Beets

Pyramin FL

• Do not follow with a pre-emergence or post-emergence application of Pyramin FL or Pyramin DF.
• Make application in spring.
• Incorporate to a depth of 5 cm immediately after seeding.
• For band application, the seed-drill must be attached behind the spray nozzle and incorporating equipment.
• Use 200 to 500 L/ha (80 to 200 L/acre) of water.
• Controls black nightshade, chickweed, knotweed, lady’s thumb, lamb’s-quarters, pigweed, purslane, shepard’s purse, wild buckwheat, and others.
• Do not rotate with any other crop other than beets for 12 months after application.
• Do not apply to soils with less than 3% organic matter.
• Do not enter treated area for 12 hours.

Pyramin FL

• Controls black nightshade, chickweed, knotweed, lady’s thumb, lamb’s-quarters, pigweed, purslane, shepard’s purse, wild buckwheat, and others.
• Do not apply pre-emergence if Pyramin FL or Pyramin DF has been applied PPI.
• Do not follow with a post-emergence application of Pyramin FL or Pyramin DF
• Apply after seeding before beets and weeds germinate.
• At least 1.25 cm of rain is necessary after applicaiton for good weed control.
• When banding, apply a minimum of 15 to 20 cm band.  See label for chart details of product rates and rates of water  needed for various row spacing and widths. 
• Use 200 to 500 L/ha (80 to 200 L/acre) of water.
• Do not apply to soils with less than 3% organic matter.
• Do not enter treated area for 12 hours.

Dual II Magnum

• Controls nightshade, barnyard grass, foxtail.
• Suppression only of redroot pigweed.
• Do not make more than 1 application per year.
• Irrigate ½ inch of water after application if rainfall is not expected to activate.
• If direct-seeding, rolling the planted area before spraying is recommended.
• Check label for precautions to prevent crop injury.
• Do not enter treated area for 12 hours.

Poast Ultra

(sethoxydim)

Group 1

Note:  No longer produced

Annual grasses (incl. volunteer cereals):

320 mL/ha (130 mL/ac)

Annual grasses & quackgrass suppression:

470 mL/ha (190 mL/ac)

Quackgrass:

1.1 L/ha (445 mL/ac)

• For control of annual grasses and quackgrass suppression, add Merge adjuvant using a rate of 0.5 - 1.0 L/ha (0.2 - 0.4 L/ac).
• For control of quackgrass, add Merge adjuvant using a rate of 1.0 - 2.0 l/ha (0.4 - 0.8 L/ac).
• Repeat using a 14 day application interval.
• Do not apply more than 2 times per year.
• Maximum application rate is 1.1 L/ha (445 mL/acre) per season.
• Apply in 50 to 100 L/ha (20 to 40 L/acre) of water at 240 kPa pressure.
• See label for water volume and pressure when weed infestations or crop canopies are dense.
• Does not control Annual Bluegrass.
• Apply when annual weeds are in the 1 to 6 leaf stage and quackgrass is in the 1 to 3 leaf stage.
• Observe a 30 day plantback restriction for crops not listed.
• Do not enter treated area for 12 hours.

Select

(clethodim)

Group 1

0.19 to 0.38 L/ha                 (75 to 155 mL/acre)

Apply in 110 L/ha (45 L/acre) of water at 275 kPa

• Apply post-emergence of weeds and crop.
• Controls annual grasses and suppresses quackgrass at the 2 to 6 leaf stage.
• Use only with the adjuvant Amigo at 0.5 to 1.0% v/v.
• Apply early, prior to tillering.
• Repeat using a 14 day interval.
• Maximum of 2 applications per year.
• Do not apply more than 0.38 L/ha (155 mL/acre) per crop per season.
• Allow 4 days after treatment before applying any other chemical not listed on the label.
• Do not enter treated area for 12 hours.

