Barnyardgrass

Common Name: Barnyardgrass (also known as watergrass)

Genus: Echinochloa

Species: crus-galli

Identification: Vigorous, warm season summer annual that can grow to 3 feet tall. The seedling has smooth leaves and leaf sheath. Leaf blades are flat, broad, and smooth. Panicles and stem bases usually have a dark red or purplish tint. Spikelets are crowded.

Geographic Distribution: Throughout the United States. It has become widespread and is particularly a problem in irrigated crops.

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Crops affected by Barnyardgrass

Oriental Radish
Potatoes
Soybeans
Summer Squash
Winter Squash
Yam Bean

Additional Pests

Adult Cucumber Beetle
Amaranthes
Amaranthus palmeri, Amaranthus hybridus, Amaranthus spinosus
Aphids
Therioaphis maculata, Dysphis plantaginea, Acyrthosiphon kondoi, Acyrthosiphon kondoi, Acyrthosiphon pisum, Aphis gossypi
Armyworm, Beet
Spodoptera
Armyworms
Black Flea Beetle
Black Nightshade
Blister Beetle
Broadleaf Filaree
Broadleaf Signalgrass
Cabbage Looper
Trichoplusia
Cereal Leaf Beetle
Chickweed
Click Beetles
Clover
Colorado Potato Beetle
Leptinotarsa
Common Cocklebur
Xanthium
Crabgrass
Digitaria sanguinalis, Digitaria ischaemum, Digitaria ciliaris
Cucumber Beetle
Cupgrass
Eriochloa gracilis, Eriochloa villosa
Cutworms
Agrotis ipsilon, Agrotis orthogonia, Peridroma saucia
Dandelion
Eastern Nightshade
Solanum americanum, Solanum nigrum, Solanum ptycanthum, Solanum saccachoides
European Corn Borer
Ostrinia
Fall Armyworm
Spodoptera
Flea Beetles
Foxtail Species
Setaria venticillata, Setaria faberi, Setaria viridis, Setaria glauca
Fuller Rose Beetle
Goosegrass
Eleusine
Grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes, Camnula pellacida
Ground Beetles
Japanese Beetle
Jimsonweed
Datura
Johnsongrass seedling
Sorghum
June Beetle
Kochia
Kochia
Lady Beetle
Lambsquarters
Chenopodium
Lygus Bug
Lygus
Mealybugs
Morningglory
Nightshades
Solanum americanum, Solanum nigrum, Solanum ptycanthum, Solanum saccachoides
Northern Corn Rootworm
Diabrotica longicornus barberi, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera
Nutsedges
Cyperus rotundus, Cyperus esculentus
Panicum, Fall
Panicum
Panicum, Texas
Panicum
Pennsylvania Smartweed
Polygonum
Perennial Ryegrass
Pigweed, Redroot
Amaranthus
Plantain
Prickly Sida
Sida
Ragweeds
Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Ambrosia trifida
Sandbur, Field
Cenchrus
Seedcorn Beetle
Shattercane
Sorghum
Sicklepod
Cassia
Snout Beetle
Southern Corn Rootworm
Diabrotica
Spider Mites
Tetranychus urticae, Tetranychus turkestani, Tetranychus pacificus, Tetranychus cinnabarinus
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica
Spurge
Spurred Anoda
Anoda
Squash Bug
Stink Bug
Nezara viridula, Chlorockroa say, Euschistus consperus
Sugarcane Beetle
Sunflower Beetle
Tarnished Plant Bug
Lygus
Thistle
Tobacco Budworm
Helicoverpa
Velvetleaf
Abutilon
Venice Mallow
Hibiscus
Whitefringed Beetle
Wild Mustard
Brassica
Wild Sunflower
Helianthus
Wireworms
Melanotus fissilis, Limonius spp. Many species in the order Coleoptera, family Elatoridae.
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