A few isolated clumps may be dug up by hand. Spot applications of Fusilade 2000 may work best following a burn. Maintenance control Same control practices recommended as for high quality natural communities. Digging up clumps is slow and sometimes undesirable in a high-quality natural area. Mowing does not reduce existing populations and may encourage spreading by root stocks.
Fire usually is ineffective when fescue is dormant.
Most herbicides are ineffective if applied while fescue is dormant or after mowing. Tillage usually is not an effective way to control any species in a natural area, but may be used in severely disturbed buffer areas. Grazing is ineffective since it usually eliminates other species first and encourages the spread of fescue. Manipulating water levels usually is not practical on natural areas where fescue occurs. No biological controls are known that are feasible in natural areas.