From labels and weed guides

Best herbicides for waterhemp / palmer in corn silage

For waterhemp / palmer in corn silage, the weed guides list 18 active-ingredient groups with every rating at least 80% control, after checking that the products are labeled for corn silage.

Waterhemp / Palmer control in corn silage

Every listed product is labeled for corn silage. Ratings are shown when each weed guide that rates this weed has a lower interval bound of at least 80% control for the active-ingredient group. If a guide gives a range, its lower bound must be at least 80%.

Based on 1 weed guide, 18 active-ingredient groups are rated at least 80% control for waterhemp / palmer in corn silage, showing the top 12 below.

Example productActive ingredientsMOA groupRatings checked
Comply
EPA 100-1414-55467; same active ingredients on 13 other branded products
atrazine, mesotrione, and metolachlor5, 15, 27ND Weed Guide 2026: E → 90–99% control (PDF); ND Weed Guide 2026: G-E → 80–99% control (PDF)
Crop Protect Direct Paraquat 3SL
EPA 101458-2; same active ingredients on 5 other branded products
paraquat22ND Weed Guide 2026: E → 90–99% control (PDF)
Corsican
EPA 7969-279-55467; same active ingredients on 2 other branded products
dimethenamid-p and saflufenacil14, 15ND Weed Guide 2026: E → 90–99% control (PDF)
Distinct
EPA 7969-150; same active ingredients on 2 other branded products
dicamba and diflufenzopyr4, 19ND Weed Guide 2026: G-E → 80–99% control (PDF)
DuPont BL4
EPA 352-842; same active ingredients on 2 other branded products
mesotrione27ND Weed Guide 2026: G → 80–90% control (PDF); ND Weed Guide 2026: G-E → 80–99% control (PDF)
Equip
EPA 83100-57-83979; same active ingredients on 2 other branded products
mesotrione and rimsulfuron2, 27ND Weed Guide 2026: G-E → 80–99% control (PDF)
Balance Flexx
EPA 264-1067; same active ingredients on 1 other branded product
isoxaflutole27ND Weed Guide 2026: G-E → 80–99% control (PDF)
Acuron
EPA 100-1466
atrazine, bicyclopyrone, mesotrione, and metolachlor5, 15, 27ND Weed Guide 2026: E → 90–99% control (PDF)
Acuron Flexi
EPA 100-1568
bicyclopyrone, mesotrione, and metolachlor15, 27ND Weed Guide 2026: E → 90–99% control (PDF)
Corvus
EPA 264-1066
isoxaflutole and thiencarbazone-methyl2, 27ND Weed Guide 2026: E → 90–99% control (PDF)
DiFlexx DUO
EPA 264-1184
dicamba and tembotrione4, 27ND Weed Guide 2026: G-E → 80–99% control (PDF)
IMPACTZ
EPA 5481-612
atrazine and topramezone5, 27ND Weed Guide 2026: E → 90–99% control (PDF)

Rating bands: E 90-100%, G 80-89%, F 70-79%, P under 70%, N none. Policy intervals are marked in the source ratings. 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. Read the rating method.

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Sources

Data from current labels and weed guides. Last source update: 2026-09-30.