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Selective, Post-Emergent Cultural, Physical, and Capture Methods Moss Controls

Selective, Post-Emergent EPA-Registered Herbicides

updated Jan 27, 2012 by Nick Thorp

Note: Products lower in the table are more hazardous. Differences between close-ranking products may not be significant.

What do the hazard ratings mean? See Healthy Gardening, Healthy You

Moderate Hazard Insect Controls

Product Name

Active Ingredient(s)

Safety Score

Short Term Health Hazard

Long Term Health Hazard

Hazard to Aquatic Life

Hazard to Birds, Bees, or Pets

Half-Life in Soil

Water Pollution Hazard

Target Pests

Scotts® Lawn Pro® Super Turf Builder® with PLUS 2® Weed Control

2,4-D, mecoprop-P

 2.50

3

2

2

3

3

2

 

Scotts® Turf Builder® WinterGuard With PLUS 2® Weed Control

2,4-D, MCPP

 2.50

3

2

2

3

3

2

 

Scotts® Turf Builder® with PLUS 2® Weed Control

2,4-D, MCPP

 2.50

3

2

2

3

3

2

 

Vigoro® Ultra Turf™ Phosphorus-Free Winterizer Weed & Feed 2

2,4-D, mecoprop-P, dicamba

 2.50

3

2

2

3

3

2

 

Highest Hazard Insect Controls

Product Name

Active Ingredient(s)

Safety Score

Short Term Health Hazard

Long Term Health Hazard

Hazard to Aquatic Life

Hazard to Birds, Bees, or Pets

Half-Life in Soil

Water Pollution Hazard

Target Pests

Ferti-lome Over-The-Top Grass Killer RTU

fluazifop-P-butyl

 2.40

3

?

2

3

3

1

 

Ortho® Grass-B-Gon® Garden Grass Killer

fluazifop-P-butyl

 2.40

3

?

2

3

3

1

 

Bayer Advanced™ Brush Killer Plus RTU

triclopyr

 2.40

3

?

3

3

2

1

 

Lilly Miller® Brush, Blackberry & Vine Brush Killer RTU

triclopyr

 2.40

3

?

3

3

2

1

 

Ortho® MAX® Poison Ivy & Tough Brush Killer RTU

triclopyr

 2.40

3

?

3

3

2

1

 

Bayer Advanced™ Brush Killer Plus Concentrate

triclopyr

 2.40

3

?

3

3

2

1

 

Green Light® Cut Vine & Stump Killer

triclopyr

 2.40

3

?

3

3

2

1

 

Lilly Miller® Blackberry & Brush Killer

triclopyr TEA salt

 2.40

3

?

3

3

2

1

 

Ortho® MAX® Poison Ivy & Tough Brush Concentrate

triclopyr

 2.40

3

?

3

3

2

1

 

Ortho® Weed-B-Gon® Chickweed, Clover and Oxalis Killer for Lawns

triclopyr

 2.40

3

?

3

3

2

1

 

ACE® Spot Weed Killer 2

2,4-D, MCPP, dicamba

 2.33

3

2

2

3

3

1

 

Bonide® Poison Ivy & Brush Killer BK-32 RTU

MCPA, triclopyr, dicamba

 2.33

3

2

3

3

2

1

 

Bonide® Weed Beater Lawn Spot Weeder RTU

2,4-D, mecoprop, dicamba

 2.33

3

2

2

3

3

1

 

Ortho® Total Kill Brand Lawn Weed Killer RTU

2,4-D, dichlorprop, MCPP

 2.33

3

1

2

3

3

2

 

Ortho® Weed-B-Gone Crabgrass Killer for Lawns RTU

MSMA

 2.33

3

1

3

3

1

3

 

Ortho® Weed-B-Gon® MAX® Weed Killer for Lawns RTU

2,4-D, MCPP, dicamba

 2.33

3

2

2

3

3

1

 

Spectracide® Weed Stop® 2X Weed Killer for Lawns RTU

2,4-D, MCPA, dicamba, sulfentrazone

 2.33

3

2

2

3

3

1

 

WeedEx® Dandelion Stick® RTU

2,4-D, triclopyr

 2.33

3

2

3

3

2

1

 

Ferti-lome® Crabgrass, Nutgrass & Dallisgrass Killer

monosodium acid methanearsonate

 2.33

3

1

3

3

1

3

 

