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How to Manage Pests

UC Pest Management Guidelines


Turfgrass

Sensitivity of Turf Species to Herbicides

(Reviewed 6/03, updated 6/03)

In this Guideline: More about weeds in turfgrass:

Preemergence


TURF SPECIES
bentgrasses
bermudagrass, common
bermudagrass, hybrid
bluegrass, Kentucky
dichondra
fescue, fine
fescue, tall
kikuyugrass
ryegrasses
St. Augustinegrass
zoysiagrass

ATR
BENBESDCPDITISONAPORYOXAPENPRDPRO*SIDBEN
ORY
BEN
TRI
ssTrr-ssssssrsr
rTTTTTTRTTTTTtT
rTTTTTtrTTTTTTT
sTTTTTrsTRRsTsT
ssTs--Ttstrr-tt
sTTTR-TsTTTsTsT
sTTTTTtsTTTsTsT
-ttt--r-rrt----
sTTT-TrsRrTsTsT
tTTT-TsTR--s-TT
TTTT-TrsRRTs-TT

Postemergence



TURF SPECIES
bentgrasses
bermudagrass, common
bermudagrass, hybrid
bluegrass, Kentucky
dichondra
fescue, fine
fescue, tall
kikuyugrass
ryegrasses
St. Augustinegrass
zoysiagrass
BTZ BRO CLO DIC* DSM ETH1 FLU GLY HAL MEC MSM PRO* QUI TRY 24A* 24E* 24D*
MEC
24D*
MEC
DIC*
24D*
TRY
rrtRrTssTTss-srssRs
TTtTTR2ssTTTTTrTTTTr
TTtTTT2rsTTTTTsTTTTr
TTtTTTssTTRsTTTTTTT
ssTsr-Ts-ssr-ssssss
TTtTTsTsTTTsTTTTTTT
TTtTTTssTTtsTTTTTTT
-t-rr-ss-rs-sstrtts
TTtTTTssTtTsTTTTTTT
TR-ssT-sTtss-sssrss
TttRRsssTrTs-srsrrs

Ratings legend
S = sensitive    R = relatively tolerant    T = tolerant    - = no information

UPPER CASE LETTERS = Registered for this turf species in California

Chemical legend
ATR = atrazine (Drexel Atrazine)   ETH = ethofumesate (Prograss)   PEN = pendimethalin (Pre-M, Pendulum)
BEN = benefin (Balan)   FLU = fluazifop (Fusilade 2000)   PRD = prodiamine (Barricade)
BES = bensulide (Presan)   GLY = glyphosate (Roundup)   PRO = pronamide* (Kerb)
BRO = bromoxynil (Buctril)   HAL = halosulfuron (Manage)   QUI = quinclorac (Drive)
BTZ = bentazon (Basagran)   ISO = isoxaben (Gallery)   SID = siduron (Tupersan)
CLO = clopyralid (Stinger, Lontrel)   MEC = mecoprop (MCPP)   TRI = trifluralin (Team 2G)
DCP = DCPA (Dacthal W-75 for Turf)   MSM = MSMA   TRY = triclopyr (Turflon)
DIC = dicamba* (Banvel 4-S)   NAP = napropamide (Devrinol)   24A = 2,4-D amine*
DIT = dithiopyr (Dimension)   ORY = oryzalin (Surflan)   24D = 2,4-D*
DSM = DSMA (Methar)   OXA = oxadiazon (Ronstar)   24E = 2,4-D ester*

Comments
 * Permit required from county agricultural commissioner for purchase or use.
 1 See label for varietal tolerance of each turf species. Injury may occur to certain species or cultivars.
 2 For use on dormant bermudagrass only.

[Precautions]

PUBLICATION

[UC Peer Reviewed]

UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Turfgrass
UC ANR Publication 3365-T
Weeds
C. L. Elmore, Vegetable Crops/Weed Science, UC Davis
C. A. Wilen, UC IPM Program, UC Cooperative Extension, San Diego Co.
D. W. Cudney, Botany and Plant Sciences, UC Riverside
V. A. Gibeault, Botany and Plant Sciences, UC Riverside
M. A. Harivandi, UC Cooperative Extension, Alameda Co.

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