Herbicides control annual winter weeds in bermudagrass turf

Weeds are commonly found in bermudagrass turf during the winter and early spring throughout the Southeastern United States whether this turf is used for lawns, parks, athletic fields or golf courses. Mild winter temperatures favor rapid growth of these annuals. When bermudagrass goes dormant in the fall after the first killing frost, it does not compete with germinating winter weeds. Bermudagrass overseeded with a cool-season grass will offer some competition with the weeds and a good quality turf not overseeded will usually have less weeds than a lower quality, poor stand of turf. However, in most instances winter weeds will continue to be a major problem in all turfgrasses and detract from the appearance of the area (Fig. 1). Herbicide treatments