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For more information on these and other horticultural topics, call the St. Mary Extension office at 337-828-4100 ext. 300 or come by the Courthouse Building, 500 Main Street, Room 314 in Franklin, LA.

Courthouse Building 500 Main Street, Room 314 · Franklin, LA · 70538 - 6199
Phone: (337) 828-4100 · Fax: (337) 828-0616

Louisiana Suggested Chemical Weed Management Guide
weed management guide

This guide includes helpful information on herbicides and weed control with detailed suggestions for aquatics, commercial nursery stock, field crops, forestry, fruit crops, home gardens, lawns and many other Louisiana crops. It includes information on different types of herbicide registrations, as well as information on herbicide labels and restricted uses. Also included are sprayer calibration techniques, suggestions for reducing herbicide drift and a guide to proper spray tip selection.

Louisiana Insect Pest Management Guide
Pest Management Guide

This 2009 guide was compiled by LSU AgCenter experts and includes regulations, precautions and suggestions for pest control in Louisiana. Detailed topics include drift of pesticides, hazards of pesticides to beneficial insects and wildlife, phytotoxicity and using beneficial insects to control pest populations. A section on organic gardening also is included.

Plant Disease Management Guide
disease guide

This guide for 2009 contains suggestions for management of the most important or more prevalent diseases of Louisiana plants. It includes information on fungicides, bactericides and nematicides, as well as safety precautions for using them.