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Innovations in Invasive Species Management Conference 2019

Innovations in Invasive Species Management Conf...

I attended a wonderful conference in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, put on by Steve Manning and his group at Invasive Plant Control from December 10-12, 2019.  One theme: rodent eradication!...

Innovations in Invasive Species Management Conf...

I attended a wonderful conference in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, put on by Steve Manning and his group at Invasive Plant Control from December 10-12, 2019.  One theme: rodent eradication!...

Good article on Knotweed in Slate Magazine - See our video for a Great Way to Control Knotweed!

Good article on Knotweed in Slate Magazine - Se...

Henry Grabar wrote an excellent piece in Slate on knotweed: "Oh, No, Not Knotweed!  What I think is so important about this article is that it lays out the environmental...

Good article on Knotweed in Slate Magazine - Se...

Henry Grabar wrote an excellent piece in Slate on knotweed: "Oh, No, Not Knotweed!  What I think is so important about this article is that it lays out the environmental...

Good Study on Controlling Chinese Privet with Cut Stump Herbicide Treatments

Good Study on Controlling Chinese Privet with C...

This is an impressive 2018 study on treating Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) with herbicide: Enloe et al., The Influence of Treatment Timing and Shrub Size on Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense)...

Good Study on Controlling Chinese Privet with C...

This is an impressive 2018 study on treating Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) with herbicide: Enloe et al., The Influence of Treatment Timing and Shrub Size on Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense)...

Best Time to Kill Thistles such as Non-Native Canada Thistle?  Spring and Fall!

Best Time to Kill Thistles such as Non-Native C...

Spring and fall are excellent times to attack non-native thistles such as Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense).  Here's a photo of a very young Canada thistle rosette taken in early spring...

Best Time to Kill Thistles such as Non-Native C...

Spring and fall are excellent times to attack non-native thistles such as Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense).  Here's a photo of a very young Canada thistle rosette taken in early spring...

Common buckthorn with inner bark shown

Best Season to Apply Brush Killer to an Invasiv...

Common buckthorn branch with live inner bark exposed in February In the last post, I talked about wintertime being an ideal season to kill an invasive tree, shrub or or other...

Best Season to Apply Brush Killer to an Invasiv...

Common buckthorn branch with live inner bark exposed in February In the last post, I talked about wintertime being an ideal season to kill an invasive tree, shrub or or other...

Best Time to Kill Tree that Is Invasive - Winter!

Best Time to Kill Tree that Is Invasive - Winter!

Updated: January 21, 2021 When it comes to killing woody invasive plants, winter is generally the best time. This may surprise you. Herbicide labels may confuse you because labels often...

Best Time to Kill Tree that Is Invasive - Winter!

Updated: January 21, 2021 When it comes to killing woody invasive plants, winter is generally the best time. This may surprise you. Herbicide labels may confuse you because labels often...