Of particular importance is the water carrier in this mixture. As some landowners have expressed concerns regarding the use of diesel in brush control work on their property because of the potential for petroleum residues in the soil. A mixed brush invade fence row on the Farrell Ranch was selected on June 11, 1998. The herbicide mixture was applied to each plant's foliage until runoff. Collection of control data was taken twelve months following treatment on June 3, 1999.
Labor is the main cost in any individual plant treatment brush control effort.
This mixture has the very low rates of herbicide which is cost effective and environmentally attractive but lacks the effectiveness necessary to warrant being a best management practice. More research is needed to identify a low cost herbicide mixture that will effectively control a large segment of our invader brush community. We would like to thank Dr. J.M. Farrell DVM, who served as cooperator for this demonstration and Darrell Evans of Dow Elanco who supported this result demonstration effort.