Post on 14-May-2015
Managing invasive plants in sensitive ecologies
Understanding the plants that you are dealing with
-Annuals
-Biennials
-Herbaceous Perennials
-Woody Plants
Methods for management
• Manual– Hand pulling, Smothering, etc.
• Mechanical– Mowing, Cutting, etc.
• Biological– Grazing, Disease, etc.
• Chemical
Chemical Methods
• Foliar– Highest chance of off target damage
• Basal Bark Application• Cut Stump Treatment• Stem Injection
James H. Miller, USDA, bugwood.org
Mile-A-Minute
• Annual Vine from Eastern Asia
• Seed form starting in June through
frost• Seeds are viable
for up to 7 years
Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org
Multiflora Rose
• Shrub from Asia• Reaches heights up to
15’• Rose Rosette Virus
is a bio-control
S. Debolt
Autumn Olive
• Large shrub from China• Reaches heights of up to
20’• Prolific seeder which is a
spread by wildlife
Chris Evans, Illinois Wildlife Action Plan, Bugwood.org
Additional Information
Invasives.org
Nonnative invasive plants of southern forests: a field guide for identification and control (USDA Publication)
www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/gtr/gtr_srs062/
Have Patience!