Turfgrass Herbicides for Homeowners.ppt

Turfgrass Herbicides for Homeowners Tim R. Murphy Extension Weed Scientist The University of Georgia Homeowner Weed Control Fair range of products Chemical company mergers Product lines may vary year to year Most basics market through formulators (StaGreen, Greenlight, Ortho, etc) Ortho to Monsanto to Scotts Bayer is entering homeowner markets Dinitroanilines Turfgrasses and ornamentals Control annual grasses and a few annual broadleaf weeds Do not leach Use on established turfgrasses and ornamentals Dinitroanilines - Professional Benefin (Balan) Benefin + trifluralin (Team, Team Pro) Benefin + oryzalin (XL) prodiamine (Barricade) oryzalin (Surflan) pendimethalin (Pendulum, Pre-M) trifluralin (Treflan) Benefin Products - Homeowners Balan Pennington Crabgrass Preventer Reseeding restrictions 2.0 lbs. ai/acre - 6 weeks 3.0 lbs. ai/acre - 12 to 16 weeks Benefin + Trifluralin Products - Homeowners Team Team Pro StaGreen Crabgrass Preventer Fertilizer GreenLight First Down Crabgrass Control Hi-Yield Crabgrass Preventer Reseeding restrictions low rate 8 weeks; high rate 12 to 16 weeks Benefin + Oryzalin Products - Homeowners Setre XL 2G XL Greenlight Amaze Grass and Weed Preventer Reseeding restrictions low rate 6 weeks; high rate 12 to 16 weeks Pendimethalin Products - Homeowners Scotts Turf Builder with Halts Crabgrass Preventer (contains fertilizer) Scotts Halts Crabgrass Preventer (no fertilizer) Lesco Pre-M Reseeding restrictions 3 months Pre Herbicides - Homeowners Oryzalin - Surflan reseeding: 3 to 4 months Bensulide - GreenLight Betasan reseeding: 4 months Prodiamine - StaGreen Crabgrass Preventer reseeding: 4 to 5 months Dithiopyr Products - Homeowners Professional : Dimension Homeowner: StaGreen CrabEx Reseeding restrictions 3 to 4 months Trifluralin Products - Homeowners Preen Preen-N-Green Snapshot - trifluralin + isoxaben Isoxaben Products - Homeowners PRE herbicide for control of annual broadleaf weeds Primarily used in wo