Weed Management: Herbicides for the Homeowner
For Lawn Turfgrass
Herbicide | St. Augustine | Bahiagrass | Centipedegrass | Zoysiagrass |
atrazine | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
atrazine + bentazon | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
benefin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
benefin + trifluralin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
bensulide | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
bentazon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
dacthal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
dicamba | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
ethofumesate | Yes | No | No | No |
fenoxaprop | No | No | No | Yes |
halosulfuron | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
imazaquin | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
metolachlor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
MSMA | No | No | No | Yes |
oryzalin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
oxadiazon | Yes | No | No | Yes |
pendimethalin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
simazine | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
2,4-D + dicamba + MCPP, MCPA, and/or 2,4-DP | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
By Name
Common Name | Brand Name |
atrazine | many brands |
atrazine + bentazon | Prompt |
bentazon | Basagran T/O Hi-Yield Basagran |
benefin | Sta-green Preemergence Crabgrass Preventer |
benefin+trifluralin | Sta-green Crabgrass Preventer Hi-Yield Crabgrass Preventer |
bensulide | Pro Turf Weedgrass Preventer Pre-San Green Light Betasan Crabgrass Preventer |
bentazon | Basagran T/O Lescogran |
dicamba | Banvel |
ethofumesate | Progras |
fenoxaprop | Acclaim extra |
fluazifop | Grass Away Grass Out Grass-B-Gone Fertilome Over the Top Grass Killer |
halosulfuron | Manage |
imazaquin | Image |
metolachlor | Pennant |
MSMA | many brands |
oryzalin | Surflan |
oxadiazon | Ronstar |
pendimethalin | Pendulum Pre-M Turf Weedgrass Control Halts Crabgrass Preventer |
sethoxydim | Vantage T/O Hi-yield Poast |
simazine | FertiLome Winterizer and Weed Preventer |
2,4-D + dicamba + MCPP, MCPA, and/or 2,4-DP | many brands |