{"id":5375,"date":"2023-03-24T09:11:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T13:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/?p=5375"},"modified":"2023-03-24T09:11:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T13:11:27","slug":"fireweed-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/2023\/03\/fireweed-2\/","title":{"rendered":"FIREWEED"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This time of year I get phone calls, txt messages and office visits from concerned people about stinging nettle or fireweed&nbsp;<em>(Urtica chamaedryoides)<\/em>&nbsp;and how to control it in area hayfields and pastures. Fireweed leaves look similar to strawberry leaves.&nbsp; This pest has square stems and small pale green flower clusters.&nbsp; Small stinging hairs are found on the stems, petioles and leaves and they contain a toxin.&nbsp; This toxin can cause a burning and stinging sensation wherever it comes in contact with your skin and can last for hours.&nbsp; Cattle tend to avoid this pest but could possibly cause some issues for horses.&nbsp; Below is an example of fireweed from an area pasture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_1605.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_1605.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_1605.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_1605-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How do we control it?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;According to information from University of Florida, GrazonNext HL (24 oz\/A), Remedy Ultra (1 qt\/A), or Pasturegard HL (24 oz\/A) is very effective on this weed.&nbsp; These products achieved 90%+ control of this weed 2 weeks after application.&nbsp; 2,4-D and Weedmaster had poor control of fireweed.&nbsp; Please read label before using these products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information on the pesticides mentioned above is included in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.uga.edu\/content\/dam\/extension\/programs-and-services\/integrated-pest-management\/documents\/handbooks\/2020-pmh-chapters\/Perennial%20Grass%20(Pasture%20and%20Forage).pdf\">PERENNIAL GRASS<\/a>&nbsp;section of the UGA PEST CONTROL HANDBOOK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How effective is mowing?<\/strong>&nbsp; Mowing provides no control of fireweed.&nbsp; The seed of this pest is surrounded by a sticky substance which can allow to be transported by equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like more information please look at the resources below or contact your county Extension agent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/edis.ifas.ufl.edu\/pdffiles\/AG\/AG25200.pdf\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/blogs.ifas.ufl.edu\/suwanneeco\/files\/2018\/01\/WoW-Fireweed-e1514483104972.jpg\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This time of year I get phone calls, txt messages and office visits from concerned people about stinging nettle or fireweed&nbsp;(Urtica chamaedryoides)&nbsp;and how to control it in area hayfields and pastures. Fireweed leaves look similar to strawberry leaves.&nbsp; This pest has square stems and small pale green flower clusters.&nbsp; Small stinging hairs are found on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":281,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/281"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5375"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5376,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5375\/revisions\/5376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}