There is some research that indicates that having White Dutch Clover in your tuf will aid in control of those pesky grubs every one loves to hate. So why would anyone wish to eliminate that clover?

it ruins the appearance of my lawn.....never really had that much of a grub prob. but those can be eliminated too......

Not calling you out for using chemicals I do use some but the exposures do add up. Reading about the recent findings with autisim and knowing that malathion causes birth defects be careful that in trying to have a great yard you are not harming those nearest to you. Of course this also applies to you because after using those chemicals most will go into the house with the same contaminated clothing they had on unless you toss your the protective garments I am certain you wear while applying. Then into the washing machine with the families other clothing passing them again to everyone in the household.

White Dutch Clover only ruins the appearance of a lawn if you buy into the nonesense that the major sellers of synthetic fertilizers and herbicides peddle. WDC is part of a good, healthy turf.

WDC is one of the best things for your lawn, its a weed because it gets killed by pesticides, thats the only reason it is classified as a "weed"

Sometimes it is not about the weed but for grass people having a weed of any type is considered a personal failure. I understand but if my lawn was what I judged myself on I think I should reevaluate what and why on the list of important in my life.

I feel sorry but then they feel sorry for me because I don't have a perfect lawn.

The advertising indicates it contains a combination of 3 active ingredients, 2,4-D, MCP, and dicamba. These herbicides have been on the market for quite a few years, 2,4-D was one of the very early ones. Each one would do a good job on the dutch clover, combined they would be highly effective, and will not damage your grass. If you used much higher than the labeled rate, the grass could get some leaf burning, but new growth would be fine.

These pesticides will volatilize to some degree and should be applied when you have a light breeze to dilute and carry away the vapors. If it is dead calm, the vapors could concentrate in your yard and affect other broad leaved plants you don't want affected. Tomatoes and green ash trees are particularly sensitive to 2,4-D.

thx ........ beeone.. i tried wee b gone for clover last year.....it worked to some degree..........but don't feel like reapplying 2 and 3 times more........if i am going to dress up for applying ........wash my clothes afterwords....watch where i walk.....etc.......ill do it w/ better stuff once and for all........

Personally, I like clover in my yard - mow it, want it and accept it. Clover is a nitrogen fixer. Having said that, I have noticed that lowering the pH quite a bit has reduced, almost eliminated clover in areas where this procedure has occurred. I don't have any proof but think that clover likes alkaline soil as this has happened twice in my experience when I applied sulfur to certain areas containing clover (applied for different reasons). Germination may be limited when the pH gets too low. Took a while, sulfur application the previous spring, next spring little clover germination. Check out the possiblity?
hortster

very interesting observation...will look into it....i thought some DE thatching early this spring would have stopped or slowed it down........let me make this clear i don't like chemicals just as much as the next guy i have clay soil and i am on a 10 degree slope......i am not going to spend a lot on fert....i already have 2 doses.....i don't see any drop-off of clover...the point being its starving nitrogen......i use a commercial mower "bobcat" on my lawn...and i think i am spreading the seed in the flower around............

White clover grows among turfgrass, crops, and in a large number of other landscapes. It is also found in a limited range of different field type environments. White clover can tolerate close mowing, and can grow on many different types and pHs of soil, but prefers clay.It is considered to be a beneficial component of natural or organic lawn care due to its ability to fix nitrogen and out compete lawn weeds. Natural nitrogen fixing reduces leaching from the soil and can reduce the incidence of some lawn diseases that are enhanced by the availability of synthetic fertilizer.