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TO: B EAD C hemica l Profil e for R eg i strati on Re vi ew : Met sulfuron-methyl ( pc 

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### Product Review Pa nel date : March 23, 2 011 

### INT RO DUCTION Th e purpo s e of t hi s d ocum ent i s t o c o n vey u s age in formation and a broad ove rview of the pe st m anagement role s of pe s t icides th at are beg inn ing to u ndergo regi stration review

. Th e ant icipate d a udience c ons is ts of t he te am o f E PA s taff cu rrently eva luating the re gistration s tatus o f m et s ulfuron-methyl ( pc 

### code 122 010). an d e v entually the ge ner a l pu blic

. Th i s doc ument build s upon the d ata alre ady provided in th e " Usag e and La bel Us e D a ta Packa ges" th at are a l so



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### pr ovided to Regist ration Revie w tea ms b y BEAD. Th e document i s b ased o n information and d ata avai lable to B EAD a s of F ebruary 1 6, 2011. 

### In ag ronomic p roduct ion, metsulfuron-methyI is an he rbicide th at is u sed p ostemergence to con trol b roadleaf weeds i n g rass fi eld/row c rops ( e.g . b arley, pa sture grass, wh eat...), h orticultur al c rops ( e . g. o rnamenta l...) a nd tree p lantations /nurseries

. In ad dition, me tsulfuronm ethyl i s u sed i n no n-crop areas s uch as d ewatere d areas (e.g. ca nals, fl ood plain s, l akes..

. ), c ons ervation r eserve area s , f allow lands, f orests, veg etation man a gemen t areas (e.g

. a irport, roadside

. .. ) , a nd turfgras s. Ove rall, th e m ajority o f ag ricultural u se o f this herbi cide is in winter and s pring wheat fo llowed by p astureland. Metsulfuron-methyl is a su lfonylurea h erbicide w it h th e me chanism o f a ction o f inhibitin g the production o f th e e nzyme a cetolactate sy nthesi s ( A LS). T he Herbicide Resistance Ac tion Co mmittee a nd Wee d Sci e nce S ociety o f A merica cl as sif y thi s herbicide in g roup B /2. 1 

### T here are c urrently 4 3 d ifferent A LS resistant w eed s peci es in the U nited S tates . M ore th an 30% o f th e total resistant wee d s pecies i n th e Unit ed S tates are resistant t o h erbicides in thi s herbi cide f amily ' As an e xample , th e bi otype s o f th e inva sive ex otic w eed kochia (Kochia scoparia ( L) Roth) are resistant s pecifically to the h erbicide metsulfuron-methyl , k ochia i s o ne of th e more difficult to co ntrol w eed s th at c an s i g nifi c antl y re duce c rop g rowth a nd yie ld. 

### USE SITES A gricultural U se S ites T here a re m any ag ricultural u se s it es f or thi s her bi c id e and th ey vary f rom g ra ss row cr ops to horticult ural c rops an d var iou s tree c rops (Fo r a d etailed li st o f th e s pecific cro ps se e appendix A). 

### N on-Agricultur al Use Si tes There is a w ide v ariety o f non-agricultural u se sites f or th is he rbicide which includ e dewatered areas, co nservat io n reserve areas , fall ow l ands, p astures, ra ngeland , f orests, vege tation mana gement areas , and turfgrass ( For a d etailed li s t o f th e s pecific are a s see appendix B ). 

### COMMON FORMULATIONS AND AP PLICATION METHODS M etsulfuron-methyl i s f o rmulated a s a w ater d ispersible gran ule an d emul sifiable c oncentrate . 

### U SAG E ' A gricultural B ased o n pr ivate mark et p esticide u sage da ta, th e an nual to tal ag ricultural u sage ave raged 3 1 , 000 p ounds ac tive in gredient (a.i .) f or a pproximately 9 mi llion ac re s f or an ove rall a verage o f 0.0 03 lb

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. per acre . The a verage a.i . rate fo r b oth wi nter and s pring wheat i s 0 .003 lb s. a.i. per ac re, w hile the ave rage a. i. rate for p astureland i s 0 .010 l bs

. a.i. p er ac re. T he u se o f m ets ulfuronmeth yl , in po unds a. i ., 

### i s m ainly o n w inter w heat, s p ring wh eat , a nd p astureland.'

I H erbicide Resist ant Act ion Co mmitt ee http :// www . hracglobal

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### From 1998-2008 , the large st market s in term s o f total pound s o f activ e in gredient appl ied, in o rder fr om highe st t o lowest u s e , ar e w inter w h e at ( 58%) , pasture /ran ge ( 27%) , and s pring wheat (8 %)

. The u se o f met s u lf ur on-meth yl, in te rm s of th e acre s treat ed fr om high est to lowest , ar e winter whe at (7 4%), p astureland ( 10%) , a nd s pring wheat (8%) w hich did not c h ang e. The s tates with the mo st agricultural u sage in term s of pound s a.i

. applied are K ansas ( 25 %), O klahoma ( 1 7% ) , T exas (15 %), and Montana (1 0%)

. N on-Agr icultural N on-agricultural u sa ge data are n ot av ailable from our curr ent d ata s ourc es.