Ortho® Total Kill Brand Lawn Weed Killer Concentrate

2,4-D, MCPP,+

 2.33

2

2

2

3

3

2

 

Ortho® Weed-B-Gon® Crabgrass Killer for Lawns Concentrate

MSMA

 2.33

3

1

3

3

1

3

 

Spectracide® Weed Stop® 2X Weed Killer for Lawns Concentrate

2,4-D, MCPA, dicamba, sulfentrazone

 2.33

3

2

2

3

3

1

 

ACE® Green Turf Weed & Feed

2,4-D, MCPP, dicamba

 2.33

3

2

2

3

3

1

 

Lilly Miller® Hose 'n Go Weed & Feed

2,4-D, MCPA, dicamba

 2.33

3

2

2

3

3

1

 

Lilly Miller® Ultragreen® Weed & Feed

2,4-D, MCPA, dicamba

 2.33

3

2

2

3

3

1

 

Lilly Miller® Ultragreen® Pro Weed & Feed

2,4-D, MCPA, dicamba

 2.33

3

2

2

3

3

1

 

Scotts® Liquid Turf Builder® with PLUS 2® Weed Control 25-1-2 Lawn Fertilizer and Broadleaf Weed Control

2,4-D, mecoprop, dichlorprop

 2.33

3

1

2

3

3

2

 

Sta-Green® Phosphorus-free Weed & Feed

2,4-D, MCPP, dicamba

 2.33

3

2

2

3

3

1

 

Vigoro® Ultra Turf™ Weed & Feed

2,4-D, MCPP, dicamba

 2.33

3

2

2

3

3

1

 

Vigoro® Ultra Turf Weed & Feed RTS

2,4-D, MCPP, dichlorprop-P

 2.33

3

1

2

3

3

2

 

Bonide® Weed Beater ULTRA RTS

MCPA, MCPP, dicamba, carfentrazone-ethyl

 2.17

3

2

3

3

1

1

 

Eliminator® Dandelion & Clover Killer RTU

2,4-D, MCPP, dichlorprop-P

 2.17

3

1

2

3

3

1

 

Ferti-lome® Weed-Free Zone RTU

MCPA, MCPP, dicamba, carfentrazone-ethyl

 2.17

3

2

3

3

1

1

 

Ortho® Weed-B-Gon® MAX™ plus Crabgrass Killer for Lawns RTU

2,4-D, quinclorac, dicamba

 2.17

3

2

3

3

1

1

 

Bonide® Weed Beater ULTRA Concentrate

MCPA, MCPP, dicamba, carfentrazone-ethyl

 2.17

3

2

3

3

1

1

 

Crossbow® Low Volatile Weed & Brush Herbicide

2,4-D, triclopyr

 2.17

3

2

2

3

2

1

 

Ortho® Weed-B-Gon® MAX® Weed Killer For Lawns Concentrate

MCPA, triclopyr amine, dicamba

 2.17

2

2

3

3

2

1

 

Preen® Lawn STEPSAVER Weed Control plus Fertilizer

2,4-D, MCPP, dicamba, dithiopyr

 2.17

3

2

3

3

1

1

 

Ortho® Weed-B-Gon® MAX® plus Crabgrass Control for Lawns RTU

quinclorac, MCPP, 2,4-D, dicamba

 2.00

3

2

2

3

1

1

 

Spectracide® Weed Stop® for Lawns plus Crabgrass Killer RTU

2,4-D, quinclorac, dicamba, sulfentrazone

 2.00

3

2

2

3

1

1

 

Bayer Advanced™ All-In-One Lawn Weed & Crabgrass Killer RTS

2,4-D, quinclorac, dicamba

 2.00

3

2

2

3

1

1

 

Ortho® Weed-B-Gon® MAX® Plus Crabgrass Killer for Lawns RTS

2,4-D, quinclorac, dicamba

 2.00

3

2

2

3

1

1

 

Spectracide® Weed Stop® for Lawns Concentrate plus Crabgrass Killer

2,4-D, quinclorac, dicamba, sulfentrazone

 2.00

3

2

2

3

1

1

 

Bayer Advanced™ All-In-One Lawn Weed & Crabgrass Killer RTU

MSMA, 2,4-D, MCPP, dicamba

 1.83

3

1

2

3

1

1

 

Bayer Advanced™ All-In-One Lawn Weed & Crabgrass Killer Concentrate

MSMA, 2,4-D, MCPP, dicamba

 1.83

3

1

2

3

1

1

 
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