Weed control quick reference

Weed	Method(s)	Herbicide(s)
African Boxthorn Lycium ferocissimum	Hand remove Remove seeds, pods or fruit Stem inject or frill Cut and paint	Glyphosate
African Lovegrass Eragrostis curvula	Hand remove Crown Spray	Glyphosate
African Olive Olea europaea ssp. cuspidata	Hand remove Spray Stem inject or frill Cut and paint	Glyphosate, Picloram, Triclopyr
Alligator Weed Alternanthera philoxeroides	Notify Council
Arum Lily/Calla Lily Zantedeschia aethiopica	Hand remove Remove seeds, pods or fruit Manually remove bulbs, corms and tubers Spray	Fluroxypyr, Glyphosate, Metsulfuron methyl
Asparagus Fern Asparagus spp.	Crown Spray	Metsulfuron methyl
Balloon Vine Cardiospermum grandiflorum	Remove seeds, pods or fruit Spray Stem inject or frill Scrape and paint Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Bamboo, Black Phyllostachys nigra	Manually remove bulbs, corms and tubers Spray Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Barberry/Berberis Berberis aristata, darwinii, thunbergii	Hand remove Remove seeds, pods or fruit Stem inject or frill Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Blackberry Rubus fruticosus spp. agg	Crown Spray Scrape and paint	Glyphosate, Triclopyr, Metsulfuron methyl
Blue Periwinkle Vinca major	Manually remove bulbs, corms and tubers Spray Scrape and paint	Fluroxypyr, Glyphosate, Metsulfuron methyl
Boneseed/Bitou Bush Boneseed - (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. monilifera), Bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. rotundata)	Hand remove Spray Stem inject or frill Cut and paint	Glyphosate, Picloram, Metsulfuron methyl
Broom, Cape Genista monspessulana	Hand remove Stem inject or frill Cut and paint	Glyphosate, Triclopyr
Broom, Scotch/English Cytisus scoparius	Hand remove Spray Stem inject or frill Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Butterfly Bush Buddleja davidii	Hand remove Remove seeds, pods or fruit Spray Stem inject or frill	Glyphosate
Cabomba Cabomba caroliniana	Notify Council
Cassia/Senna Senna pendula var. glabrata	Remove seeds, pods or fruit Spray Stem inject or frill Cut and paint	Glyphosate, Metsulfuron methyl
Castor Oil Plant Ricinus communis	Hand remove Spray Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Cats Claw Creeper Dolichandra unguis-cati syn. Macfadyena unguis-cati	Hand remove Spray Stem inject or frill Scrape and paint	Glyphosate
Cestrum, Green Cestrum parqui	Stem inject or frill Scrape and paint Cut and paint Notify Council
Cherry, Black Prunus serotina	Hand remove Stem inject or frill Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Coolatai Grass Hyparrhenia hirta	Remove seeds, pods or fruit Crown Spray	Glyphosate
Cotoneaster Cotoneaster spp. (franchetii, pannosus, lacteus, glaucophyllus, horizontalis)	Remove seeds, pods or fruit Stem inject or frill Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Crofton Weed Ageratina adenophora	Hand remove Remove seeds, pods or fruit Spray Cut and paint	Fluroxypyr, Glyphosate, MCPA + Dicamba, Picloram, Triclopyr, Metsulfuron methyl
Firethorn Pyracantha spp.	Hand remove Remove seeds, pods or fruit Stem inject or frill Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Gorse Ulex europaeus	Hand remove Spray Cut and paint	Glyphosate, Picloram, Triclopyr, Metsulfuron methyl
Heath, Portuguese Erica lusitanica	Hand remove Remove seeds, pods or fruit Stem inject or frill Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Holly Ilex aquifolium	Hand remove Remove seeds, pods or fruit Stem inject or frill Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Honeysuckle, Himalayan Leycesteria formosa	Remove seeds, pods or fruit Stem inject or frill Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Honeysuckle, Japanese Lonicera japonica	Hand remove Scrape and paint Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Horsetail Equisetum arvense	Notify Council