### U SE T RE NDS ' Hist orical u sage data from 1998-2008 are d e tailed f or w inter wheat, s p ring w heat , and pa stureland in figure s on e , two , and thre e, r especti vely

. The bar-graph in F igure I s hows u se o n wint er wheat flu ctuate s f rom ye ar to y ear wit h no clear trend

. S imilar l y figure 2 s hows u se on s pring wheat fluctuat e s from y ear t o ye ar wit h a d eclin ing tr end

. Fi gure 3 s h o ws a c h ang ing patt ern and a peak in 2 004 f or p astureland

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### {rfK Kynete c s urve y ed pa sture /rang e from 1 998 to 2004 , and pa stur eland th ereafter

. Dat a h ave b een combined and v alues for pa stureland hav e b een c alculated a cc ordingl y .
F igure I. 

### Pound s o f M et sulfuron-m ethyl Ap p lie d to W inter Wh eat (1 99 8-2008 ) 

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### BIO LO G ICAL A SPEC T S RELEVANT T O M E TSULF URON -M ETHYL Rep orted in the U .S. , there ar e 4 3 wee d s p eci e s w ith b iotype s resi stant to h e rbi c id es in the fam ily to which me t su l fur on-met hy l be long s. Th i s h erbicide famil y h as the lar gest number of he rbicide r e s i s tant w eed bio typ es in th e U nited S tate s. O f th es e w e ed bi otypes th er e a re a f ew we ed s th at 

### ar e s p ec ifica ll y resi stant to m etsu l furo n-meth y l , i ncludin g the bro adl eaf weed koch ia . Koc hi a i s co nsidered o n e o f th e "M ost Im portan t He rbicide- Re s i stant S pecie s" a s cl ass ified by 

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### non-crop areas, i ncluding ran geland a reas , met sulfuron-meth yl i s u se d to c ontrol annu al and pe rennial br oadleaf weed s a s w ell as bru sh weed s p ec i es. While th e u s e of thi s herbicide is p ostemergence , there i s so me s ho rt- term re si dual w eed c ontrol''. H owever, this i s not c onsidered a typical u se f or thi s he rbicide

. HIS TORY O F BEAD ASS ESSMENTS FOR ME TS ULF URON- ME THYL BEAD f ound sever al S ection 18 reque s ts an d a lternative an aly ses f or th e u se o f met sulfuronmethyl o n v arious wee d s pe ci es f or th e peri o d 1 999-20 IO

. The s e i nclude : S ection 1 8 A nalyses • Review o f Kan sas and Ok lahoma R equests f or E mergency Exe mption o f M etsulfuron f or U se in So rghum to C ontrol Broadle aiWeed s, e specially Pi gweed , Pun cturevine and Ve lvetleaf ( 99KS 11 , 9 9 0K 13 ) . F ina l d i sposition

- Wi thdrawn

• Review of T exas Request f or E merg e nc y Exe mption o f M etsulfuron-methyl f or Use i n Sor ghum to Co ntrol T riazine-re si stant Pi gweeds ( OO -TX-O l)

. F inal d isp o s ition - Issu ed • Rev iew of Request for E mergency Ex emption f or Us e o f Me t su lfuron-methyl to C o nt ro l T riazine Resistant Weeds in So rghum ( 02-CO-14)(DP B arcode D2 83520). Final d isp o si tion

- W ithdrawn • Review o f S ection 18 Exe mption Re qu ests from Tex a s (09

- TX -15) , (DP# 3 61715) ; ( 09- T X-16), (DP # 36 1716) a nd O klahoma (0 9 -0 K-02) ; ( DP # 36 1729); ( 09 -0 K-03); (D P # 36 1731) f or th e Use of Pas tora (M ixture o fN icosulfuron and Me tsulfuron) to Co ntrol S andbur Speci es ( Cenchrus s pp .) i n Be rmudagra ss (Cya nodon dac tylon) Pa st ures and Hay Fie lds

. Fin al d isposition - Wi thdrawn

• R eview of Sec tion 18 Emergency Ex e mption Requ ests f rom T exas ( 10-TX-02) (D P # 373875 ) and O klahoma ( IO-OK-OI ) I DP# 37 4708) f or the Us e o f P a s tora ( Mixture of Nicos ulfuron and Me tsulfuron) to C o ntro l S andbur S pecies (Ce nchru s s pp.) i n B ermudagra ss ( Cyanodon d actylon ) P as tures and Hay Fields

. F inal di spo siti on - I ss ued A lternative A nalyses 

## I n th e B EAD d ata b ase th ere are s everal a nalyses th at includ ed metsulfuron-methyl f or u se on si tes including : wh eat , bermudagrass, s ugarcane , pin eapple, fi e ld co m , an d p opcorn.

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### I NFORMATION T HA T MAY BE U SE FUL F O R B EAD 'S F UT U RE WORK ON ME TSULFU RON -M ET HY L O btaining additi onal inf ormation o n th e f ollowing i tems wo uld help t o inf orm f uture B EAD a ss essments o f th e importanc e o f m et s ul f ur on-m eth yl and ma y b e required a s p art o f th e regi str ation revie w o f thi s p e s ticide

. Us ag e dat a inf orm ation , s u c h a s m ethod s o f a ppl icati on , i s ne ed ed o n th e m ajor n on-agri cultural 

### s ites s uch as tho s e l i sted i n append ix S , A irport s/B are ground s/Bar rier s t rip s/F a llow land s/ Fe ncerow s /Mars he s/R ai lroad s .



