, common
- sandbur
- shattercane
- sorghum, volunteer
Controls with a tank-mix partner
needs partner32- morning glory, annual
- junglerice
- mustard
- ragweed, giant
- groundcherry
- lambsquarters
- sida, prickly
- cocklebur, common
- coffeeweed
- wild oats
- spurge, spotted
- spurge, hyssop
- spurge, nodding
- spurge, prostrate
- sandbur, field
- johnsongrass, seed
- kochia
- spurge, annual
- purslane
- stinging nettle
- sesbania, hemp
- smartweed
- velvetleaf
- mallow, venice
- mustard, wild
- jimsonweed
- nightshade, hairy
- morningglory
- purslane, common
- starbur, bristly
- sicklepod
- goosegrass, DNA-resistant
Willowood Metola 8EC 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.
Willowood Metola 8EC FAQ
What weeds does Willowood Metola 8EC control?
The Willowood Metola 8EC label names 69 weeds, including common barnyardgrass, carpetweed, crabgrass, crowfootgrass, prairie cupgrass, and southwestern cupgrass. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.
What crops is Willowood Metola 8EC labeled for?
Willowood Metola 8EC is labeled for 10 crops and uses, including soybeans, cotton, potato, peanut, and sorghum.
What is the active ingredient in Willowood Metola 8EC? Is it a generic?
Willowood Metola 8EC's active ingredient is metolachlor (MOA Group 15). 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.