How to Manage Pests

UC Pest Management Guidelines

Susceptibility of Weeds to Herbicide Control

Customize list of weeds ANNUAL WEEDS barnyardgrass bluegrass, annual brassbuttons, southern burclover, California burweed, lawn (soliva) celery, wild chickweed, common crabgrass, large crabgrass, smooth cudweed filarees foxtail, yellow geranium, cutleaf goosegrass henbit knotweed, prostrate mallow, little (cheeseweed) mayweed (chamomile) medic, black pearlwort, birdseye pimpernel, scarlet pineappleweed purslane, common ryegrass, Italian soliva (spurweed) speedwell, Persian spurge, spotted (prostrate) swinecress, lesser PERENNIAL WEEDS bermudagrass (seedling) bermudagrass (perennial) brassbuttons, Mexican carrot, wild catsear, common chickweed, mouseear clover, white daisy, English dallisgrass (seedling) dallisgrass (perennial) dandelion (seedling) dandelion (perennial) dock, curly (seedling) dock, curly (perennial) garlic, wild healall (selfheal) kikuyugrass knotgrass kyllinga, green nutsedge, purple nutsedge, yellow plantains (seedling) plantains (perennial) smutgrass sorrel, red velvetgrass, German woodsorrel, creeping yarrow, common

PREEMERGENCE ATR BEN DCP DIT ISO NAP ORY OXA PEN PRD PRO* C C C C N C C P C C C C C C C N C C C C C C — — — — — — — — — — — C N N — C C P C P P N C N N — — C P C P P N — — — — — — — — — — — C N P C C C C N C C C P C C C N C C C C C C P C C C N C C C C C C C N N — C N N N N N N P N P — C C P C N N N P C C C N C C C C C C — N N P C — C — C C — P C P P N P C P C C P C N N P C N P C P P — C N P C C C C C C C C C N N — — P P C P P P — — — — — — — — — — — C N N — C N N N N N N — N — — C — C N C — — C N C — C C C C C C — C N N C — P N C N P N C N C C C C C C C C C P C P C N P C N C C C C N N — — C P C P P N — N P — C — C — C C — C N P C C N C P C P N — N N — — C — — P — N   C C C C N C C C C C C N N N N N C C — C C C — — — — — — — — — — — — — N — — — N — — N N P N N N N N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N C C C C N C C C C C C N N N N N N N N N N N C N C P C C N — N N N N N N N C N N N N N N C N C — C P P — C C C N N N N N N N N N N N — — — — — — — — — — — N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N P C C C C C C C C C P N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N C N N — — — — — — — N P N N N N N N N N N N C N P C C C C C C C C P N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N C N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N

ANNUAL WEEDS barnyardgrass bluegrass, annual brassbuttons, southern burclover, California burweed, lawn (soliva) celery, wild chickweed, common crabgrass, large crabgrass, smooth cudweed filarees foxtail, yellow geranium, cutleaf goosegrass henbit knotweed, prostrate mallow, little (cheeseweed) mayweed (chamomile) medic, black pearlwort, birdseye pimpernel, scarlet pineappleweed purslane, common ryegrass, Italian soliva (spurweed) speedwell, Persian spurge, spotted (prostrate) swinecress, lesser PERENNIAL WEEDS bermudagrass (seedling) bermudagrass (perennial) brassbuttons, Mexican carrot, wild catsear, common chickweed, mouseear clover, white daisy, English dallisgrass (seedling) dallisgrass (perennial) dandelion (seedling) dandelion (perennial) dock, curly (seedling) dock, curly (perennial) garlic, wild healall (selfheal) kikuyugrass knotgrass kyllinga, green nutsedge, purple nutsedge, yellow plantains (seedling) plantains (perennial) smutgrass sorrel, red velvetgrass, German woodsorrel, creeping yarrow, common

Susceptibility of Weeds to Herbicide Control

Customize list of weeds ANNUAL WEEDS barnyardgrass bluegrass, annual brassbuttons, southern burclover, California burweed, lawn (soliva) celery, wild chickweed crabgrass, large crabgrass, smooth cudweed filarees foxtail, yellow garlic, wild geranium, cutleaf goosegrass henbit knotweed, prostrate mallow, little (cheeseweed) mayweed (chamomile) medic, black pearlwort, birdseye pimpernel, scarlet pineappleweed purslane, common ryegrass, Italian soliva (spurweed) speedwell, Persian spurge, spotted (prostrate) swinecress, lesser PERENNIAL WEEDS bermudagrass (seedling) bermudagrass (perennial) brassbuttons, Mexican carrot, wild catsear, common chickweed, mouseear clover, white daisy, English dallisgrass (seedling) dallisgrass (perennial) dandelion (seedling) dandelion (perennial) dock, curly (seedling) dock, curly (perennial) healall (selfheal) kikuyugrass knotgrass kyllinga, green nutsedge, purple nutsedge, yellow plantains (seedling) plantains (perennial) red sorrel smutgrass velvetgrass, German woodsorrel, creeping yarrow, common

