How many people out there have been successful killing trumpet vine?

We inherited this vine when we moved into this house two years ago and although I love the flowers and the hummingbirds that come, it is the most invasive plant I have every seen. It has runners that are under the ground that are thick and woody. My husband and I are attempting to kill it this spring/summer and I just want someone out there to tell me that there is a chance...a hope that one day I will not have my garden and grass swarming with little pop ups. I want my yard and garden back! Please, successes anyone?

How many people out there have been successful killing trumpet vine?
That sounds like really good advice. Unfortunately I have been removing some of the hostas that were in the flower bed just in front to prepare for the dig to get to those trumpet vine roots. Was this stupid? I never really thought about the seeds. What do they look like??? I will have to burn the whole back yard if I see even one root near the house! I would do it, but we all know that it wouldn't die...what would be the point...ha ha ha. What do you think?
Reply:most people struggle to get them to grow!
Reply:I would use Ortho Brush-B-Gone on it - or whatever they call their brush killer. It is the underground bits that are the problem - they will persist unless you can poison it and the systemic is the easiest way to do that. I dug one out a few years back and still need to dig a stray out every year or two, they make nice give-away plants to those people who struggle to grow them - they deserve each other (hee, hee, hee). Meanwhile, if the brush killer does not work, you just need to empty out the bed and get way in there with a shovel and rake and get out the complete root system - which will still make a few spouts now and then, but right now you have both the roots and the seeds working against you - be sure to start by raking off the top soil around it and composting that a in black plastic bags in the sun for a few days to kill the seeds as well. You can remove them, but they take some effort and a large one (or several) will take a larger effort - probably having more than one together multiplied the seed problems - you made it too easy for the pollinators.