Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/
Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas is a web-based project of the Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group, that provides information for the general public, land managers, researchers, and others on the serious threat and impacts of invasive alien (exotic, non-native) plants to the native flora, fauna, and natural ecosystems of the United States.
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Controlling Exotic Plants In Your Forest
http://www.bugwood.org/weeds/forestexotics.html
The first line of defense against an alien plant takeover is a constant surveillance for new arrivals. Early detection and treatment will minimize efforts and costs that come with treating well-established plants or full-blown infestations. Much more effort is required for successful eradication of established infestations, but it
can still be accomplished with proper treatments described here.
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Controlling Kudzu in CRP Stands
http://www.bugwood.org/crp/kudzu.html
ntroduced to the United States at the turn of the century from Japan, kudzu, Pueraria lobata, was extensively planted throughout much of the southeast as an ornamental plant, for a forage crop, and most importantly for erosion control. Kudzu's rapid growth of up to several feet a day, made it ideal for stabilizing ditches, gullies and steep slopes. Once widely promoted, kudzu can be a serious pest of CRP pines and control is difficult and expensive.
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Controlling Kudzu in CRP Stands
http://www.forestry.uga.edu/warnell/service/library/index.php3?docID=219
Several strategies that can be employed to eradicate kudzu include herbicides, prescribed burning, mowing, and livestock grazing.
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Cut and Leave: A Method for Controlling Southern Pine Beetle Infestations
http://www.clemson.edu/extfor/pest_management/forlf7.htm
The cut-and-leave method is an effective means of controlling small remote spots (10 to 50 infested trees) that cannot be salvaged.
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Direct Control Methods for the Southern Pine Beetle
http://everest.ento.vt.edu/~salom/Hndbk575/575.html
This handbook describes currently recommended direct control practices. These measures will minimize timber losses during outbreak periods.
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Exotic Trees in the United States: Naturalized or Escaped form Cultivation
http://www.forestry.uga.edu/warnell/service/library/index.php3?docID=158
Trees species brought into an area where they did not ecologically develop or where they are not considered "native," are exotic trees. Many exotic trees are grown for food, ornamental, aesthetic, or other specialized uses. Sometimes these exotic trees es...
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Kudzu control
http://www.state.tn.us/agriculture/forestry/lit/13.pdf
Kudzu shades out all competitors and is difficult to control. Tubers occur every several feet in infested
areas, and nodes on vines readily take root. Tubers grow as deep as 9 feet, and can weigh several hundred
pounds. They store large amounts of starch which give the plant a tremendous ability to resprout.
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Kudzu Eradication Guidelines
http://www.clemson.edu/extfor/vegetation_management/ec656.htm
This report summarizes current guidelines for controlling kudzu with herbicides. It is based on research conducted by Dr. Jim Miller, a research forester for the USDA Forest Service, George W. Andrews Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Auburn, Alabama.
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Water Gardens and Weeds
http://www.cropsci.ncsu.edu/aquaticweeds/watergarden/WATERGRD2.HTM
Most of the aquatic and wetland plants sold by the industry never become problems. However, a few have proven to be highly invasive and have caused significant environmental problems, obstructing waterways, restricting water flow, degrading water quality, and interfering with fishing and recreation. This publication contains about invasive species that are not native to the United States, but have entered as contaminants among other plants or as intentional introductions.
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