Illinois Pesticide Applicator Rights.pdf

Illinois Pesticide Applicator Rights-Of-
Way

first step in weed control
identification of weed




broadleaf weeds
netted veins




narrowleaf weeds (grasses)
long, thin leaves with parallel veins




areas preferred by annuals
soil is disturbed or perennial plants are spotty/poor




areas preferred by winter annuals
soil is disturbed in fall or left exposed over winter




areas preferred by biennials
areas not mowed or disturbed

, areas preferred by perennials
areas with minimal soil disturbance




Examples foxtail, crabgrass, common chickweed, henbit
annuals weeds




Examples garlic mustard, wild carrot, bull thistle, common teasel
Biennial Weeds




Examples Johnsongrass, dandelion, Canada Thistle, honeysuckle
Perennial Weeds




Herbaceous perennial
die in fall, but root systems overwinter




woody perennial
persistent aboveground stems that remain each season




monocotyledons (monocots)
parallel-veined leaves that are much longer than they are wide; grasses or grasslike




dicotyledons (dicots)