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### ApP ENDIX A AG RONOMIC US E S ITES FOR M ETSULFURON -ME THYL 9

B LAC KBERRIE S (FOLIAR TR EA TME NT) BEAN S (DRY ) (FOLIAR TR EATM ENT) A LFAL FA ( F OLIAR TRE ATME NT) C EREAL CROP S (FOLIAR T RE A TME N T ) GRA IN C ROPS ( FOLIAR TREA T MENn BARL EY ( FOLIAR T REAT MENT) BARL EY ( SPR ING) ( FO LIAR TR EATM E NT ) B AR L EY (WI NT ER) ( FO LIAR TREA TME NT ) B ARL EY (FA LLOW ) ( FOLIAR T REATMEN T) BAR L EY (F ALLOW) (SO IL T REAT ME NT) BARL EY ( SOIL TREATMENT ) BARL EY (WI NT ER) ( SOIL TR EATM ENn SO RGHUM ( GRA I N) ( FOLIAR T REATMENn S ORGH UM ( GRA IN) (S OI L TREATMENT) WHEAT ( FOLI AR TRE ATME NT ) WHE AT C DURUM) ( F OLIA R TRE ATM ENT) W H EAT ( FALL )(FO LIAR TR EATM ENT) WH EAT (S PR ING) ( FOLIAR TREA TMENT) WH EA T (WINTER ) ( FOLIAR TR EATM ENn W H EAT ( FALLO W) ( FO LIAR TR EATM ENT) WH EAT (ABE ) ( W IN T ER) ( FOLIA R TRE A TMENT) WH EAT ( SO I L TRE ATME NT ) WH EAT (FALLOW) ( SOIL TRE ATM ENT) WH EAT (O UR UM) (SO IL TR EATMENT) WH EAT ( SPR ING) (SO I L TR E ATME NT) W H EAT (W INT ER)( SO IL TR EATME NT ) T RIT IC ALE ( FOLIAR TR E ATME NT) T RIT ICA LE (S OI L TRE ATME NT ) A NNUA L BL UE GRA SS (FOLIAR TR EATMENT) B FRMUDAGRASS ( FOLIAR TR EATM ENT) B ERMU DAG RASS ( LA WNS) ( FO LIAR T REAT MENT) B ERMUD AGRA SS ( ORNAMEN TA L T URF ) ( F O LI AR n:E ATM E NT ) BERM UDAGRA SS (SO IL TR EATM ENT) BFRMUDA GRA SS ( ORN A MENT AL TU RF) (SO I L TI :EATM ENT) B L UE G RA MAG RASS BL UE G RA MAG RASS (FOLI AR T RE A TME N T) B l U E G RAMAG RASS ( OR NAME NTAL T U RF ) (FOLI AR**~E ATMENT)**  B L UE G RA MAG RASS ( SOIL TRE ATME NT ) BL UEGRA SS (F O LIAR TRE A TME N T ) Bl U E GRA SS ( ORN AMEN TAL TUR F)( FOLIA R TI :EATM ENT) BL UE GRA SS (SO I L T REAT MENT) BCFFALOGRA SS ( LA WNS) ( FO LIAR T REAT MENT) BCFFALOGRA SS ( ORNAMENTA L TURF ) ( FO LI AR TEE ATMENT) B IJFFALO GRA SS ( FO LIAR T REATM ENn B IJ FFALO GRA SS ( ORN A MENT AL TU RF) (SO I L**ATM EN** **T)** B IJFF ALO GRA SS ( SOIL T REA TMEN T) C II.RPETG RASS (O RN A MENT AL TU RF) (SO IL**TF ~EA**  TM E NT) CENTIP EDE GRA SS ( ORNA MENTA L TURF ) ( F OLIAR TEE A TME NT) C I NTIPEDEG RASS ( FOLIAR T REAT MENT) C ENTIPEDEG RASS (S OI L TRE ATM ENT) C ENTJPEDEG RASS ( ORNAMENTA L TU RF) (SO I L TI :EA TMEN T) C HESTE D WH EAT GRA SS ( OR NAMEN TAL TURF ) ( FOLIAR TRE A TME NT) C I : ES T ED WHEATGRA SS ( FO LI AR TREA TMENT) CHES T ED WHEATGRA SS ( SO IL T REAT MENT) EMERALD Z OY S IA FE SCUE ( ORNAM ENTA L T URF) ( FOLIAR T REATMENT)

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### 7SUGA RCANE ( FO LIA R TR EATMEN T) 

### S UGARCANE ( SO IL TREA TMENn C O RN ( FIE LD )( SO I L T REATM ENn CO TTON (F OLIAR TR EATMENT) SO YBEANS (SO IL T REATMENn M ILLET (S O IL T REATMENT) B ARLEY (FO LIAR T REATMENT) W HEAT ( FOLIAR T REAT MENT ) P

