From labels and weed guides

Group 4 herbicides for prickly lettuce in oats

There are 11 Group 4 active-ingredient groups rated good or excellent for prickly lettuce in oats, with products labeled for oats.

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 oats. 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, 11 active-ingredient groups are rated good or excellent for prickly lettuce in oats.

Example productActive ingredientsMOA groupRatings checked
Base Camp MCP Ester
EPA 2935-554; same active ingredients on 15 other branded products
mcpa4ND Weed Guide 2026: G (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)
Curtail M
EPA 62719-86
clopyralid and mcpa4ND Weed Guide 2026: E (PDF); WinField Crop Protection 2026, small grains: E (PDF)
Orion
EPA 100-1307
florasulam and mcpa2, 4ND Weed Guide 2026: E (PDF)
Starane Flex
EPA 62719-604
florasulam and fluroxypyr 1-methylheptyl ester2, 4ND Weed Guide 2026: E (PDF)
Starane NXT
EPA 62719-557
bromoxynil and fluroxypyr 1-methylheptyl ester4, 6ND Weed Guide 2026: G (PDF)
Supremacy
EPA 66330-406
fluroxypyr 1-methylheptyl ester, thifensulfuron, and tribenuron-methyl2, 4ND Weed Guide 2026: Ea (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.