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Category: Invasive Plants

Every property has its issues. Learn more about the weeds that threaten your land and how to control them.

  • Invasive Plants
  • Landowners

Up Your Pesticide Application Game

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  • July 7, 2021July 7, 2021

Every Wisconsin landowner faces problems with invasive species on their property. Many simply ignore the situation. They are ignorant of the situation on their land; oblivious to the problems they…

  • Invasive Plants

Prickly Ash and Other Thorny Issues

  • conser36_wp
  • June 12, 2021June 12, 2021

  If you are like me, prickly ash is not your favorite native tree or shrub. It may very well be a problem on your property because of its sharp thorns and the…

  • Invasive Plants

UMISC 2020 Pathways to Success

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  • October 29, 2020

Next week, November 2 – 6, 2020, groups from across the upper midwest will meet online for their biennial invasive species conference, UMISC 2020. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this…

  • Citizen Science
  • Invasive Plants
  • Landowners

Got Purple Loosestrife?

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  • April 11, 2019May 6, 2019

Collect purple loosestrife plants in the spring and introduce beetles in a contained netted environment. Because these beetles feed on the netted plants, they multiply before release throughout the summer. Plant the loosestrife…

  • Invasive Plants

Why Are Invasives So Bad?

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  • November 15, 2018November 13, 2018

For the past year, I have been fielding questions about conservation, biology and invasive species on the forum Quora. It gives me a chance to hear the questions and concerns…

  • Invasive Plants

Birdsfoot Treefoil Best Managed in October

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  • September 14, 2018September 14, 2018

  Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) is a low-growing, perennial broadleaf plant native to Eurasia and North Africa. It was introduced into the United States for erosion control and livestock forage and…

  • Invasive Plants
  • Invasives

Palmer Amaranth Alert: Check CRP Seed Mixes

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  • May 20, 2018

DATCP Lists Palmer amaranth as Prohibited Noxious Weed  The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer protection (DATCP) recently issued a new emergency rule listing Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) as a…

  • Invasive Plants

Bring in the Hit Squad

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  • October 28, 2017

Are you struggling with tough invasive like garlic mustard and reed canary grass? This is a great time to put a serious hurt on these super species. It is also…

  • Invasive Plants

EPA Awards $2.7M for WI Weed Control

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  • October 18, 2017

The EPA announced that it has awarded 2.7 million dollars to five Wisconsin groups to help control invasive plants in the state. The grants are part of the Great Lakes…

  • Invasive Plants

Let’s Get Cutting

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  • June 13, 2017June 13, 2017

With the early onset of hot weather in Wisconsin, wild parsnip is now starting to bloom. This is the best time to mow this serious invasive plant. Check out this…

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