A ST URE S ( RYEGRASS ) ( FO LI A R TR EAT MENT ) P A ST URE S (RYEGRASS) ( SO IL T REATMENT) SA ND BL U E ST EM ( FOLIAR T REA TMENT) 

### PA STURES ( GRASS) (F O LIAR TREATMENT ) PA STURES (GRASS) (SO IL TREA TMENT) SW ITC HGRAS S (F OLIAR T REATMENT) SW ITC HGRA SS (RA NGELAND) ( F OLIAR TREATM ENT) SW ITCIIGRASS (SO IL TREA TMENT) SW ITC BGRAS S (RA NG ELAND) ( SOI L 

### T R EATMENT) WHEATGRAS S ( FO LI AR TR EATME Nn P

A STURES (W H EATGRAS S) ( FO LI AR T REATME NT ) WHEATGRA SS (ORNAME N TAL T U RF) (FOLIAR T REA TMENT ) P

ASTURES ( BERMUDAGRA SS) P

A S T U R E S (BERMU DAGRA SS) ( FO LIAR T REAT MENT) BERM UDAGRA SS ( FORAGE) (FO LIAR 

### TR EATM ENn B ERMUOAGRASS ( PASTURES) (S O I L TREA TMENT) S IDE-OATS GRAMA ( FOLIAR 

### TR EATMENT) S IDE · OATS GRAMA (OR NAMENTAL 

### T UR F)(FOLIAR TR EATMENT) S IDE - OA TS GRAMA ( S OIL TREA TM ENT) LOVEGRASS (F OLIAR TREA TMENT ) LOVEGRA SS ( S OIL TREA TMENT ) LITTLE B LUESTEM ( FOLIAR TR EATM ENT) LI

TTLE BLUE STEM ( RANGE LAND) 

### (FO LIAR TR EATME Nn LI

TTLE BLUES TEM ( ORNA MENTA L T UR F) (FO LIAR T REATMEN T) 

### F ESCUE ( FOLIAR T REATMENn FE SCUE (: ; O I L TREATM ENn KENTU CKY BL UEGRA SS (ORNAM ENTA L T URF) 

### (FOLIAR T R EA TMENT ) KENTUCKY B LUEGRASS (F OLIAR TR EATM ENn KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS ( ORNAMENTAL TURF ) (SOIL 

### T REATM L Nn KENTUCK Y BL UEGRA SS (S O IL TR EATM ENT) ORC H ARDGR ASS (O R NAM ENTA L TURF) (FO LIAR TREA TMENT) ORC H ARDGRAS S ( FOLIAR TRE A TMENT) ORCHARDGRASS (SOIL TREATMENT) RYEGRA SS ( PERE NN IAL) (S O IL TREA TMENT ) S T. AUGLI STIN EGRA SS ( LAWNS ) (FO LIAR T REATMENT) S T . A UGU ST INEGRA SS ( ORNAMENTAL T U R F) (FOLIA R 

### TR EATMLNn S T. A UGlI STINEGRASS ( FOLIAR TR EATMENT) S T. AUGU S TINEGRA SS ( ORNAMENTA L TU RF ) (S OIL TR EATMLN T) 

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. A UGUSTINEGRA SS (SO I L TR EATMENT) S T . A UGU STINEGRA SS ( F LORA TAM) ( LAWNS ) (SO IL T REATMENT) 

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. A UGUSTINEGRA SS ( GROWN FO R S OD) TA LL F ES CUE ( FOLIAR TR EATMENT) T ALL F E SCUE ( SO IL T REATME N T ) TI MOTHY (ORNAME NTAL) (FO LIAR T REA TMENT) TI MOTHY (SO IL T REA TM ENT ) WEE PIN G L O VEGRA S S ( F O LI AR T REATMENT ) 

### Z OYSIAG ,A SS (LAWN S) ( F OLIAR TR EATMENT) Z OYSIA G<A SS (O RNAMENTAL T URF) ( FOLIAR TREA TML: NT) 

### ZOY SIAG ,A SS (FOLIAR T REATMENT) ZOY SIAG<A SS (ORNAMENTAL T URF) (S OIL TREA TM I: Nn ZOY S IAG <ASS (S O IL TR EATM ENn I NTE RME DI ATE W H EATGRAS S ( FOLIAR T REATMENT ) I NTE RME DIATE WHE ATGRASS ( SO IL T REATME N T) B ROM EGR AS S (FO LIAR TREA TMEN T ) B R OM EGR AS S (OR NAM ENTAL TURF) ( FOLIAR 

### TR EATM F: Nn BR OM EGRAS S (S OIL TREA TMENT) 

### 8LITT LE B LUESTEM ( RANGELAND) ( SOIL TR EATMENT) LITTLE B LUESTEM (SO IL T REATMENT) B LUEGRASS ( FORAGE) ( FOLIAR TREA TM ENT) PASTURES ( BLUEGRASS) ( FOLIAR 

### T REATMENT) P

ASTURES ( BLUEGRASS ) ( SOIL T REATM ENT) PASTURES (F ESCUE) ( F O LI A R 

### TRE ATMENT) FESC UE ( FORAGE-FODDER) ( FOLI A R T REATM ENT) PAS T URES ( F ESCUES) ( SO IL T REATM ENT) O RC HAR DGRASS (FO LIA R 

