Agriculture: Peppers Pest Management Guidelines

Susceptibility of Spring & Summer Weeds in Peppers to Herbicide Control

  BEFORE PLANTING PREEMERGENCE OR PREPLANT INCORPORATED AFTER PLANTING
CAR OXY PAR* PEL GLY MEO MET* NAP BEN TRI CAR CLE HAL PEL PEN SET
ANNUAL WEEDS
barnyardgrass N P P C C C C C C C N C P C C C
bromegrasses N P C P C C C C C N C P C P
chickweed, common P N C C C C C C C C P N C C C N
cockleburs P P C C P C N N P N P N N
cudweeds N N C N P P N N N N N
dodder P N N N C N N N C P N N P N
fescue, tall N P C C C C C C N P
fleabane, hairy N P C P C N C N N N N N P N N
goosefoot, nettleleaf C C C P C C P C N C N
groundcherries C C C C C C N N N C N N N
groundsel, common C C C C N C P N N N P C N N
horseweed, common N P P C N C N N N N N N N
knotweed, common P P C P N C C P C N C C N
lambsquarters, common C P P C P C C C C N N P C N
lettuce, prickly C P C N C C N N N C N N
mallow, little (cheeseweed) C C N C P P P P N N C N C P N
nettles C C P P C C P N P C N P N N
nightshades C C C C C C N N N C N N N N
pigweeds C C C P C C C C C C C N P P C N
polypogon, rabbitfoot N P C C C C C C C C N C C C
puncturevine P C C C P N P N P N
purslane, common N C C C C C C C C C N N P C C N
sandburs N N P C C C C C C N C C C
sowthistles N C P C P C C N N N N P N N
speedwells N C C C C C N P N N
spurges P C C N C N N N N P N
thistle, Russian P P C C P C P N P N C P N
witchgrass N P C C C C P C N N
PERENNIAL WEEDS
bermudagrass (seedling) N P P C1 N C C C C N C N C C
bermudagrass (established) N N P N C1 N P N N N N P N N N P
bindweed, field (seedling) C N P C N P N N P C N P N
bindweed, field (established) P N N N P N P N N P P N N N N
johnsongrass (seedling) N N C C1 C C C C C N C C C
johnsongrass (established) N N N N C1 N P N N N N C N N C
nutsedge, purple N N N N P1 N P N N N N N C N N N
nutsedge, yellow N N N N P1 P C N N N N N C N N N
Chemical Legend
BEN = bensulide (Prefar) NAP = napropamide (Devrinol)
CAR = carfentrazone (Shark) OXY = oxyfluorfen (GoalTender)
CLE = clethodim (Select Max) PAR = paraquat* (Gramoxone SL 2.0)
GLY = glyphosate (Roundup) PEL = pelargonic acid (Scythe)
HAL = halosulfuron (Sandea) PEN = pendimethalin (Prowl H2O)
MEO = S-metolachlor (Dual Magnum) SET = sethoxydim (Poast)
MET = metam sodium* (various trade names) TRI = trifluralin (Treflan)
Comments
* Permit required from county agricultural commissioner for purchase or use.
1 Treatment must occur year before planting; not when peppers are in field.
Text Updated: 12/09
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