Pendulum Aquacap Herbicide drum (15 gal)

Pendulum AquaCap Pre-Emergent Herbicide

BASF Pendulum AquaCap Herbicide is a professional selective preemergence herbicide containing 38.7% pendimethalin for long-lasting prevention of annual grassy and broadleaf weeds in established turfgrass, ornamental landscapes, nursery production, noncrop areas, and bareground sites. Its Group 3 dinitroaniline chemistry inhibits cell division in germinating weed seedlings, stopping shoot and root development before susceptible weeds become established.

Powered by BASF AquaCap microencapsulation technology, Pendulum AquaCap suspends pendimethalin in a water-based capsule formulation designed to deliver active ingredient to the weed-germination zone while providing virtually no odor, reduced staining potential, and convenient handling, mixing, and cleanup. It controls more than 45 labeled weeds including crabgrass, goosegrass, annual bluegrass, foxtails, chickweed, henbit, spurge, sandbur, knotweed, and many other troublesome species.

Features & Benefits

✓ Contains 38.7% pendimethalin with 3.8 lb active ingredient per gallon

✓ Group 3 preemergence herbicide prevents more than 45 labeled grassy and broadleaf weeds

✓ AquaCap microencapsulation delivers pendimethalin to the weed-germination zone for dependable residual protection

✓ Controls crabgrass, goosegrass, Poa annua, foxtails, sandbur, chickweed, henbit, spurge, knotweed, and other difficult weeds

✓ Water-based formulation provides virtually no odor and reduced staining potential

✓ Broad label covers lawns, golf courses, sod farms, ornamental landscapes, nursery production, bareground, and noncrop sites

✓ May be tank mixed with appropriately labeled postemergence herbicides where control of already-emerged weeds is also required

Labeled Use Sites

Pendulum AquaCap is labeled for established turfgrass including residential lawns, commercial and institutional turf, golf courses, sod farms, parks, athletic fields, schools, airports, roadsides, cemeteries, picnic areas, houses of worship, military grounds, prairie-grass areas, and other managed turf sites. It is labeled across numerous warm- and cool-season turf species, but must not be applied to bentgrass or Poa annua golf greens or tees.

Additional uses include landscape beds, established ornamentals, field-, liner-, and container-grown nursery stock, conifer and hardwood seedling nurseries, Christmas tree plantations, ornamental bulbs, established wildflowers, nonbearing fruit and nut crops and vineyards, rights-of-way, utility sites, railroads, fence rows, parking and storage areas, gravel areas, bareground, and other labeled noncropland sites. Pendulum AquaCap must not be applied in greenhouses, shadehouses, or other enclosed structures.

Target Weeds

Grassy Weeds: barnyardgrass, annual bluegrass (Poa annua), crabgrass, crowfootgrass, giant foxtail, green foxtail, yellow foxtail, goosegrass, itchgrass, Johnsongrass from seed, junglerice, lovegrass from seed, browntop panicum, fall panicum, Texas panicum, field sandbur, signalgrass, Mexican sprangletop, red sprangletop, witchgrass, and woolly cupgrass.

Broadleaf Weeds: lawn burweed, carpetweed, common chickweed, mouseear chickweed, hop clover, cudweed, evening primrose, fiddleneck, filaree, henbit, prostrate knotweed, kochia, common lambsquarters, pigweed, puncturevine, common purslane, Florida pusley, London rocket, shepherdspurse, Pennsylvania smartweed, corn speedwell, annual spurge, prostrate spurge, yellow woodsorrel, and velvetleaf or buttonweed.

Pendulum AquaCap is strictly a preemergence herbicide and will not control established weeds. Existing weeds should be removed or controlled with an appropriately labeled postemergence herbicide before or in conjunction with the Pendulum AquaCap program.

Application Notes

Apply Pendulum AquaCap before target weeds germinate. Turf rates vary by turf species, use site, target weed, and desired residual period. Typical turf programs range from 3.1 to 6.3 pints per acre, equivalent to approximately 1.1 to 2.3 fl oz per 1,000 sq ft. Residential and sod-farm turf have lower maximum single-application rates than golf, commercial, and other nonresidential turf, so always follow the site-specific rate table.

For best performance, activate Pendulum AquaCap with approximately 1/2 inch of rainfall or sprinkler irrigation after application. If activation does not occur within 30 days, erratic weed control may result. Repeat turf applications may be made at labeled intervals where extended control of crabgrass, goosegrass, Poa annua, and other weeds is required. Do not reseed or winter-overseed treated turf for at least three months after the last application, and delay sprigging for five months.

Product Information

Active Ingredient: Pendimethalin 38.7%
Active Ingredient Concentration: 3.8 lb pendimethalin per gallon
Mode of Action: Meristematic inhibitor that disrupts mitotic cell division in germinating seedlings
HRAC/WSSA Group: Group 3
Chemical Family: Dinitroaniline
Formulation: Capsule Suspension / Microencapsulated Aqueous Formulation
Control Type: Selective Preemergence
EPA Reg. No.: 241-416
Manufacturer: BASF Corporation
Signal Word: CAUTION
Brand: Pendulum AquaCap Herbicide
Restricted Use: No
Recommended Surfactant: No surfactant is required for standard preemergence applications. Rainfall or irrigation activation is the critical performance step.