### TRE ATMENT) PASTURES (O RCHARDGRASS) ( FOLIAR TREA TMENT) PASTURES (O RCHARDGRASS) (SO IL TREA TMENT) TIM OTHY ( FO LIA R T REATM ENT) 

### P

ASTURES ( TIMOTHY) ( FOLIAR TRE ATMENT) PAST URE S (TIMO n-IV ) ( SOIL TRE ATME NT) W ESTERN WH EATGRA SS ( FOLI AR 

### TREATME NT) WESTE RN WH EATGRASS (SO IL 

### TREATM ENT) RANGELA ND ( GRASS ES) ( FOLIAR 

### TREATME NT) RA NGELA ND ( G RASSES ) ( RENOVA TlON)(FO LlAR TR EATMENT) R ANGELA ND ( GRASSES ) (S OIL 

### TRE ATMENT) BROM E GRA SSES ( FORAGE ) ( FOLIAR TREATME NT) P

ASTURES ( BROMEGRASS) ( FOLIAR TRE ATMENT) PASTURES ( BROMEGRAS S) (SO IL T REAT MENT) BIG BLUE STEM (RA NGELA ND) ( FOLIAR T REATM ENT) BI G BLUESTEM ( F O LI AR TR EATMENT) B IG BLUEST EM (O RNAM EN TAL TURF) (FO LIAR TR EATMENT) BI G BLUEST E M ( RANGELAN D) (SO IL 

### TREATM ENT) BI G BL UEST E M (SO IL T REA TMENT) 

### CAUCASIAN BL UESTEM ( FOLIAR T REAT MEN T) 

### I NDIANGRASS ( FOLIAR TREATMENT) INDIANGRASS (R ANGELAND) ( FOLIAR 

### B R OMEGRASS ( SEED TREATME NT ) BLUEBUNCH W HEATGRASS ( FOLIAR TREATM ENT) R

US SIAN WIL D RY E 

### ( FOLIARTRE ATME NT) SMOOT H BR OM E

GRASS S MOOTH BROMEGRASS ( ORNAMENTAL TURF) ( FOLIAR T IlEATMENT) B R OMEGRASS ( S MOOTH ) ( FO LI A R TR EATM ENT) 

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OYSIAGRASS ( MEYER) (OR NAMENTAL TU RF) ( FOLIAR THEATMENT) Z

OYSIAGRASS ( MEYER) (ORNAME NTAL TURF) (S OIL TREA TMENT) 

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I NE F ES CU E (ORN AMENTAL TU RF ) ( FO LI AR T REATM E NT) 

### FI NE FESCUE ( FOLIAR T REATMENT) FI NE FES CUE (SO IL TREAT MENT) FINE FE SCUE (O RNA MENTAL TURF) (SO IL TREATMENT) TA LL WH EATGRASS ( FOLIAR T REATMENT) TALL WH EATGRASS (SO IL TRE ATMENT) GREEN S PRANGLETO P ( F OLI AR TREA TMEN T) ORNAMENTAL W OODY V INES (T RANSPLANTS) RO SES ( WILD ) ( FOLIAR TRE ATMENT) SN OWBER RY ( FOLIAR T REATMENT) 

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### (SO IL T R EATMEN T) DOUGLAS-FIR (TRANSPLANTS) GRAN D FIR ( FOLIAR T REATM ENT) G RAN D F IR ( SOIL T REATMENT) 

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OBLOLLY PI NE ( FOLI AR TREATMENT) LOBL OLLY PINE (SO IL TREATMENT) LOBLOLLY PI NE (TR ANSPLANTS) 

### LONG LE A F PINE (SO IL T REATMENT)


## 9TREATMENT) IND IANGRASS (FO LIAR T REATMENT) INDI ANGR ASS (S OIL TR EATM ENT) INDIANGRASS (RAN GELAND) ( SOIL TREATMENT) BUFF ALOGRA SS ( FOLIAR TREATME NT) BUFF ALOGRA SS ( RANGE LAN D) (F OLIAR TREATMENT ) A S IAT IC BL UESTEM ( FOLIAR T REATMENT) BLUE GRAMAGRA SS (FORAGE) (F OLIAR T REA TME N T) B LUE GRAMA GRASS ( SO IL TRE A TM ENT) C LOVE R ( CR IM SON) ( SOIL TREATM ENT) P

