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Take note that some areas – to date, Montgomery County and Baltimore City – also have legal restrictions on what herbicides are permitted on lawns.
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
Spraying herbicides and pesticides can exacerbate sun scorch, experts at the Missouri Botanical Garden warn.
—Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Chemical herbicides can also be used but should only be applied in the fall when native plants are dormant and the honeysuckles are still green.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Mar. 2024
But bigger trees and groupings require cutting the tree down and treatment with herbicide to prevent it from sprouting again – and in some cases burning them down.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
Spraying herbicides and pesticides can exacerbate sun scorch, experts at the Missouri Botanical Garden warn.
—Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Chemical herbicides can also be used but should only be applied in the fall when native plants are dormant and the honeysuckles are still green.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Mar. 2024
But bigger trees and groupings require cutting the tree down and treatment with herbicide to prevent it from sprouting again – and in some cases burning them down.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Herbicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herbicide. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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herbicide
noun
her·bi·cide
ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌsīd 
: a chemical substance used to destroy or stop plant growth
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