From labels and weed guides
Group 4 herbicides for prickly lettuce in barley
There are 14 Group 4 active-ingredient groups rated good or excellent for prickly lettuce in barley, with products labeled for barley.
Group 4 mode of action (MOA) options
Group 4 is a herbicide mode of action (MOA) group. Treat it as one resistance-management check, not as the whole program.
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, 14 active-ingredient groups are rated good or excellent for prickly lettuce in barley, showing the top 12 below.
| Example product | Active ingredients | MOA group | Ratings checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Camp MCP Ester EPA 2935-554; same active ingredients on 15 other branded products | mcpa | 4 | ND Weed Guide 2026: G (PDF) |
| Bite EPA 83529-74; same active ingredients on 8 other branded products | clopyralid | 4 | ND Weed Guide 2026: E (PDF) |
| Comet EPA 71368-87; same active ingredients on 8 other branded products | fluroxypyr 1-methylheptyl ester | 4 | ND Weed Guide 2026: E (PDF) |
| COLT AS EPA 34704-1019; same active ingredients on 5 other branded products | clopyralid and fluroxypyr 1-methylheptyl ester | 4 | ND Weed Guide 2026: E (PDF) |
| Carnivore EPA 1381-249; same active ingredients on 2 other branded products | bromoxynil, fluroxypyr 1-methylheptyl ester, and mcpa | 4, 6 | WinField 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 glyphosate | 4, 9 | ND Weed Guide 2026: E (PDF) |
| Commando EPA 42750-92; same active ingredients on 1 other branded product | 2,4-d and clopyralid | 4 | ND Weed Guide 2026: E (PDF); WinField Crop Protection 2026, small grains: E (PDF) |
| Agility SG EPA 352-751 | dicamba, metsulfuron-methyl, thifensulfuron, and tribenuron-methyl | 2, 4 | WinField Crop Protection 2026, small grains: E (PDF) |
| Axial Star EPA 100-1389 | fluroxypyr 1-methylheptyl ester and pinoxaden | 1, 4 | ND Weed Guide 2026: E (PDF) |
| Curtail M EPA 62719-86 | clopyralid and mcpa | 4 | ND Weed Guide 2026: E (PDF); WinField Crop Protection 2026, small grains: E (PDF) |
| Orion EPA 100-1307 | florasulam and mcpa | 2, 4 | ND Weed Guide 2026: E (PDF) |
| Starane Flex EPA 62719-604 | florasulam and fluroxypyr 1-methylheptyl ester | 2, 4 | ND 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.