Centurion

(clethodim)

Group 1

0.19 to 0.38 L/ha                 (75 to 155 mL/acre)

Apply in 110 L/ha (45 L/acre) of water at 275 kPa

• Apply post-emergence of weeds and crop.
• Controls annual grasses and suppresses quackgrass at the 2 to 6 leaf stage.
• Use only with the adjuvant Amigo at 0.5 to 1.0% v/v.
• Apply early, prior to tillering.
• Repeat using a 14 day interval.
• Maximum of 2 applications per year.
• Do not apply more than 0.38 L/ha (155 mL/acre) per crop per season.
• Allow 4 days after treatment before applying any other chemical not listed on the label.
• Do not enter treated area for 12 hours.

Upbeet

Broadcast:

• Apply post-emergent to the crop when garden beets are in the 2 to 4 leaf, 4 to 6 leaf and 6 to 8 stages.
• Use with a non-ionic surfactant such as Agral 90, Agsurf or Citowett Plus, at 0.25% v/v in a spray volume of 90 to 400 L/ha (35 to 160 L/ac).
• Maximum of 3 applications per year.
• Do not apply more than 108 g/ha (44 g/ac) per year.
• Check label for rates when applying as a band treatment.
• Observe a plant back interval of 30 days for beets and one year for cereals.
• For all other crops, follow plant back precautions on the label. Carry out a field bioassay to prevent crop injury in the year following use.

Lontrel XC

(clopyralid)

0.25/ to 0.35 L/ha
(0.10 to 0.14 L/ac)

• Apply post-planting to garden beets in the 2 to 8-leaf stage.
• Do not apply more than one time per year.
• Use low rate for top-growth control of Canada thistle.
• Use high rate for control of perennial and annual weeds including Canada thistle, wild buckwheat, scentless chamomile and common groundsel.
• Apply to young and actively growing weeds.
• Apply to Canada thistle in the rosette to pre-bud stage and before the purple bud stage.
• Residues of Lontrel can remain in the soil the following year of use, thereby affecting growth of sensitive crops.  See label for Sensitive Crops section.
• Do not enter treated area for 12 hours.

Pyramin FL

(pyrazon)

Group 5

• Controls black nightshade, chickweed, knotweed, lady’s thumb, lamb’s-quarters, pigweed, purslane, shepard’s purse, wild buckwheat, and others.
• Do not apply post-emergence if Pyramin FL or Pyramin DF has been applied PPI or pre-emergence.
• Apply with Citowett Plus at 250 mL/100L water and apply in 300 to 400 L/ha (120 to 160 L/acre).  Use 275 to 350 kPa pressure. 
• See PPI for weeds controlled.
• Apply after the first true leaf of the beet is 2.5 cm long but not larger than the 3-true-leaf stage.
• Do not apply when beets are in the cotyledon stage.
• When banding, apply a 15 to 20 cm band, centering the band over the row.  See label for details on product and water rates and rates of oil. 
• Do not rotate with any other crop other than beets for 12 months after application.
• Do not apply to soils with less than 3% organic matter.
• Application during very hot weather may cause slight crop injury.

Betamix B EC

• Controls lamb’s-quarter, wild buckwheat, green and yellow foxtail, mustard and pigweed up to the 4 leaf stage.
• Use also, a pre-plant or pre-emergence herbicide (see above) for control of nightshade, kochia and stinkweed up to the 2 leaf stage.
• Apply 1^st spray when weeds have reached the cotyledon stage.
• Repeat at a 5 to 7 day interval or when there is another flush of weeds.
• Maximum 3 applications per season.
• Do not apply through irrigation.
• Do not spray when dew is present.
• Rainfall or irrigation within 6 hours will reduce efficacy.
• May cause temporary growth retardation, chlorosis or tip burn.
• May cause crop injury if applied when plants are stressed.
• Do not graze crop.
• Do not enter treated area for 24 hours.

Aim EC

(carfentrazone-ethyl)

Group 14

• Controls annual weeds.
• Must be applied using hooded sprayers to weeds between the rows of the emerged crop.
•  Use an adjuvant such as Agral 90 or Agral-Surf at 0.25% v/v (0.25 L/100 L of spray solution) or Merge at 1% v/v (1 L/100 L of spray solution).
• PRECAUTION:  crop injury will occur when spray drift is allowed to come in contact with green stem tissue or leaves.
• Apply only once per growing season.

