Melaleuca Control Recommendations for Homeowners

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Melaleuca Control RecommendationsforHomeowners

• Ken Langeland
• UF/IFAS Agronomy Department
• Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

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Hack and Squirt
Methods Of Application
Foliar
Cut Stump
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Herbicides Used for Melaleuca Control
Active Ingredient
Brand Name(s)
Application Method
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What Property Owners Can Do

• Remove invasive plants from landscapes
• Contractors for large jobs
• Dispose of yard waste appropriately
• Treat stumps with herbicide
• Ortho Brush-B-Gon
• Roundup Super Concentrate
• Enforcer Brush Killer

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Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
Eye protection
Long sleeves
Chemical resistant gloves
Follow label PPE instructions!
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Woody Stems
Bark?
Inactive xylem
?Cambium and phloem
?Active xylem
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• Cut as close to ground as possible
• Cut stumps level!
• Apply herbicide just inside bark (cambium)
• Treat entire circumference
• Treat within 15 minutes of cutting

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Hack and Squirt

• Cut all the way around stem
• Cut all the way in to cambium
• Apply herbicide to exposed cambium
• Use dyes so you can see whats been treated
• Treat within 15 minutes of cutting

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Acute Toxicity
The lower the number, the higher the toxicity
(i.e., it takes a smaller amount to cause
toxicity)
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Herbicide Behavior in Soil
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Questions?