The next IPAW board of directors meeting will be held Tuesday, May 10th from 11-1 at the UW-Madison Campus, Moore Hall, Room 346. Please contact a board member...
Folks - Before garlic mustard biocontrol agents are ready for release we need to have related species tested to see if the insects feed on them. Please see...
Preparing herbicide solutions for spraying invasive plants presents some challenges. In the United States the units given on herbicide labels follow...
What's the best way to get rid of Dame's Rocket? I've tried pulling and digging and burning to no avail. I deadhead the tops before they go to seed. I've...
Aren't herbicides a bigger problem than invasives? --Henry Fieldseth ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo!...
Donna, I'm surprised the glyphosate isn't working. Are you getting proper coverage (all foliage wet)? Regardless, if you have desirable monocots within the...
Hi all, We want to do some experimenting with grass specific herbicides for RCG. What is going on on this front lately? Does anyone have recommendations...
Another question that I have is what to do *after* the herbicide has done its work. I'm concerned that if I don't follow up the application with planting ...
Andrea, The answer to that varies greatly depending on the site, your goals, timeframe, resources, etc. If the area is truly lacking desirables that can...
One more thing... Does anyone have a comprehensive list of the grass specifics that are labeled for natural areas (or compatible) usage? Jesse Driftless Land...
Andrea, I have had some experience with the grass-specific herbicide sethoxydim, trade name "Vantage". You may also want to contact Craig Annen who has done...
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Thanks Juli, We too use a similar "application timing" method with great success. Repeat apps for repeat years is always required. We have also done a fairly...
Art, To what extent and on which, if any, of the three management areas you described is fire a component of the management strategy. And if so, what time of...
I was just asked about spraying GM right now in the flowering stage. My question is, is this a good idea right now with other flora up? Any thoughts?...
The 2006 urban forestry grant program announcement has just come out. This program has funded a number of urban forest invasives control and education projects...
I've been telling folks that it is getting late for spraying as the plants will take so long to die that they may be able to develop seed during that time....
Greetings: Does anyone have experience with Krenite (Fosamine)? I would like to control of a dense stand of buckthorn, mostly stems <1 inch, by cutting them,...
We have been spraying garlic mustard with 2,4-D. It is usually curled up in three days, and at this time of year it doesn't seem to matter if it is flowering...
I have used fosamine (Krenite) extensively on buckthorn resprouts. The procedure was to burn the area in the fall and then spray the resprouts in the following...
IPAW news > Board of Directors 2005 spring election results; officer elections; and newsletter editor change Results of the IPAW Board of Directors 2005 spring...
John, Two of the three areas have been burned twice. The 3rd area (with canada thistle) has not been burned due to lack of good fire break and extensive acres...
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Hi all, I'm looking for some new reading... Does anyone have suggestions specifically related to plant community form and function. I prefer something dealing...
On Friday night Jeremy Solin will be doing an interview about LEAF's School Forest Garlic Mustard Monitoring Project on Wisconsin Public Television. The...
Everybody who watched Channel 13 TV's 6:00pm news (FROM Eau Claire) on Wednesday evening got to see me on the same topic as well as other INVASIVE...
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Scott, I have very limited experience with Krenite, Fall applications only. It definitely kills some forbs (it is/was used extensively on leafy spurge). I...
I think IPAW should make an effort to attend all of these public meetings and be vocal about the invasive plant issue. State Parks program seeks input on...
Hi All, I've heard that in remote locations some people have been pulling and piling GM and then covering it over with (black?) plastic instead of bagging and...
Jessica, If there is potentially viable seed then the method is not at all perfect. I've seen (on numerous occasions) heavy GM seeding around the bag/plastic....
I received a call from a woman this morning who was wondering how she should dispose of the garlic mustard plants she has pulled. She lives in town. Angie...