What’s Hot HL Issue 9


Crabgrass. Photo by: Gordon Johnson, Extension Agent, Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture, University of Delaware, Kent County.

Dunce cap stage of bagworms. Bag is held upright by early instar bagworms and is called the ‘dunce cap’ stage. Photo by: Brian Kunkel, Ornamentals IPM Specialist, University of Delaware.

Calico scales. Photo by: Raymond Gill, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Bugwood.org.

Weed Hotline Issue 26

Mesotrione effect on crabgrass and nutsedge.

Mesotrione effect on plantain and Oxalis.

Control of crabgrass with mesotrione in turf.
All photos from the presentation “Mesotrione for Weed Control in Warm- and Cool-Season Turf” by Travis W. Gannon, Fred H Yelverton, and Leon S. Warren, North Carolina State University, Department of Crop Science. To view the full presentation go to http://www.turffiles.ncsu.edu/extension/presentations/2006/Mesotrione_WeedControl.pdf

Weed Hotline Issue 19

White clover, an indicator of low mowing height and low fertility soil.

Spurge, an indicator of compacted soil.

Prostrate knotweed, an indicator of compaction.

Red Sorrel, an indicator of low pH, low fertility soil or dry soil.

Plantain, an indicator of low fertility soil.

Nutsedge and Oxalis (woodsorrel), indicators of wet soil.

Nimblewill, an indicator of excess shade.

Goosegrass, an indicator of compacted soil.

Crabgrass, an indicator of low mower height, wet soils, or high fertility.
Carpetweed, an indicator of dry soil.

Black Medic, an indicator of dry soil.

Bermudagrass (wiregrass), an indicator of low mowing height, compaction, or high fertility.

All Weed Pictures by Gordon Johnson, Extension Agent, Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture, University of Delaware, Kent County