Multiple treatments are necessary every year for several years, making leafy spurge control an extremely expensive undertaking. If left uncontrolled for a single year, leafy spurge can reinfest rapidly. Prescribed burning, in conjunction with herbicides, may also be effective. Cole, M.A.R. 1991. Lacey, C.A., R.W. Kott, and P.K. Fay. 1984.
Ranchers control leafy spurge.
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