How to Kill Urtica Chamaedryoides

Put on a long-sleeve shirt, pants and work gloves before handling or removing Urtica chamaedryoides. The sharp thorns will prick the skin and insert a toxin that creates extreme irritation for two to three hours following the skin puncture.

Open a bottle of herbicide that contains the active ingredient 2,4-D amine and pour the suggested application rate into a large tanks sprayer. In general, you will use 2 quarts per acre of land. Add water, per the amount on the herbicide instructions to dilute the mixture, and close the top of the sprayer tightly.

Walk over the ground and look for the Urtica chamaedryoides weed, which has heart-shaped leaves with ruffled edges, and closely resembles a strawberry plant. Spray all the leaves with the herbicide solution to wet all portions of the leaves and stems.

Wait one week and look at the weeds to ensure they are completely dead. If needed, apply a second dosage of the herbicide to complete the killing process.

Remove all dead weeds from the ground using your gloved hands and place them into a trash bag. Tie up the bag tightly and throw it into the trash.