McCurdy noted the amount of Carpetgrass we have here on the coast. Jay McCurdy, Turf Specialist with Mississippi State University Extension Service, Dr. Homeowners may not even realize they have Carpetgrass until after they’ve applied products containing Metsulfuron. Augustine, Centipede, Zoysia, and Bermuda are ok for this new active ingredient, Carpetgrass and Bahia are not so decline or death may occur. I have received several phone calls this year with concerns about how a particular lawn is looking only to find out that a good many of the lawns have a lot of Carpetgrass. Metsulfuron has its advantages in that it controls more weeds than the previous formulation, including Dollar Weed, however, we are seeing problems with this new formulation. The former active ingredient in many of these products, Atrazine, is being replaced with Metsulfuron. The “new” formulation of some weed and feed products can cause turf damage depending on either turf type, amount applied, timing of application, or any combination of the three. Unfortunately, there’s another reason to be cautious.

“In a 2014 newsletter that I send out bi-monthly called “From the Ag Department” I stated reasons to be cautious when using weed and feed products. Official website announcement.īy Tim Ray (Harrison Co. Scott’s has officially recalled this product and will now replace it with the old formulation containing atrazine. As early as March, Tim Ray, Ron Strahan at LSU, and several other counterparts along the coast had shared their concerns that the metsulfuron containing product was causing injury to centipedegrass. The following is an update about the new Scott’s Bonus S Weed and Feed.

Bonus s weed and feed