ASTURES P

ASTURES (FOLIA R T REATMENT) PA STURES (S OIL TRE ATMENT) A GRICULTURAL F IELDS ( FALLOW) ( F

OLIAR TR EA TMENT) RA NGE LAN D RA NGELAN D ( FOLIAR TREATME N T ) RA NGELAN D ( SOIL TREATM ENT) FO REST LA NDS FORE ST TREE S ( FO LI AR T REATM ENT) ORN AME NTAL VEGET ATION ( FOLIAR TRE ATM ENT) ORNAM ENTAL WOODY PLA NTS ( FOLIAR TR EATM E NT) ORNAME NTAL W OODY PLA NTS ( SO IL TRE A TMENT) ORNAME NTAL WOODY P LA NTS (I NJECTION TRE ATMENT) O RNAM E NTAL W OODY PLA N T S ( STUMP T REATMENT) OR NAM ENTAL V I NES (FOLIAR T REATMENT) W EED HOST S O F PLA NT P ATHOG ENS ( FO LIAR T REAT MENT) O RNAMEN T AL T U RF (GO LF APR ONS) ( FOLIAR TR EATM ENT) ORNAME NTA L T U R F ( GO LF COURSE ROUGH ) ( FOLIAR TR EAT MENT) OR NAM E NTAL T U RF (GOLF COURSE S) ( FOLIAR TR EATM ENT) O RNA MENTAL T U RF (GOLF FAIRW AYS) ( FOLIAR TREA TMENT) O RNAMENTAL T U RF ( GOL F GR EENS) (FO LIAR TREA TMENT) O RNAMENTAL T U RF (GOLF TEE S) ( FO LIAR TR EATM ENT) LO NGLE A F PI NE ( TRANS PLANTS) NO RWAY S PRUCE ( FOLIAR TR EATMENT) NO RWAY S PRUCE (S OIL TR EATMENT) P I

NE ( SE E DLINGS) ( FOLIA R T REA TMENT ) PONDER OSA P INE ( FOLIAR TRE A TMENT) PO NDEROSA P I NE (S OIL T REATMENT) PO NDER OSA P I NE ( T R ANS PLAN TS ) RED P I NE (FO LI AR T REA TMEN T ) R ED PI N E ( SOIL TR EATMENT) Y ELLOW I ' O PLAR ( FOLIAR TR EATMENT) Y ELLOW I ' O P LAR ( SO IL TR EATMENT ) YE LLOW I ' O P LA R ( DORMANT A PPLICAT ION ) W ESTERN RE DCEDAR ( FOLIAR TR EATMENT) WES TERN REDCED AR (SO I L T REA TMENT) WH ITE S PRUCE (FO LIAR TR EATME N T ) WH IT E S PRUCE ( SO IL TREATMENT) BLA CK H I LLS S PRUCE ( FOLIAR T REAT MENT ) S ITKA S P RUCE ( FOLIAR TREATME NT) S ITKA S P RUCE ( SOIL TREATME NT ) S ITKA S PRUCE ( TRANS PLANTS) SL AS H Pn , E ( FOLIAR TREA TMENT) SL ASH PIN E (S O IL T REATM ENT) SL ASH PIN E ( TRANS P LANTS) WE STER N H EMLOCK ( SOIL TR EATM ENT) WE STERN H EMLOCK ( T RANS P LANTS) RED A LD ER (F O LIAR T REAT MENT) RED A LD E R ( SO IL TREATMEN T ) B LA CK S FR UCE ( SOIL T REATMENT) A L BERTA S PRUCE (FO LI AR TREATME NT) POPLAR (HY BRIDS) (S O I L TR EATM ENT) PONDER CSA PINE ( P L ANTAT ION) ( FOL IAR T REA TMl ;N T )



### 10O RNAMENTAL T URF (GO LF A PRONS) (S OIL T REATMEN T) O RNAMENTAL T URF ( GOL F C OURS ES) (S OIL TRE ATMENT) ORN AMENTA L TURF ( GOLF C OU R SE R

O UGH) ( SO IL TR EATMENT) O RNAMENTA L TURF (GO LF FAIRWAY S) (S OIL TRE ATME NT ) O RNAMENTA L TURF (GO LF T E E S )( SOIL T REATMENT ) ORN AMENT AL TURF (I ND U STRIAL ) O RNA MENTAL TURF ( PARKS) (F OLIAR T REATMENT) O RNAMENTAL 

### TURF ( RENO V A TION) ( FOLI A R TRE ATMENT) ORN AME NT AL TURF ( FOLIAR T REATMENT ) O RNAMENTAL TURF (A THLETIC FI ELDS) ( FOLIAR TR EATM ENT ) O RNAM ENTAL TU RF (CE M ETE RIE S) ( F

O LIA R T REATMENT) ORN AMENTAL TU RF ( IN DU S TRI AL) (F OLIAR T R EATM ENT ) O RNAM ENT AL TUR F (CO MM E RCIAL ) (FO LIAR TR EATME NT) ORN AMENTAL T URF ( P A RK S) (S OIL TREATME ND ORN AM ENTAL T URF (S OIL TRE ATME NT ) ORN AMENTAL T URF (A THLETI C FIELD S) (S OIL TRE ATME NT ) ORN AM ENTAL T URF (C EMETE RIE S) (SOIL TRE ATMENT) O RNAMENTA L TU RF (IN D UST RIAL) ( SOIL TR EAT MENT ) ORN A MENTAL T UR F ( C OM MER C I A L) ( SOIL TR E ATME NT ) O RNAMENTAL T URF ( FOR S OD) O RNA MENTA L LA WNS (FOLI AR TRE ATMENT) O R N AME N TAL T U RF (L A WNS) ( FOLIAR TR EATM ENT) O R N AMEN TAL T URF (L AWNS )(S OIL TR EATM ENT) S IT KA S PRUC E (PL A NTATIO N) ( FO LIAR TR EATM ENT) L

