Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu
A Special Local Needs label (24c) to allow lima beans to be planted 10 months after a Halex GT application was submitted by Syngenta Crop Protection to the Delaware Department of Agriculture for approval. The full label has an 18-month restriction which prevented Halex GT application in one year and rotation to lima beans the next season. This label specifies that soil pH needs to be at least 6.0 and at least 18 inches of rain or irrigation occurred between application and planting lima beans. This means fields with corn treated with Halex GT last summer can be rotated to lima beans this summer. This label has only been approved for Delaware at this time and the label is valid for five years.