Non-Chemical Management
- Pull and destroy dodder-infected plants before the parasite develops seed.
- Cut or mow dodder-infected plants very close to the ground. Do not place infected plant materials in the compost.
- Do not spread manure or hay with dodder in it.
- Plant seed free of dodder.
- In infested areas, replace known host plants with non-host species such as grasses, corn, or other monocots. Trees with bark (not seedlings) are also resistant to infection, but the foliage is vulnerable.
- Maintain good general weed control to prevent dodder survival on other weed species.
- Cultivate to kill dodder seedlings before they attach to the host plant.
- Prune out infected portions of desired plants, cutting 1/8 to 1/4 inch below the lowest point of dodder attachment.
Select non-chemical management options as your first choice!