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Picture of Bermuda Grass
Bermuda Grass (Cynodon dactylon) - Control: Frequent mowing, manual removal, or specific grass herbicides.
Picture of Velvetleaf
Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti) - Control: Hand-pulling, tilling, or using post-emergence herbicides.
Picture of Field Bindweed
Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) - Control: Regular tilling, mulching, or use of systemic herbicides.
Picture of Kudzu
Kudzu (Pueraria montana) - Control: Persistent cutting, grazing by livestock, or herbicides.
Picture of Ailanthus (Tree of Heaven)
Ailanthus (Ailanthus altissima) - Control: Cut-stump herbicide treatment, basal bark herbicide application, or full removal including roots.
Picture of Buckthorn
Buckthorn (Rhamnus species) - Control: Cutting followed by stump herbicide treatments, buckthorn baggies, or forest management practices.
Picture of Garlic Mustard
Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) - Control: Hand-pulling before seeding, cutting, or herbicide application.
Picture of Crabgrass
Crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis) - Control: Pre-emergent herbicides, maintaining healthy lawn, and hand-pulling.
Picture of Blackberry
Blackberry (Rubus species) - Control: Mowing or cutting canes, digging out roots, or applying herbicides.
Picture of Common Mullein
Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) - Control: Hand-pulling, mowing before seed production, or using herbicides.
Picture of Curly Dock
Curly Dock (Rumex crispus) - Control: Manual removal including taproots, tillage, or application of broadleaf herbicides.
Picture of Poison Ivy
Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) - Control: Manual removal with caution, herbicides, or smothering with plastic.
Picture of Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica) - Control: Cutting combined with herbicides, digging up rhizomes, or covering with tarps.
Picture of English Ivy
English Ivy (Hedera helix) - Control: Trimming regularly, applying glyphosate or triclopyr based herbicides, or manual removal.
Picture of Purple Loosestrife
Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) - Control: Manual removal of young plants, biological control using beetles, or herbicides.
Picture of Pigweed
Pigweed (Amaranthus species) - Control: Hand-pulling before seeding, hoeing, or using pre- and post-emergence herbicides.
Picture of Canada Thistle
Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense) - Control: Consistent mowing, herbicides, or introducing weevil species that feed on the thistle.
Picture of Dandelion
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) - Control: Regular lawn mowing, spot-treatment with herbicides, or hand-pulling.
Picture of Spotted Spurge
Spotted Spurge (Euphorbia maculata) - Control: Hand-pulling with care due to milky sap, pre-emergent herbicides, or mulching.
Picture of Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) - Control: Protective removal with care due to sap's skin-irritating properties, cutting and herbicide application.
Picture of Thistle
Thistle (Cirsium species) - Control: Hand-pulling before flowering, mowing, or herbicides.
Picture of Nutgrass (Nutsedge)
Nutgrass (Cyperus rotundus) - Control: Specialized herbicides called sedge controls, reducing irrigation, or removing tubers by hand.
Picture of Chickweed
Chickweed (Stellaria media) - Control: Mulching garden beds, hand-pulling, or post-emergence herbicides.
Picture of Ragweed
Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) - Control: Mowing before flowering, hand-pulling, or using herbicides.
Picture of Bindweed
Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) - Control: Persistent pulling, mulching, or use of systemic herbicides.
Picture of Lambsquarters
Lambsquarters (Chenopodium album) - Control: Mulching, hand-pulling, or pre- and post-emergence herbicides.
Picture of Puncturevine
Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris) - Control: Hand-pulling, using puncturevine weevils as biological control, or pre-emergent herbicides.
Picture of Water Hyacinth
Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) - Control: Manual removal, use of aquatic herbicides, or introduction of biological controls like weevils.
Picture of Morning Glory
Morning Glory (Ipomoea species) - Control: Hand-pulling before seed set, mulching, or using selective herbicides.
Picture of Henbit
Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) - Control: Mulching garden areas, hand-pulling, or post-emergence herbicides in lawns.
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