POSTEMERGENCE BIS BTZ BRO CAR CLO DIC* ETH FLU FLX FOR GLY HAL MEC MSM PRO QUI SUL TRS TRY 24A* 24E* — N N N N N P C — — C N N C C N — — N N N — N N N N N C N — — C N N N C N — — N N N — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — N — C C — N — — C N C N — C — — P P P — — C — C P — N — — C — C N — — — — — C C — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — P P C C C N — — C N C N C — — — P P C — N N N N N P C — — C N N C C P — — N N N — N N N N N P C — — C N N C C P — — N N N — N N — — C C N — — C N C N N — — — — N P — — C — P C P P — — P — — N N — — — — C C — N N N N N C P — — C N N — C N — — N N N — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — C — N — — C N C N — — — — C C C — N N N N N N C — — C N N C C N — — N N N — C — — C C P N — — C N C N C — — — — P C — — — — — C C N — — P N C N C — — — — P C — — C C C C P N — — P N C N P — — — — C C — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — N — C C — N — — P N C N — C — — C P P — — — — — C — N — — C — C N — — — — — — — — — — — — C — N — — C — C N — — — — C C C — N P N C C P N — — C — N N N — — — — P P — C C N — C C N — — C — C N C — — — C C C — N N N N N N C — — P — N N C N — — N N N — — C — C P — N — — C — C N — — — — — C C — — — N — — — N — — C — — — — — — — N N N — — C — — P N N — — C — P N P — — — C P P — — C — — P N N — — C — N — N — — — — N N   — N N N N N — C — — C N N N C — — — C — — — N N N N N N P — — C N N N N — — — N — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — P C — N — — C — — — N — — — — — — — N N — C C — N — — C N P N — — — — — C C — N N P C C — N — — C N C N C — — — — P P — N N — C C C N — — P N C N N C — — C P P — N N N P P — N — — C N N N N N — — N N N — N N N N P — — — — C N N C C — — — C — — — N N N N N N N — — C N N C N — — — N — — — N C — C C — N — — C — C N N — — — N — — — N N — P P N N — — C — N N N — — — N — — — N C — C C — N — — C — C N C — — — C — — — N N — P C N N — — P — P N N — — — P — — — N N — — P — N — — C N — N — — — — P N N — N N — N N — C — — C N N P — P — — N N N — N N — — N — C — — C N N N — — — — N N N — N N — N N — N — — C P N P — N — — N N N — N N N N N P N — — P C N P N N — — N N N — P N N N N P N — — P C N P N N — — N N P — N C — N C N N — — C — C N N — — — — — — — N N — N P N N — — P — P N N — — — N — — — N N — C C — N — — C N N N — — — — — N N — — — — — C — N — — P N C N — — — — — P C — N N — N N — P — — C N N N — — — — N N N — N N — N N — N — — C N P N — — — — C N N — N N — — C — N — — C N P N — — — — — P C

ANNUAL WEEDS barnyardgrass bluegrass, annual brassbuttons, southern burclover, California burweed, lawn (soliva) celery, wild chickweed crabgrass, large crabgrass, smooth cudweed filarees foxtail, yellow garlic, wild geranium, cutleaf goosegrass henbit knotweed, prostrate mallow, little (cheeseweed) mayweed (chamomile) medic, black pearlwort, birdseye pimpernel, scarlet pineappleweed purslane, common ryegrass, Italian soliva (spurweed) speedwell, Persian spurge, spotted (prostrate) swinecress, lesser PERENNIAL WEEDS bermudagrass (seedling) bermudagrass (perennial) brassbuttons, Mexican carrot, wild catsear, common chickweed, mouseear clover, white daisy, English dallisgrass (seedling) dallisgrass (perennial) dandelion (seedling) dandelion (perennial) dock, curly (seedling) dock, curly (perennial) healall (selfheal) kikuyugrass knotgrass kyllinga, green nutsedge, purple nutsedge, yellow plantains (seedling) plantains (perennial) red sorrel smutgrass velvetgrass, German woodsorrel, creeping yarrow, common

Ratings Legend

C

= control

P

= partial control

N

= no control

—

= no information

Chemical Legend

24A = 2,4-D amine* 24E = 2,4-D ester* ATR = atrazine (Atrazine) BEN = bensulide (Bensumec) BIS = bispyribac sodium (Velocity) BRO = bromoxynil (Buctril) BTZ = bentazon (Basagran) CAR = carfentrazone (QuickSilver) CLO = clopyralid (Lontrel) DCP = DCPA (Dacthal W-75 for Turf) DIC = dicamba* (Banvel) DIT = dithiopyr (Dimension) ETH = ethofumesate (PoaConstrictor, Prograss) FLU = fluazifop (Fusilade II) FLX = fluroxypyr (Spotlight) FOR = foramsulfuron (Revolver)

GLY = glyphosate (Roundup) HAL = halosulfuron (Sedgehammer) ISO = isoxaben (Gallery) MEC = mecoprop (MCPP) MSM = MSMA NAP = napropamide (Devrinol) ORY = oryzalin (Surflan) OXA = oxadiazon (Ronstar) PEN = pendimethalin (Pre-M, Pendulum) PRD = prodiamine (Barricade) PRO = pronamide* (Kerb) QUI = quinclorac (Drive) SUL = sulfosulfuron (Certainty) TRS = trifloxysulfuron (Monument) TRY = triclopyr (Turflon)

Comments

Many of these products are available for use by licensed applicators only and cannot be used by home gardeners.

*   Permit required from county agricultural commissioner for purchase or use.

PUBLICATION

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

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