1. Specticle® G
A Powerful Tool for
Managing Landscapes

2. Specticle is a pre-emergent unlike any other.
• Control you expect from Specticle in a convenient granule.
• Reduce the need to re-treat weeds with best-in-class residual
control – done right the first time.
• Get flexibility – use on landscape ornamentals or warm-
season turf.
• Formulation eliminates the fear of staining and undesirable
odor – equaling happier customers and employees.

3. Specticle is a pre-emergent unlike any other.
• Broad-spectrum herbicide that controls more than 75
broadleaf weeds and grasses.
• Specticle G does not require a signal word on the label.
• Broad irrigation statement means more flexibility for
applicators and customers. Successful weed control is easier
with Specticle G.

4. 4 months after treatment with Specticle G

5. 4 months after treatment
with Specticle G

6. Topics
• What is Specticle G
• Active ingredient
• Technical strengths
• Formulation and packaging
• Label
– Use rates and sites
– Precautions
• Data overview
• Positioning in the marketplace

7. What is Specticle G
• Pre-emergent herbicide for the control of annual grasses,
annual sedges and broadleaf weeds in warm-season
turfgrass, landscape ornamentals and hardscapes
• New formulation of the Specticle brand
– Specticle FLO
– Specticle G
• Spreadable granular formulation of indaziflam
• For use on landscape ornamentals

8. Active Ingredient
• Active ingredient
– Indaziflam
• Chemical class
– Alkylazine
– HRAC Group L
– WSSA Group 29
N
N
N
N
H
NH2
CH3
CH3
CH3
F

9. Mode of Action
• Affects germinating weed seedlings
• Cellulose biosynthesis inhibitor (CBI)
– Indaziflam inhibits crystalline cellulose deposition in the plant
cell wall, affecting cell wall formation, division and elongation
• meristems
• expanding cells
• growing roots
– Little or no effect on developed leaves and other tissues
• Other CBIs
– Isoxaben
– Quinclorac

10. Technical Strengths
• Treats extremely broad spectrum of weeds
– Annual broadleaf weeds
– Annual grasses
– Annual sedges and kyllingas
• Label update is in progress to include
more weeds

11. Technical Strengths
• Up to 6 months’ residual control of grass and
broadleaf weeds
• Lower use rate of active ingredient than other pre-
emergent herbicides in the market
– 0.36-1.43 oz active per acre
• Next generation cellulose biosynthesis inhibitor (CBI)
• Has a colorless active ingredient, reducing the chance
of staining
• No signal word required

12. Use Sites
• Landscape ornamentals
• Turf
– Golf courses
– Lawns
• Hardscapes
– Bare ground
– Gravel areas
– Golf course cart paths

13. Use Rates Around Ornamentals
• 100-200 lbs of product per acre or 2.3-4.6 lbs of product
per 1,000 ft2
• Can make a second application 90 days
after first application
• Do not exceed 400 lbs per acre in a
12-month period

14. PPE Requirements
• Long-sleeved shirt
• Long pants
• Shoes and socks

15. Conclusion
• Specticle G is a powerful tool for managing weeds
in your landscape
• Convenient granular application
• Helps make landscapes an enjoyable place to live,
work and play

16. ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW LABEL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
Bayer CropScience LP, Environmental Science Division, 2 T.W. Alexander
Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. 1-800-331-2867.
www.backedbybayer.com.
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distributing. © 2013 Bayer CropScience LP.
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