{"id":794,"date":"2013-08-01T09:39:48","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T16:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ext100.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/?page_id=794"},"modified":"2025-10-28T14:39:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T21:39:27","slug":"weed-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/agriculture\/weed-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Weed Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwcb.wa.gov\/noxious-weed-list\">Washington State Noxious Weed List<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pnwhandbooks.org\/weed\/\">PNW Weed Management Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/agr.wa.gov\/services\/licenses-permits-and-certificates\/pesticide-license-and-recertification\">Pesticide Licensing and Recertification<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/agr.wa.gov\/departments\/pesticides-and-fertilizers\/pesticides\">WSDA Pesticide Management<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pep.wsu.edu\">WSU Urban IPM and Pesticide Safety Education<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about noxious weeds and noxious weed control in Walla Walla County or Washington State, please contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left  wsu-font-size--xxmedium\">Walla Walla Noxious Weed Control Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">328&nbsp; W.&nbsp; Poplar Street<br>Walla Walla,&nbsp; WA&nbsp; 99362<br>509-524-2688<br>Email:&nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:weedsww@co.walla-walla.wa.us\">weedsww@co.walla-walla.wa.us<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--xxmedium\">Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>P.O. Box 42560<br>Olympia, WA 98504-2560<br>360-725-5764<br>Email:&nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:noxiousweeds@agr.wa.gov\">noxiousweeds@agr.wa.gov<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwcb.wa.gov\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--xxmedium\">Washington State Department of Agriculture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>21 North First Avenue #103<br>Yakima, WA 98902<br>509-225-2604<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Noxious Weeds are non-native plants introduced to Washington State that can be highly destructive, competitive, and difficult to control. These plants invade our croplands, rangelands, forests, parks, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and estuaries, causing both ecological and economical damage that affects us all as they:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>lower crop yields<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>reduce forage quality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>destroy plant and animal habitat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>displace native plants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>reduce recreational opportunities (<em>e.g<\/em>., fishing, hunting, swimming, and hiking)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>clog waterways<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>decrease land values<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>increase erosion and wildfire risk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and some are toxic to humans and livestock.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To help protect the State\u2019s resources and economy, the Washington State Legislature adopts a State Noxious Weed List each year (WAC 16-750). This list classifies weeds into three major classes \u2013 A, B, and C \u2013 based on the stage of invasion of each species and the seriousness of the threat they pose to Washington State. This classification system is designed to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>prevent small infestations from expanding by eradicating them when they are first detected.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>restrict already established weed populations to regions of the state where they occur and prevent their movement to uninfested areas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>allow flexibility of weed control at the local level for weeds that are already widespread.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-dropshadow--low wsu-spacing-before--none\"  >\r\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n    <nav class=\"wsu-navigation-vertical wsu-vertical-menu\">\n        <ul id=\"wsu-site-menu\" class=\"wsu-menu-collapse wsu-menu-collapse--style-vertical\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/agriculture\/\">Agriculture<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/agriculture\/ag-business\/\">Agricultural Business<\/a><button aria-label=\"{Open submenu Agricultural Business\" class=\"wsu-menu-collapse--action-toggle\"><\/button>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/agriculture\/ag-business\/marketing\/\">Marketing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/agriculture\/cereal-grain\/\">Dryland Crops<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/agriculture\/farm-safety\/\">Farm Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/agriculture\/irrigation-water\/\">Irrigation &amp; Water<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/agriculture\/animals\/\">Livestock<\/a><button aria-label=\"{Open submenu Livestock\" class=\"wsu-menu-collapse--action-toggle\"><\/button>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/agriculture\/animals\/beef-dairy\/\">Beef-Dairy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/agriculture\/animals\/pasture-management\/\">Pasture Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/agriculture\/animals\/poultry\/\">Poultry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/agriculture\/animals\/swine\/\">Swine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/agriculture\/forages-turf\/\">Forages &amp; Turf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/agriculture\/grapes\/\">Grapes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/agriculture\/tree-fruit\/\">Tree Fruit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/agriculture\/pests-plant-diseases\/\">Pests &amp; Plant Diseases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/agriculture\/weed-management\/\">Weed Management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/nav>\n\n    <\/section>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wsu-spacing-before--xmedium\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2013\/07\/buffalobur-cr-Mobile.jpg\" alt=\"Buffalobur \" class=\"wp-image-300\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-spacing-top--medium wsu-border--add-top\"  >\r\n        \n<div class=\"program-contact \">\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/wp-content\/plugins\/cahnrs-extension-plugin\/assets\/images\/ag.png\"\n\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"75\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"extension-program-icon\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Program Icon.\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"program-contact-info\">\n\t\t<h2>Program Contact<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tRachel Wieme, Extension Agronomist<br>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-screen-reader-only\">Phone Number<\/span>509-524-2685\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-screen-reader-only\">Email Address<\/span> \u2022\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:rachel.wieme@wsu.edu\">rachel.wieme@wsu.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington State Noxious Weed List Photo by Patrick J. 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