OBLOL LY PI N E ( FOREST) ( FOLIAR TR EATM ENT) LO BLOLLY PI NE ( PLANT A n ON) ( FOLIAR TREATMENT) LOBLOLLY PI NE ( FOR EST) (S O IL T REAT MENT) LOBLOLLY PI NE ( PLANTA TI O N) (S O IL TR EATME N T) R ID P IN E ( FORE S T )( SOIL T REATME NT) D OUG LAS -FIR ( PLAN TAn ON) ( FOLIAR T REATM ENT ) D O UG LA S -FIR ( FORE ST) ( SO IL TRE ATME NT ) P I" "lE ( TRA NS PLANTS) PO PLAR ( PLANTATION) ( FO LI A R TR EA TM ENT) Y ELLOW P OPLAR (F OREST) ( FO LI A R TRE ATMENT ) G IlAND FIR ( PLANTAT ION )( FO LIAR TRE ATMENT) S LAS H PI NE ( FOREST) (FOLI AR TRE AT MENT ) S L AS H PI NE ( PLAN T A TI ON ) ( FO LI A R TREATMENT) S L. AS H PI NE ( FOREST) ( SOIL TRE ATM ENT) S L AS H PI N E ( PLA N T A TI ON) ( SO IL TRE ATME NT) W ES TERN H EMLOCK ( FOR EST) ( FOLIAR TR EATMENT) B LACK S PRUCE ( FOREST) ( FOLIAR T REATME NT ) B LA C K S PRUCE ( FO R EST) (SO IL TR EATMENT ) W HITE S P R UC E ( PLANTA TI O N) ( FOLIAR TR EATM EN T) K LEING RA SS ( FOLIAR T REATM EN T ) H A RDW OO D FO RE S T TR E ES ( FOLIAR T REATM ENT) H A RDW OO D TREE S ( FOREST ) (S OIL T REATM ENT ) H A RDWOODS ( STU MP TRE AT MENT) C ON IFER S (F OREST ) ( F O LI AR T R EATMENT ) C ON IFER PLA NTIN GS ( SO IL T REATMEN T) C ON IFER S ( SEE D LING S) CONIFER S ( TRAN S PLAN T S) C ON IFER R ELEAS E ( FO LIAR T REA T MEN T) C ON IFER REL EA SE (FO LIAR T REA T MENT) C ON IFE R R ELEA SE ( SOIL T R EATME NT) FO REST P LANTATION S ( FOLIAR T REATM ENT) C ON IFER PLA NTING S ( FOLIAR TR EATM ENT) C ON IFER PL A NTIN GS (N UR SE RY )


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A IRPOR TS ( FOLIAR TRE A TMENT ) A IRPORTS (I N JE CTION TREATMENT) A IRP ORT S (SO IL TR EATME NT) A IRP ORT S (ST UMP T REATMENT) BARE GRO UND B ARR IER S TR IPS (FOLI AR T REAT MENT ) B ARR I ER ST RIPS (S OIL T REATMENT) BO G L A KES ( WA TER TR E ATM ENT) CA MPGROUN DS C OMME RC IAU INST ITUT IONALI INDUST RIAL AR EAS ( O UTDOOR ) C ONSERVA TION RE SERV E PROGRAM LA ND ( FOLIAR TR EATM ENT) C ONS ERVATION RE SERVE PROGRAM L AN D ( SO IL T RE AT MENT) CROP LA ND BORDER S (FOLIAR TREATM E NT) C ROP L AND BORDER S ( SOI L AP PLI CA TI ON) D ITCH BA NK S ( FOLIAR TREATM ENT) DRA INAGE CANA LS D RA IN AGE D IT CH BA NKS (FO LIAR TR EATM ENT ) DRA I NA GE D I TCH BA NK S ( SOIL TR EATM E NT ) DRA INAGE DIT CHES DRA INAGE DI T CHE S (F OLI AR TREATMENT) FALLOW L AN D ( FOLI AR T REAT ME NT ) FAL LOW LA ND ( S O I L T REATME NT ) FARM F UEL S TO RAGE AREA S ( FO LIAR T REA TME N n FARM FUEL S TO RAGE AR EAS ( SO IL TREATME NT ) FARM YAR DS ( F OLIAR TR EA TM ENT) FARM YA RDS ( SOIL TR EATM ENT) F ENCE ROWS ( FO LIAR T REA TMENT ) FE NC EROW S ( AG R ICU LTU RAL) (S OIL T REATMENn FE NCEROW S ( FO LIA R TRE A TMENT ) FENC EROW S (NONA GR IC ULTU RA L) ( FOLIAR TREA TME NT ) FE NC EROW S (NO NAG R IC ULTU RAL) ( SOIL TR EATM ENT) A I RPORTS ( INJEC TION TR EATM ENT) A I RP ORTS (SO I L TR EATM ENT) A I RPORTS ( STUMP TR EATM ENT) B ARE G ROUN D B ARR IER S TR I PS (FOLIAR TRE ATME NT) BARR IER S TRIPS (S O IL TR EA TMENT) BOG LAKE S ( W ATE R T REA T M ENT) CAMPGROUND S CO MMERC I AL/ INST ITUT I ONAL / IN DUSTR IA L AR EAS ( OUTDOOR ) CO NSERVATIO N R ESERVE PROGRAM L AN D ( FO LI AR T REA TME N T ) C ONSE RVAT ION RESERV E PR OG RAM LAN D (S O I L TR EATM ENT) C ROP L AND B ORDER S (FO LIAR TREA TMENT) CROP LA ND BORDER S (SOI L A PPLICAn ON) DI T C H BA NK S (F O LIAR T REATME N n DRAINAGE C ANA LS DRAINAGE DI T CH BA NK S ( FO LIA R T RE AT MENn DRAI NAG E D ITC H BA NKS (S OIL TR EATM ENT) DRAI NAG E DIT CH ES DRAI NAG E DIT CH ES ( FOLIAR TREATMENT ) FA LL OW LAND (FOLI AR TRE A TMEN T ) FA LL OW LAND (S OI L TRE A TMENT) FARM F U EL S T ORAG E A R EAS ( F O LIA R T RE A TME NT ) FARM F UEL S TORAGE A REAS (SO IL TRE ATME NT) FARM Y AR DS ( FO LI AR T REATMENT) FARM Y ARD S (SO IL TR EATM ENT) FENCE ROW S (FO LIAR TR EATM ENT) F ENCER OW S (AGRl CUL TUR A L ) ( SOI L T REATME N T ) F E N C ER O W S (F OLI AR T REATME N T ) F ENCEROWS (N ONAG R ICULT URAL) ( FOLIAR TREATMENT) F E N C ERO W S ( NONAGR IC U LTURAL ) (SO IL TREATME NT) FEN CER OW S ( SOI L TR EATM ENT)

