Author: Julia C. Klapproth, Faculty Assistant-Natural Resources, Maryland Cooperative Extension; James E. Johnson, Extension Forestry Specialist, College of Natural Resources, Virginia Tech
Publication Number 420-155, Posted October 2001
Table 4. Herbicides for invasive plant control.
| Herbicide | Trade Name | Target Species |
|---|---|---|
| Clopyralid Diacamba | Transline® | Kudzu |
| Veteran CST® | Trees (apply to cut stumps or inject) | |
| Fosamine | Krenite S® | Multiflora rose; tree-of-heaven |
| Glyphosate | Accord® | Sod |
| Compadre® | Multiflora rose | |
| Rodeo® | Kudzu | |
| Roundup® | Japanese bamboo Trees (poor control of maple, holly, hickory, and blackgum) | |
| Imazapyr | Arsenal® | Turf grasses, trees |
| Chopper® | (blackberry, locust, pine, hickory, dogwood, redbud, and elm are resistant) | |
| Arsenal® + glyphosate | Japanese bamboo | |
| Chopper® + | Phragmites | |
| Accord® | Locust and pine are resistant | |
| Metsulfuron | Escort® | Kudzu Multiflora rose Blackberry |
| Escort® + Garlon 3A® | Oriental bittersweet Porcelain berry Poison ivy Wild grape Blackberry Multiflora rose | |
| Sulfometuron | Oust® | Turf grasses (poor control of broomsedge and wire grass) |
| Oust® + | Turf grasses glyphosate | |
| Triclopyr | Pathfinder II® | Wild grape |
| Garlon® | Poison ivy Dicots and broadleaf plants (maple resistant) |
Virginia Department of Forestry. 1999. Herbicide Use Sheets -- Program Year 1999. http://www.dof.state.va.us/mgt/herbuse.htm. Virginia Department of Forestry, Charlottesville.
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