Agriculture: Eggplant Pest Management Guidelines

Susceptibility of Spring and Summer Weeds to Herbicide Control

BEFORE PLANTING AFTER PLANTING
CAR PAR* PEL GLY NAP BEN CLE HAL PEN SET
ANNUAL WEEDS
Barnyardgrass N P C C C   C C P C C
Bromegrasses N C P C C C C C P
Chickweed, common P C C C C C N C C N
Cockleburs P C C C N N P N N
Cudweeds N C P N N N N
Fescue, tall N C C C C P
Fleabane, hairy N C P C N N N N N
Goosefoot, nettleleaf C C C P N C N
Groundcherries C C C N N N N N
Groundsel, common C C C P N N P N N
Horseweed, common N P C N N N N N
Knotweed, common P C P C P N C N
Lambsquarters, common P P C C C N N C N
Lettuce, prickly P C C N N C N N
Mallow, little (cheeseweed) C N C P P N N P N
Nettles C P P P N N P N N
Nightshades C C C N N N N N N
Pigweeds C C P C C C N P C N
Polypogon, rabbitfoot N C C C C C C C
Puncturevine C C P N N P N
Purslane, common N C C C C C N P C N
Sandburs N P C C C C C C
Sowthistles N P C C N N P N N
Speedwells N C C C N N
Spurges C C N N N P N
Thistle, Russian P C C P N N P N
Witchgrass N C C C P N
PERENNIAL WEEDS
Bermudagrass (seedling) N P C1 C   C C N C C
Bermudagrass (established) N P N C1 N N P N N P
Bindweed, field (seedling) C P C N N N P N
Bindweed, field (established) P N N P N N N N N
Johnsongrass (seedling) N C C1 C C C C C
Johnsongrass (established) N N N C1 N N C N C
Nutsedge, purple N N N P1 N N N C N N
Nutsedge, yellow N N N P1 N N N C N N
C= control P= partial control N= no control = no information
BEN = bensulide (Prefar) NAP = napropamide (Devrinol)
CAR = carfentrazone (Shark) PAR = paraquat* (Gramoxone Inteon)
CLE = clethodim (Select Max) PEL = pelargonic acid (Scythe)
GLY = glyphosate (Roundup) SET = sethoxydim (Poast)
HAL = halosulfuron (Sandea)
1Treatment must occur year before planting; not when eggplants are in field.
* Permit required from county agricultural commissioner for purchase or use.
Text Updated: 04/10
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