Last Call™ Herbicide from Nufarm is a selective post-emergent herbicide to control crabgrass, especially in the mid-tiller stage of growth, and a number of broadleaf weeds including dandelion, clover and lespedeza. Registered in every state but California, Alaska and Hawaii, its formulation uses systemic activity to spread the herbicide throughout the entire plant. https://www.nufarm.com

Solitare® WSL from FMC is a water soluble liquid herbicide of sulfentrazone and quinclorac for the control of more than 40 weeds including goosegrass, ground ivy, chickweed, closer and spurge. https://www.fmc.com

 

Arborjet recently announced that Propizol®, a systemic 14.3 percent Propiconazole fungicide, is available and approved for use in California, which now makes it available in all U.S. growing zones for disease control on trees via trunk injection and on shrubs, flowers and grasses as a foliar spray. https://www.arborjet.com

Helena Chemical Company's On Deck™ is an herbicide designed for broadleaf weed control in turf. With a concentrated formulation of dicamba and 2,4-D acids, this "dual-acid" product reportedly features lower volatility and produces less odor than standard auxin-based products. https://www.helenachemical.com

Phytotoxicity: "Because the products are broad spectrum, you need to put more products into the tank to kill more of the pests but the toxicity to non-target organisms is not that great. There is more toxicity to the plants you're spraying it on than to the non-target organisms. You can severely damage or stunt the growth of plants."

Controlling Drift: "That is really key now because of rules and regulations. The smaller the droplet size, the greater the drift so there are several things you can do – increase the droplet size, lower pressure, change nozzle sizes. There are drift reduction agents but you are adding cost."

Looking forward: "Something coming out, but it will be a while yet because it's just in the testing phase, is a product that is an agitator. So you spray it to agitate the insect then you spray an insecticide that they come in contact with and die."