tn eppc home herbicide application 2012
Controlling Invasives Using Products Off-‐ the-‐Shelf
TN Exo'c Pest Plant Council with ORNL, EQAB, KACB, TCWP September 21, 2012
A Sampling of Herbicide Products Available for Home Use
Two types of herbicides oMen used to control invasives in the home seNng: • Ac've ingredient glyphosate
• Ac've ingredient triclopyr
Glyphosate as RAZOR PRO and Triclopyr as RELEGATE obtained from ebay.com
41% glyphosate
61.6% triclopyr
Equipment for small-‐scale foliage applica'on of herbicides
Off-‐the-‐shelf triclopyr formula'ons:
8% triclopyr
8% triclopyr
Glyphosate formula'ons (mostly):
2% glyphosate (ready-‐to-‐use)
41% glyphosate 18% glyphosate 2% triclopyr
A ready-‐to-‐use formula'on of glyphosate (1%) + triclopyr (0.1%)
Cut-‐surface applica'on to mimosa
Cut-‐stump applica'on
Immediately aMer an applica'on
A stump long aMer a successful kill
Applica'on tools for the cut-‐surface treatment
A glyphosate plus triclopyr formula'on suitable for cut-‐surface applica'on undiluted
Japanese grass, or Nepal grass (Microstegium) spreads down an old dirt road in dappled sunlight.
Wintercreeper English Ivy and Periwinkle
Bush Honeysuckle
Mul'flora Rose
Privet problems
Privet-‐unilateral removal
(Courtesy of Steve Basfauf hbp://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/frame.htm)
English ivy
SUMMARY • Glyphosate for foliage-‐applied non-‐selec've control of grasses + broadleaf invasives • Triclopyr for foliage-‐applied selec've control of broadleafs • Glyphosate or triclopyr for winter foliage applica'ons to “evergreen” broadleaf invasives • Glyphosate or triclopyr for cut-‐surface applica'ons year-‐round • Choose applica'on equipment and a technique sized to the job • Follow herbicide product label for appropriate applica'on rate • Choose product formula'on based on tradeoff between cost and ease of use.
For addi'onal informa'on see TNEPPC website -‐ www.tneppc.org
It contains these guides to iden'fica'on and
control of exo'c invasives:
Tennessee Management Manual
Nonna0ve Invasive Plants of Southern Forests by James Miller
Invasive Weeds of the Appalachian Region, UT Extension
TN Exo'c Pest Plant Council with ORNL, EQAB, KACB, TCWP September 21, 2012
A Sampling of Herbicide Products Available for Home Use
Two types of herbicides oMen used to control invasives in the home seNng: • Ac've ingredient glyphosate
• Ac've ingredient triclopyr
Glyphosate as RAZOR PRO and Triclopyr as RELEGATE obtained from ebay.com
41% glyphosate
61.6% triclopyr
Equipment for small-‐scale foliage applica'on of herbicides
Off-‐the-‐shelf triclopyr formula'ons:
8% triclopyr
8% triclopyr
Glyphosate formula'ons (mostly):
2% glyphosate (ready-‐to-‐use)
41% glyphosate 18% glyphosate 2% triclopyr
A ready-‐to-‐use formula'on of glyphosate (1%) + triclopyr (0.1%)
Cut-‐surface applica'on to mimosa
Cut-‐stump applica'on
Immediately aMer an applica'on
A stump long aMer a successful kill
Applica'on tools for the cut-‐surface treatment
A glyphosate plus triclopyr formula'on suitable for cut-‐surface applica'on undiluted
Japanese grass, or Nepal grass (Microstegium) spreads down an old dirt road in dappled sunlight.
Wintercreeper English Ivy and Periwinkle
Bush Honeysuckle
Mul'flora Rose
Privet problems
Privet-‐unilateral removal
(Courtesy of Steve Basfauf hbp://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/frame.htm)
English ivy
SUMMARY • Glyphosate for foliage-‐applied non-‐selec've control of grasses + broadleaf invasives • Triclopyr for foliage-‐applied selec've control of broadleafs • Glyphosate or triclopyr for winter foliage applica'ons to “evergreen” broadleaf invasives • Glyphosate or triclopyr for cut-‐surface applica'ons year-‐round • Choose applica'on equipment and a technique sized to the job • Follow herbicide product label for appropriate applica'on rate • Choose product formula'on based on tradeoff between cost and ease of use.
For addi'onal informa'on see TNEPPC website -‐ www.tneppc.org
It contains these guides to iden'fica'on and
control of exo'c invasives:
Tennessee Management Manual
Nonna0ve Invasive Plants of Southern Forests by James Miller
Invasive Weeds of the Appalachian Region, UT Extension
