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GENERAL INFORMATION

Reptile 80% WDG is a selective herbicide for the control of certain annual broadleaved weeds in hybrid field corn and soybeans. In hybrid field corn, Reptile 80% WDG may be applied early postemergence. In soybeans, Reptile 80% WDG may be applied surface preplant.
Absorption of Reptile 80% WDG occurs through both foliage and root uptake. Susceptible weeds exposed to Reptile 80% WDG stop growing and either die or remain non-competitive with the crop.
Because uptake and translocation of Reptile 80% WDG involves uptake by both roots and/or foliage, adequate soil moisture is necessary for optimal activity.
FAILURE TO FOLLOW LABEL INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN ERRATIC WEED CONTROL OR CROP DAMAGE. READ ALL DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE APPLYING.

GENERAL USE PRECAUTIONS

 DO NOT APPLY BY AIR.
Do not apply when weather conditions favour drift to non-target sites. Minimize spray drift to wildlife habitats. To minimize spray drift to non-target areas:
1. Do not use nozzles that produce a fine spray droplet.
2. Use sufficient spray volume to ensure adequate coverage with large droplet size sprays.
3. Keep ground-driven spray boom as low as possible above the target surface.
4. Spray when conditions are calm or wind speed is less than 10 km/hr.
 Adequate soil moisture is required for optimum herbicide activity of Reptile 80% WDG. Surface preplant or early postemergence applications of Reptile 80% WDG require an activating rainfall which moistens the soil to a depth of at least 5 cm.
 Do not apply when air temperature is near freezing or when freezing conditions are expected for several days following time of application.
 Extended cold, wet conditions (soil temperatures below 10C for extended periods) or abnormally high soil moisture conditions during emergence and early crop development can cause Reptile 80% WDG injury symptoms on corn such as temporary yellowing of the leaves and/or crop stunting. Corn will quickly outgrow these symptoms once normal growing conditions resume.
 Over-application may result in crop injury or rotational crop damage from soil residues.
 Conditions such as seedling disease, cold weather, excessive moisture, compacted soils (such as along headlands) or eroded knolls or hillsides may increase the possibility of crop injury from Reptile 80% WDG.
 Make only 1 application per year.
 Do not apply Reptile 80% WDG to sweet corn, seed corn or popcorn.
 For use in corn at 62.5 g/ha, do not apply to areas where the soil pH is greater than 7.8 or where the soil organic matter is less than 2.0%.
 For use in soybeans at 87.5 g/ha, do not apply to areas where (both apply) the soil pH is greater than 7.8 and organic matter is less than 2% as this may result in decreased crop tolerance.
 Do not apply to peat or muck soils or where the soil organic matter is greater than 5%.
 Do not repeat application of Reptile 80% WDG to the same field in the following season as there is a potential for residue build-up.
Sprayer Clean-up
To avoid injury to or exposure of non-target crops, thoroughly clean and drain spray equipment used to apply Reptile 80% WDG after use. Cleaning should occur as soon as possible after Reptile 80% WDG application. All rinsate material should be collected in a suitable container and disposed of according to label directions (i.e. applying it to cropland to be planted to crops recommended on this label) or in a locally approved manner (see Disposal section). Spray equipment used to apply Reptile 80% WDG should be cleaned after use by the following procedure:
1. Drain the sprayer tank.
2. Hose the interior surfaces of the tank. Flush tank, hoses, boom and nozzles with clean water for 10 minutes. Fill the tank with water and recirculate for 15 minutes. Spray part of the mixture through the hoses, boom and nozzles and drain the tank.
3. Remove the nozzles and screens and clean them separately.
4. If the spray equipment will be used on crops other than field corn, repeat steps 1 and 2 again and thoroughly wash the spray mixture from the outside of spray tank and the boom.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE
As this product is not registered for the control of pests in aquatic systems, DO NOT use to control aquatic pests.
DO NOT contaminate irrigation or drinking water supplies or aquatic habitats by cleaning of equipment or disposal of wastes.
DO NOT apply by air.
Reptile 80% WDG is for use on hybrid field corn and soybeans.

CORN APPLICATION METHODS
Early Postemergence Application (Early POST)
Apply Reptile 80% WDG as a broadcast application when corn is at the spike to 2 leaf stage of growth.
Apply when broadleaved weeds are at the cotyledon to 2 leaf stage of growth. Application to larger weeds will result in reduced weed control. Adequate soil moisture is required for optimum herbicidal activity.
Rainfall is necessary to move Reptile 80% WDG into the weed germination zone for control of weeds not emerged at the time of application. Sufficient rainfall to moisten the soil to a depth of 5 cm is generally adequate. If adequate rainfall is not received within 7 to 10 days after a early postemergence application, a shallow cultivation is recommended to control established weeds and move the herbicide into the weed germination zone. When adequate rainfall is received following dry conditions, activity on established weeds will depend on the weed species and the location of its root system in the soil. Do not apply
Reptile 80% WDG in liquid fertilizer solutions for early postemergence applications. Serious crop injury may occur.

SOYBEAN APPLICATION METHODS
Surface Preplant Application (SPRE)
Reptile 80% WDG in a tank-mix with Roundup may be applied in minimum or no tillage systems up to 21 days before planting. To the extent possible, do not move treated soil out of the row or move untreated soil to the surface during planting or weed control will be diminished. Annual broadleaved weeds beyond the two leaf stage of growth will not be controlled by surface preplant applications.
The Pre-Harvest Interval (PHI) for soybean is 90 days.