To use the product selection chart, find the name of the vegetation that you are trying to control, and follow the row to the right. Below is a key to the words used to describe the products:
- BEST: the ideal product(s) to use, if it is appropriate for the situation.
- OK: a product that has some control or suppression value.
- PREVENT: a product that prevents weeds or algae, but does not directly kill them.
- MIX: a product that can be mixed with BEST and/or OK products to increase effectiveness...click on the product name for more information.
| Plant Name | Pond Dye | Cutrine Plus, Earth Tec | Surfactant | Glyphosate 5.4, AquaNeat, Habitat | Aquathol | Hydrothol | Clipper, Propeller | Navigate | Sonar | Reward, Tribune |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algae | PREVENT | BEST | MIX | OK | OK | MIX | ||||
| Duckweed | MIX | MIX | Best | BEST | OK | |||||
| Water Hyacinth | MIX | MIX | OK | BEST | ||||||
| Water Lettuce | MIX | MIX | OK | OK | OK | BEST | ||||
| Water Lilies | MIX | MIX | BEST | BEST | OK | OK | ||||
| Cattail | MIX | BEST | OK | |||||||
| Spikerush | MIX | OK | OK | BEST | ||||||
| Bulrush | MIX | BEST | OK | OK | ||||||
| Arrowhead | MIX | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | BEST | |||
| Pickerelweed | MIX | OK | OK | BEST | ||||||
| Purple Loosestrife | MIX | BEST | ||||||||
| Pondweed Family | PREVENT | MIX | BEST | BEST | BEST | OK | OK | |||
| Horned Pondweed | PREVENT | MIX | BEST | BEST | ||||||
| Eelgrass | BEST | OK | ||||||||
| Water Milfoil | PREVENT | MIX | OK | OK | BEST | BEST | OK | OK | ||
| Eurasian Water Milfoil | PREVENT | MIX | OK | OK | BEST | BEST | BEST | OK | ||
| Coontail | PREVENT | MIX | OK | OK | BEST | BEST | OK | OK | ||
| Water Buttercup | PREVENT | MIX | BEST | |||||||
| Bladderwort | PREVENT | MIX | OK | OK | BEST | |||||
| American Elodea | PREVENT | MIX | OK | OK | OK | BEST | ||||
| Hydrilla | PREVENT | MIX | OK | OK | BEST | OK | OK |