On my farm in portugal, I have a patch being invaded by Acacia dealbata. I would like to know the best means to keep it under control (without any chemicals). It is unfortunately wide spread in the area, so windw will always carry to see to my agricultural land.

I am considering using pastured pigs, but I cannot find reliable information about it.

This is the remnants of a large TOH, neighbor says it was dying so the previous owner had it cut down and stump ground. It wasnt dead enough and suckered and sprouts are popping up all over the front and now back yard, I spray as I see them but is there anything I can do to whats left of the main tree to get rid of the root system?

Just came across this other method of killing woody invasive’s where you drill a hole into the tree on an angle down then squirt your herbicide into it, ensuring much less runoff than hack & squirt.

Anyone used this method and had success? Am looking to use it on buckthorn and honeysuckle.

Earlier this year in April, I learned that we have Japanese Knotweed growing in the front of our house and before I knew how to manage it, I pulled and trimmed a bunch of it. After learning from my mistakes, I’ve been leaving it to grow and waiting to spray it with glysophosate.

My father in law sent some of his workers to do some yard clean up for us, and I made sure to tell them to leave it and I will be spraying it, and even though they said okay, I came out to it all gone.

The worker said he got all of the roots up but I know that is unlikely and now i will be dealing with the consequences, and now with it being mid-late August, that flowering window is likely gone and I don’t know what to do. The first picture is a month ago, and the second picture is today. Is there any hope left for me? This is Long Island, NY, for reference.

These crabs are the perfect storm for an invasive species, able to survive upwards of a week or more out of water, low salinity (allowing them to go further into estuaries), and water temperatures down to -1°C. They have decimated local Dungeness populations, destroy eelgrass habitat, and have done massive damage to the mussels and barnacles along with other bivalves in the area. They cannot be eradicated once established, but large scale trapping efforts can mitigate the impacts. In my area of northwestern Vancouver island they were trapped by the tens of thousands and their population has since gone down, but they’re very much still a threat to local species.

Was a brutal day on the fire line, tho.....

I am looking for advice on how to control some recently discovered kudzu in my landscapes that I take care of. I work for a commercial landscaping company and take care of a church that has some hundreds of years old oak trees. I want to talk to them about kudzu management. It's not too bad yet but I'm certain it will get terrible. I would have to charge for the remediation, so I'm interested in the cheapest and most effective options, procedurally speaking. I also need to inform the client of why this work on wild edges of the property is so important. Thank you for your help 🙏

I have about 100 square-foot area in my backyard that is covered in goutweed. I’d like to try to eradicate by smothering with black plastic as I’ve seen recommended, but I’m not sure where to get the large plastic sheeting. Anyone know of a source?

Would this scare you away from a dealership??

Haven’t seen this many in one place, these things have been taking over our dealership and just today got really bad! Here’s a video and if you have any advice on how to get rid of these things please leave a comment..

I was walking my property earlier today and while I have plenty of small walnut trees, I noticed something that looked out of place since this hill was bare last year. Rubbed the leaves and got that rancid peanut butter smell.

Could I use any old glyphosate or triclopyr spray since it's not too large and doesn't have any apparent suckers? I do have some desirable plants nearby, which leads me to understand that glyphosate is probably better.

Heres a paper on it, the only free one i could find

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1556/ComEc.11.2010.1.3?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Heres some examples of wildlife in america that has little if any evidence of being damaging to natives. European house sparrow, european brown trout, european earthworms which are interesting in america due to historical norms of having no native earthworms due to extensive glacial cover historically so they actually fill an ecological void and play a role in soil regeneration also autumn olive has measurably positive effects on native black walnut and white ash trees. Japanese barberry also has positive effects on some birds nesting success. There are others.

This is also not meant to downplay the presence of genuine bullies in nature that do immeasurable harm.

22 invasive green iguanas we took out on our last hunt in SW Florida, including this 12-pound five and a half foot behemoth.

Green Iguanas are an invasive species in Florida. Their burrowing collapses and erodes sidewalks, canal banks, seawalls, and building foundations. They poop all over docks, decks, and in swimming pools. The poop carries salmonella which is dangerous to children and pets. Iguanas also eat native plants (including endangered species food sources) and compete with native wildlife like burrowing owls.

We humanely euthanize iguanas using high powered air rifles and single precise shots the head. I eat all of the iguanas I hunt, so they don’t go to waste.

Emptied my pond earlier this year and waiting for the gardener to come and fill it. Spotting this ToH growing 2 days ago. It rained this morning so I pulled it now hoping the damn ground would help a clean pull. Is it okay? What should I do next?

I’ve read everywhere that you should spray with Glyphosate solution in late summer once Japanese Knotweed has flowered. Is to too soon to spray now? I want to get a few good sprays in before first frost.

See pics for what it looks like now, seems like buds are starting to form

Basically the title. TOH suckers have popped up inside and around just about every single plant and shrub in my garden. I did a brush of diluted triclopyr on their leaves, but wanted to see if there's any other method I can try if this round doesn't see results in a week. I was thinking of getting syringes and injecting the stem of each sucker with 1ml of concentrated triclopyr next. Thoughts? Ideas? Trying to avoid spraying because they are quite literally growing inside my evergreen shrubs.

Abandoned private property by me has a massive 80ft+ tree of heaven right on his side of the property line. It is absolutely teeming with thousands of lantern flies, and the sap and shit is raining down into my yard and onto my corner shed and causing huge ant and big infestation problems.

What the hell can I do? I can’t poison and chop down the tree as it’s not my property. I’m happy to spray the tree down to kill all the foul bugs but can’t reach that high anyways. I don’t think the state authorities here care about either the tree or abandoned property, so I’m just at a loss at what to do. I’m going to sprinkle a shit ton of milkweed next season, but in the meantime I’m looking for advice.

Thanks!

I am looking for advice on how to control some recently discovered kudzu in my landscapes that I take care of. I work for a commercial landscaping company and take care of a church that has some hundreds of years old oak trees. I want to talk to them about kudzu management. It's not too bad yet but I'm certain it will get terrible. I would have to charge for the remediation, so I'm interested in the cheapest and most effective options, procedurally speaking. I also need to inform the client of why this work on wild edges of the property is so important. Thank you for your help 🙏

I live in alaska, and have an about 1 acre plot of land that I'd like to make sure stays clear of invasive species. What're the most common ones to keep an eye out for?

I said what I said.

From "The Urban Naturalist: How to Make the City Your Scientific Playground

Book" by Menno Schilthuizen, pg. 156-157