Malathion 85E

(malathion)

Group 1B

• Do not make more than 1 application per year.
• Best control is obtained when the temperature is above 20°C.
• Toxic to fish.
• Do not apply where runoff is likely to occur.
• Do not apply after expiry date on the container label.
• Do not re-enter treated area for 24 hours.

Quadris

(azoxystrobin)

Group 11

• Apply either in-furrow at seeding or as a banded application over the row soon after emergence or within 30 days of emergence.
• Do not make more than one application per year.
• A plant back interval of 30 days is required for broadleaf and root crops.
• A plant back interval of 45 days is required for cereals.
• Do not enter treated area until residues have dried.

Serenade Soil

• Suppression only.
• Serenade Soil (PCP# 30647) is OMRI-Canada listed.  Check with your certification body before using in an organic operation.  

• Apply as a 15 cm band over the top of the seed row as a broadcast spray after planting.
• Ensure incorporation into the seed zone within 24 hours of application via rainfall or overhead irrigation.

Post-plant applications:

• After crop germination, additional applications may be made to the soil as a drench or spray directed towards the base of the plant.
• Irrigate to move material into the seed or root zone.
• Repeat at 21 to 28 day intervals.

Serenade Opti

• Suppression only.
• Repeat at 7 day intervals.
• Apply with a non-ionic surfactant at a rate of 0.25% v/v or at labeled rates.
• Serenade Opti (PCP# 31666) is OMRI-Canada listed.  Check with your certification body before using in an organic operation.

Oxidate 2.0

(hydrogen peroxide & peroxyacetic acid)

Used in organics

• Partial suppression only.
• Use a non-ionic surfactant at 0.10% to 0.125% v/v (0.1 L to 0.125 L per 100 L of spray solution).
• Repeat using a 7 day application interval.
• Good coverage is required.
• Do not apply more than 8 times per season.
• Do not apply more than 93.5 L/ha (37.8 L/acre) per application.
• Toxic to bees.  Do not apply if bees are visiting the treatment area.
• Toxic to certain beneficial insects.
• Oxidate 2.0 (PCP# 32907) is OMRI-Canada listed.  Check with your certification body before using in an organic operation.
• Do not re-enter treated area for 4 hours or until sprays have dried. 

Cueva

(copper octanoate)

Group M1

Used in organics

• For a 0.5% solution, mix 1 part Cueva to 200 parts water.
• For a 2% solution, mix 1 part Cueva to 50 parts water.
• Repeat at 7 to 10 day intervals.
• Repeat at 5 to 7 day intervals following heavy rain or when disease pressure is high.
• Do not make more than 15 applications per year.
• Time applications so that 12 hours of dry weather follow application.
• Cueva products (PCP# 31825) are OMRI-Canada listed.  Check with your certification body before using in an organic operation.
• Do not re-enter treated area for 4 hours.

Tilt 250E

(propiconazole)

500 mL/ha (200 mL/acre)

• Apply as a foliar spray.
• Repeat using a 10 to 14 day interval.
• Do not apply more than 2 times per season.
• Do not re-enter treated area for 12 hours.

Miravis Duo

(pydiflumetofen & difenoconazole)

Group 7 & 3

1.0 L/ha (405 mL/ac)

• Repeat using a 7 to 14 day interval.
• Do not make more than 2 consecutive applications before switching to a non-Group 7 & 3 fungicide.
• Do not apply more than 4.0 L/ha (1.6 L/ac) per season.
• See label for details on plantback interval.
• Do not re-enter treated area for 12 hours.

Cabrio EG

(pyraclostrobin)

Group 11

• Apply as a groundspray to beet tops.
• Repeat using a 7 to 14 day interval.
• Do not make more than 3 applications per season.
• Do not apply more than 3.36 kg/ha (1.36 kg/acre) per season.
• Do not re-enter treated area or 3 days for hand harvesting and for 12 hours for all other activities.