Ivy, Cape Delairea odorata	Hand remove Scrape and paint Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Ivy, English Hedera helix	Hand remove Remove seeds, pods or fruit Spray Stem inject or frill Scrape and paint	Glyphosate
Jasmine, White Jasminum polyanthum	Hand remove Spray Scrape and paint	Glyphosate
Lantana Lantana spp.	Hand remove Spray Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Laurel, Camphor Cinnamomum camphora	Spray Stem inject or frill Scrape and paint Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Laurel, Cherry Prunus laurocerasus	Hand remove Stem inject or frill Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Lily, Ginger Hedychium gardnerianum	Manually remove bulbs, corms and tubers Spray Cut and paint crown	Glyphosate, Metsulfuron methyl
Lily, Ginger/Wild Ginger OLD Hedichium gardnerianum	Manually remove bulbs, corms and tubers Spray Cut and paint crown	Glyphosate, Metsulfuron methyl
Looking Glass Plant Coprosma repens	Remove seeds, pods or fruit Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Lovegrass, African Eragrostis curvula	Crown
Lucerne, Tree Cytisus proliferus and Chamaecytisus palmensis	Hand remove Spray Stem inject or frill Cut and paint	Glyphosate, Picloram, Triclopyr
Madeira Vine Anredera cordifolia	Hand remove Spray Scrape and paint	Glyphosate
Mickey Mouse Plant/Ochna Ochna serrulata	Scrape and paint	Glyphosate
Mistflower Ageratina riparia	Hand remove Spray Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Montbretia Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora	Manually remove bulbs, corms and tubers Stem swipe	Glyphosate
Morning Glory Ipomoea indica	Hand remove Spray Scrape and paint	Glyphosate
Moth Vine Araujia sericifera	Hand remove Remove seeds, pods or fruit Scrape and paint	Glyphosate
Mother of Millions Bryophyllum delagoense	Hand remove Spray	Metsulfuron methyl
Pampas Grass Cortaderia spp	Hand remove Remove seeds, pods or fruit Spray Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Patersons Curse/Vipers Bugloss Echium spp	Hand remove Spray	Picloram, Triclopyr
Pine, Radiata Pinus radiata	Hand remove Chop down Stem inject or frill	Glyphosate
Privet, Large Leaf Ligustrum lucidum	Hand remove Remove seeds, pods or fruit Spray Stem inject or frill Cut and paint	Glyphosate, Triclopyr
Privet, Small Leaf Ligustrum sinense	Hand remove Remove seeds, pods or fruit Spray Stem inject or frill Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Queensland Silver Wattle Acacia podalyriifolia	Hand remove Stem inject or frill Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Red Hot Poker Kniphofia uvaria	Remove seeds, pods or fruit Manually remove bulbs, corms and tubers Stem swipe	Glyphosate
Reed, Giant Arundo donax	Manually remove bulbs, corms and tubers Spray Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus	Hand remove Chop down Stem inject or frill Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Tobacco, Wild Solanum mauritianum	Hand remove Remove seeds, pods or fruit Stem inject or frill Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Trad Tradescantia fluminensis	Hand remove Spray	Glyphosate
Tree of Heaven Ailanthus altissima	Stem inject or frill Scrape and paint	Glyphosate
Turkey Rhubarb Acetosa sagittata	Remove seeds, pods or fruit Manually remove bulbs, corms and tubers Spray Scrape and paint	Glyphosate
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum and Hypericum kouytchense (syn.H. x moserianum)	Hand remove Remove seeds, pods or fruit Spray Scrape and paint Cut and paint	Glyphosate
Watsonia Watsonia meriana var. bulbillifera	Manually remove bulbs, corms and tubers Spray Stem swipe	Glyphosate
Wattle, Cootamundra Acacia baileyana	Hand remove Remove seeds, pods or fruit Stem inject or frill Cut and paint	Glyphosate

Weeds

Cherishing our bushland

Weed control quick reference