Bayer Absolute Maxx Fungicide

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS

This pesticide is toxic to mammals, fish and aquatic invertebrates. Do not apply directly to water, or to areas where surface water is present or to intertidal areas below the mean high water mark. Drift and runoff may be hazardous to aquatic organisms in neighboring areas. Do not contaminate water when disposing of equipment washwater or rinsate.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE

It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling.

Do not use this product until you have read the entire label.

Do not apply this product in a way that will contact workers or other persons, either directly or through drift. Only protected handlers may be in the area during application.

For any requirements specific to your State or Tribe, consult the agency responsible for pesticide regulation.

AERIAL APPLICATION

Avoid application under conditions when uniform coverage cannot be obtained or when excessive spray drift may occur. Do not apply directly to humans or animals. Not registered for aerial application in New York State.

CHEMIGATION

Application Through Irrigation Systems (Chemigation) – Apply ABSOLUTE Maxx through irrigation equipment only to crops for which chemigation is specified on this label.

ABSOLUTE Maxx alone or in combination with other pesticides which are registered for application through irrigation systems, may be applied through irrigation systems. Apply this product only through center pivot, solid set, hand move, or moving wheel irrigation systems. Do not apply this product through any other type of irrigation system. Illegal pesticide residues in the crop can result from non-uniform distribution of treated water. If you have questions about calibration, you should contact State Extension Service specialists, equipment manufacturers, or other experts. Do not connect an irrigation system (including greenhouse systems) used for pesticide application to a public water system, unless the pesticide label-prescribed safety devices for public water systems are in place. A person knowledgeable of the chemigation system and responsible for its operation, or under the supervision of the responsible person, shall shut the system down and make necessary adjustments should the need arise.

Operating Instructions

1. The system must contain a functional check-valve, vacuum relief valve, and low pressure drain appropriately located on the irrigation pipeline to prevent water-source contamination from backflow.
2. The pesticide injection pipeline must contain a functional, automatic, quick-closing check-valve to prevent the flow of fluid back toward the injection pump.
3. The pesticide injection pipeline must also contain a functional, normally closed, solenoid-operated valve located on the intake side of the injection pump and connected to the system interlock to prevent fluid from being withdrawn from the supply tank when the irrigation system is either automatically or manually shut down.
4. The system must contain functional interlocking controls to automatically shut off the pesticide injection pump when the water pump motor stops.
5. The irrigation line or water pump must include a functional pressure switch which will stop the water pump motor when the water pressure decreases to the point where pesticide distribution is adversely affected.
6. Systems must use a metering pump, such as a positive displacement injection pump (e.g., diaphragm pump), effectively designed and constructed of materials that are compatible with pesticides and capable of being fitted with a system interlock.
7. Do not apply when wind speed favors drift beyond the area intended.

RECOMMENDATIONS TO AVOID SPRAY DRIFT

Do not make applications when conditions favor drift beyond the target application area. When drift may be a problem, take measures to reduce drift, including:

1. Do not spray if wind speeds are or become excessive. Do not spray if wind speed is 15 mph or greater. If nontarget crops are located downwind, use caution when spraying if wind is present. Do not spray if winds are gusty.
2. Use caution when conditions are favorable for drift (high temperatures, drought, low relative humidity).
3. Do not apply when a temperature inversion exists. If inversion conditions are suspected, consult with local weather services before making an application.

USE DIRECTIONS FOR SPECIFIC CROPS

BARLEY

• Glume Blotch (Stagonospora nodorum)
• Leaf Blotch (Stagonospora avenae)
• Net Blotch (Pyrenophora teres)
• Powdery Mildew (Blumeria graminis)
• Rusts (Puccinia spp.)
• Scald (Rhynchosporium secalis)
• Spot Blotch (Cochliobolus sativus)
• 3.3 fl oz/Acre
• Begin applications preventatively when conditions are favorable for disease development.
• ABSOLUTE Maxx may be applied by ground, aerial or chemigation.

