How do you get rid of smartweed?

Bulldozing, burning, mowing, roto-tilling, solarizing, and spraying are ways to get rid of fireweed. The Epilobiumgenus member in question reproduces by running roots and wildlife- and wind-dispersed seeding. Bulldozing or burning combined with mowing and spraying tends to eliminmate the honey-nectar-rich, wildlife-friendly wildflower even though fireweed is so-called for its quick emergence and takeover of land clearcut by loggers or ravaged by forest fires.