The Nature Conservancy S Wildland Invasive Species Program

Weed Control Methods Handbook: Tools & Techniques for Use in Natural Areas

Mandy Tu, Callie Hurd & John M. Randall The Nature Conservancy Wildland Invasive Species Team version April 2001 Weed Control Methods Handbook: Tools and Techniques for Use in Natural Areas Mandy Tu, Callie Hurd, and John M. Randall

Table of Contents File Name Title Page & Table of Contents 01.TitleContents.doc Introduction 02.Introduction.doc Chapter 1 – Manual & Mechanical Techniques 03.ManualMechanical.doc Chapter 2 – Grazing 04.Grazing.doc Chapter 3 – Prescribed Fire 05.PrescribedFire.doc Chapter 4 – Biological Control 06.BiologicalControl.doc Chapter 5 – Guidelines for Herbicide Use 07.HerbicideGuidelines.doc Chapter 6 – Herbicide Properties 08.HerbicideProperties.doc Chapter 7 – The Herbicides: Herbicide Table 09.HerbicideTable.xls

a) 2,4-D 10.24-D.doc b) Clopyralid 11.Clopyralid.doc c) Fluazifop-p-butyl 12.Fluazifop.doc d) Fosamine Ammonium 13.Fosamine.doc e) Glyphosate 14.Glyphosate.doc f) Hexazinone 15.Hexazinone.doc g) Imazapic 16.Imazapic.doc h) Imazapyr 17.Imazapyr.doc i) Picloram 18.Picloram.doc j) Sethoxydim 19.Sethoxydim.doc k) Triclopyr 20.Triclopyr.doc Chapter 8 – Adjuvants 21.Adjuvants.doc

Appendix 1 – PVC Applicator 22.PVCapplicator.doc Appendix 2 – Spot-burning 23.Spotburn.doc Appendix 3 – How to read a pesticide label 24.PesticideLabel.doc Appendix 4 – How pesticides are regulated in the U.S. 25.PestRegulation.doc Appendix 5 – List of Personal Contacts 26.Contacts.doc Appendix 6 – List of State Regulatory Agencies 27.StateAgencies.doc

Note: This manual is periodically revised, expanded, and improved. If you have any comments or questions please contact TNC’s Wildland Invasive Species Team: Barry Rice [email protected] or 530-754-8891 Mandy Tu [email protected] or 503-230-1221 Tu, M., Hurd, C. & J.M. Randall. 2001. Weed Control Methods Handbook, The Nature Conservancy, http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu, version: April 2001