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## 12FENCE ROWS ( SOIL T REAT MENT) FLOOD P LA I N (D RY ) ( FO LIAR T RE AT ME NT I FLOOD P LA INS ( WA T ER T REA TME NT ) F ORM UL ATI NG U SE ON LY NO S ITE I ND USTRI AL ARE AS ( OU TD OOR) (FOLIAR T REATM ENT) IN D UST RI A L A REAS (OU TDOOR) ( SO IL TREATM ENT ) IN D USTRI AL PL AN T S ITES IN D USTRI AL SIT ES IN D USTRI AL S ITES ( FO LIA R TREA TMENT) I NDUS TRI AL S ITES (S OI L TRE ATMENT ) INT E RMITTENTL Y F L OO D ED A REAS (DAM P A REAS) INT ER MITTE NT LY F L OOD ED AREA S ( PERl fI .'I ET E RS) LA KES ( WATE R TRE A TM ENT) LOW V O LU ME (LV ) A PPLI CA TI ON LU MBER Y AR D S ( FO LI A R TRE A TMEN T) LU MBE R Y AR D S ( SO IL T R EATM ENT) M ANU FACT URING US E O N LY NO S IT E MARS H ES (S UR ROUN DIN G V EGETA TION-FO LI A R T REATME N T ) MAR S H ES ( WATE R T REAT MENT) M ILIT A RY IN ST AL LA TIO NS M ILIT A RY I NST AL LA TIONS ( O UT D OO R) ( FO LIAR T REA TM ENT) NON AGR ICU LTU RA L A REAS (W I LDLIF E RE FUGE ) NO N C ROP A REA S NONC RO P A R EAS ( FO LI A R T REAT MENT) NONC RO P A REAS ( GRASS Y) NONC ROP A R EAS (SO I L TRE AT M E NT) FL O OD PLAI N (D RY) ( FOLIA R TRE ATMENT ) FLOO D P LAINS (W AT E R T REATM E Nn FORM ULA TIN G USE O NLY NO S IT E IND U S TRI AL A RE AS ( OUT D OOR) ( FOLIA R T R EA TME NT ) IN D UST RIAL A R EAS ( OU TDOOR) ( SOI L TR EA T M EN T ) IN D UST RIA L PLAN T S ITES IND UST RIAL S ITE S IN D US TRI A L S ITE S (FO LIAR TR EATM ENn IND US TRI AL S ITES (S O I L TR EATM ENn INT ERM IlT EN TLY F LOOD E D A R EAS ( DAM P AREAS) IN TERM I lT EN T LY FL O ODED A REAS ( PERI METERS) LA KE S ( WA T ER T RE A T M E N T) L

OW VO LUME ( LV) A PPLIC AT ION LUMB ER YA RD S ( F O LI AR T REATM E N T ) MA NU FA C T U RING USE O NLY NO S iTE MA R S HE S (SU RROUN D ING VE GET A T IONF OLI AR T R EATMENT) M ARS HES (W A TER TRE AT ME NT) M I LITA RY INSTAL LATI ONS MILI TA RY INS TA LLA TIO NS ( OUT D OOR) ( F O LI AR TR EATM ENT) NONA G RICULTU RAL AR EAS ( WILD LIFE REFUG E ) NONC ROP A RE AS NON C ROP A R EAS ( FO LIA R T R EATM E NT) NONC RO P A REAS ( GRA SS Y ) NONC ROP A REAS ( SOI L T R EATME NT ) PA RK ING L OT S



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