From labels and weed guides

Best herbicides for prickly lettuce in barley

For prickly lettuce in barley, the weed guides list 17 active-ingredient groups rated good or excellent, after checking that the products are labeled for barley.

Prickly Lettuce control in barley

Every listed product is labeled for barley. Ratings are shown when each weed guide that rates this weed stays at good or excellent for the active-ingredient group. If a guide gives a range, the weaker end of the range has to be good or excellent.

Based on 2 weed guides, 17 active-ingredient groups are rated good or excellent for prickly lettuce in barley, showing the top 12 below.

Example productActive ingredientsMOA groupRatings checked
Affinity BroadSpec
EPA 279-9601; same active ingredients on 26 other branded products
thifensulfuron and tribenuron-methyl2WinField Crop Protection 2026, small grains: E (PDF)
Base Camp MCP Ester
EPA 2935-554; same active ingredients on 15 other branded products
mcpa4ND Weed Guide 2026: G (PDF)
Ally XP
EPA 279-9575; same active ingredients on 10 other branded products
metsulfuron-methyl2WinField Crop Protection 2026, small grains: G/E (PDF)
Bite
EPA 83529-74; same active ingredients on 8 other branded products
clopyralid4ND Weed Guide 2026: E (PDF)
Comet
EPA 71368-87; same active ingredients on 8 other branded products
fluroxypyr 1-methylheptyl ester4ND Weed Guide 2026: E (PDF)
COLT AS
EPA 34704-1019; same active ingredients on 5 other branded products
clopyralid and fluroxypyr 1-methylheptyl ester4ND Weed Guide 2026: E (PDF)
Carnivore
EPA 1381-249; same active ingredients on 2 other branded products
bromoxynil, fluroxypyr 1-methylheptyl ester, and mcpa4, 6WinField Crop Protection 2026, small grains: G (PDF)
Imitator + 2,4-D
EPA 19713-635; same active ingredients on 2 other branded products
2,4-d and glyphosate4, 9ND Weed Guide 2026: E (PDF)
Commando
EPA 42750-92; same active ingredients on 1 other branded product
2,4-d and clopyralid4ND Weed Guide 2026: E (PDF); WinField Crop Protection 2026, small grains: E (PDF)
GLEAN XP
EPA 279-9600; same active ingredients on 1 other branded product
chlorsulfuron2WinField Crop Protection 2026, small grains: G (PDF)
Agility SG
EPA 352-751
dicamba, metsulfuron-methyl, thifensulfuron, and tribenuron-methyl2, 4WinField Crop Protection 2026, small grains: E (PDF)
Axial Star
EPA 100-1389
fluroxypyr 1-methylheptyl ester and pinoxaden1, 4ND Weed Guide 2026: E (PDF)

Rating legend: E=excellent, G=good, F=fair, P=poor, N=no control. A range such as G-E means the guide gives a range; 'a' after a rating (e.g., Ga) means the guide assumes its recommended additive.

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Sources

Data from current labels and weed guides. Last source update: 2026-07-14.