Restrictions

Do not apply more than 3.3 fl oz of ABSOLUTE Maxx per season. Do not apply within 40 days of harvest. For optimum disease control, the lowest labeled rate of a spray non-ionic surfactant (NIS) may be tank-mixed. For resistance management, do not apply more than 2 consecutive applications of a Group 11 or Group 11-containing fungicide per acre per year without alternation with at least 2 applications of fungicide from a different (not Group 11) mode of action.

Do not allow livestock to graze within the treated area within 30 days after application, and do not harvest the treated crop for forage within 30 days after application or for hay within 45 days after application.

Restricted-entry interval (REI) = 12 hours

SWEET CORN (INCLUDING SEED PRODUCTION)

• Anthracnose Leaf Blight (Colletotrichum graminicola)
• Common Rust (Puccinia sorghi)
• Eye Spot (Aureobasidium zeae)
• Gray Leaf Spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis)
• Northern Corn Leaf Blight (Setosphaeria turcica)
• Northern Corn Leaf Spot (Cochliobolus carbonum)
• Northern Corn Leaf Spot (Cochliobolus carbonum)
• Southern Corn Leaf Blight (Cochliobolus heterostrophus)
• Southern Rust (Puccinia polysora)
• 5.0 – 6.0 fl oz/Acre
• Apply when disease first appears and continue on a 10-14 day interval if favorable conditions for disease development persist. Use of shorter spray intervals and higher rates are recommended when disease pressure is severe.
• ABSOLUTE Maxx may be applied by ground, air or chemigation. ABSOLUTE Maxx should be applied in a minimum of 10 gallons of spray solution by ground sprayer or in a minimum of 2 gallons per acre by aircraft spray equipment. For optimum disease control, the lowest labeled rate of a spray surfactant may be tank-mixed.

Restrictions

Do not apply more than 24 fl oz of ABSOLUTE Maxx per acre per use season. Do not apply more than 4 applications per use season. ABSOLUTE Maxx may be applied up to 7 days before the harvest of ears and forage. Do not apply within 49 days of harvest for fodder. In programs with ABSOLUTE Maxx, with Group 11 tank mixes, or other pre-mixes containing a Group 11 fungicide, the number of Group 11 fungicide should be no more than one-half of the total number of fungicide applications per season. Alternate every application of ABSOLUTE Maxx with at least one application of a non-Group 11 fungicide.

Restricted-entry interval (REI) = 19 days.

CORN (FIELD CORN, FIELD CORN GROWN FOR SEED AND POPCORN)

• Anthracnose Leaf Blight (Colletotrichum graminicola)
• Common Rust (Puccinia sorghi)
• Eye Spot (Aureobasidium zeae)
• Gray Leaf Spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis)
• Northern Corn Leaf Blight (Setosphaeria turcica)
• Northern Corn Leaf Spot (Cochliobolus carbonum)
• Southern Corn Leaf Blight (Cochliobolus heterostrophus)
• Southern Rust (Puccinia polysora)
• 5.0 – 6.0 fl oz/Acre
• Apply when disease first appears and continue on a 10-14 day interval if favorable conditions for disease development persist. Use of shorter spray intervals and higher rates are recommended when disease pressure is severe.
• ABSOLUTE Maxx may be applied by ground, air or chemigation. ABSOLUTE Maxx should be applied in a minimum of 10 gallons of spray solution by ground sprayer or in a minimum of 2 gallons per acre by aircraft spray equipment. For optimum disease control, the lowest labeled rate of a spray surfactant may be tank-mixed.

Restrictions

Do not apply more than 12 fl oz of ABSOLUTE Maxx per acre per use season. Do not apply more than 2 applications per use season. ABSOLUTE Maxx may be applied up to 36 days before the harvest of grain and fodder. Do not apply within 21 days of harvest for forage. Do not apply more than two sequential applications of ABSOLUTE Maxx. Limit the number of ABSOLUTE Maxx or other Group 11-containing fungicide applications to no more than two per acre per crop.

Restricted-entry interval (REI) = 12 hours.

*See the label for the complete list of crops and application rates.