CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT

Resources:

MIPN Invasive Plant Control Database - Click here for a Introduction to the MIPN Control Database webinar

The US Forest Service has finalized a new National Forest System Invasive Species Management Policy.

Factsheets for Invasive Weed Management developed by the Renz Lab in the UW-Madison Agronomy Department.

Video Presentations of the 2010 Invasive Plant Management Worshop held at the Chicago Botanic Garden in February. Click on the agenda item you would like to view. Presentations covered chemical control of many widespread invasive plants in IL, Tansy, Leafy spurge, IPM for Reed Canary Grass, novel approaches to Buckthorn control, wick applicators, and general aquatic plant management.

MIPN Weed Management Planning PowerPoint Presentation - "Stop Wasting Your Time on Invasives – Plan Your Way to Success!" by Ellen Jacquart, The Nature Conservancy

TNC Management Documents at Invasipedia - Invasipedia houses information on invasive plants, animals, and pathogens, and especially how to best manage them. Its foundation is the large amount of species management information developed by the The Nature Conservancy's Global Invasive Species Team. It is now supported by the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health as part of the BugwoodWiki.

Weed Control Management Handbook, prepared by TNC

Invasive Species: Manager's Toolkit - National Invasive Species Information Center, USDA

Invasive Exotic Plant Management Tutorial for Natural Lands Managers, prepared by the Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council (MA-EPPC)

Indiana Department of Natural Resources - Invasive Plant Species Fact Sheets

Stewardship Network Webcast Archives - topics on control and management.

Aquatic Invasive Plant Management (PDF file) A reference on aquatic invasive plant identification and control, Carole A. Lembi, Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University

Minnesota has developed some great educational resources for retailers and consumers on invasive plants sold for water gardens:

Northwest Indiana Invasive Plant Network (NIIPN) blog featuring discussions about many aspects of invasive plant identification, monitoring, and control.

Illinois Nature Preserves Commission (INPC) Vegetation Management Guidelines

Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species - read about the work being done by the Wisconsin Council on Forestry and the Great Lakes Terrestrial Invasive Species Committee of the Midwest Natural Resources Group.

Invasive Free Zone Guidebook, prepared by Darienne McNamara, Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Handbook on Targeted Grazing as a Tool for Weed Management

Roadside Invasive Control Video, the first video of a series on Invasive Species Prevention Best Management Practices from the USDA Forest Service. Available on DVD or Internet.

Review on Fire and Invasive Plants, explores relationships between wildland fire and nonnative invasive plants that can assist fire managers and other land managers concerned with prevention, detection, and eradication or control of nonnative invasive plants.

The National Institute of Invasive Species Science is a consortium of government and non-government organizations formed to develop cooperative approaches for invasive species science that meet the urgent needs of land managers and the public. Field data on aquatic and terrestrial species and diseases can be collected in any form and uploaded. These datasets are integrated into the database and displayed as “living maps” of harmful invaders on the Web to serve land managers, landowners, researchers, government officials, and the public.

Information on management for specific invasive plant species:

Asian bush honeysuckle

Article (pdf) on bush honeysuckle control, including a comparison of the costs of different control methods. Reprinted from Proceedings of the 15th Central Hardwood Forest Conference, Ron Rathfon and Keith Ruble authors.

Garlic mustard

Garlic Mustard: Odiferous Invader - Reprinted from the Wild Ones Journal, July/August 2006 issue.
Garlic Mustard Management Protocol, prepared by the Aldo Leopold Foundation
Garlic Mustard Identification, Management, Handouts, prepared by IPAW (Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin)
Biocontrol of Garlic Mustard Video

Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum)

Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum)

Angie Shelton at Indiana University has created a new website on predicting the spread of invasive species, with a focus on her research on Japanese stiltgrass.
Japanese stiltgrass video, prepared by the River to River CWMA
Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum), managment paper (complete paper as it appeared in Restoration Ecology) by S. Luke Flory, Ph.D., Post-doctoral research associate, Department of Biology, Indiana University, www.lukeflory.com For a condensed version (Word document), click here.
Article about the progress and spread of the Bipolaris fungus in Japanese stiltgrass and the implications for the possibility of using the fungus as a biocontrol method.

Kudzu

Kudzu Identification & Eradication Project, Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Entomology and Plant Pathology.

Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)

Oriental bittersweet presentation, developed by Monika Chandler at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)

Wisconsin DNR Invasive Species

Narrow-leaved bitter-cress (Cardamine impatiens)

Fact Sheet

Spotted knapweed (Centaurea biebersteinii)

General knapweed management guidelines (geared to the northern Midwest), prepared by the Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture. View Before and After Photos.

Common Reed (Phragmites australis)

Powerpoint presentation, (downloadable in PDF), developed by the National Park Service to help differentiate between native and non-native Phragmites
"Effect of Glypro Herbicide On The Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Community In A Recently Burned Phragmites Marsh", This study in Ohio looked at the impact of Glypro, applied to control Phragmites, on the wetland macroinvertebrate community. (Word format)
"Invasive Phragmites – Best Management Practices 2011" Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Peterborough, Ontario (PDF)
Watch Phragmites growing in real-time.

Eurasion water milfoil

Treatment - PowerPoint poster

Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)

Verticillium wilt caused by Verticillium albo-atrum shows promise as a potential biological control agent of Ailanthus

Tall manna grass or reed manna grass (Glyceria maxima)

Glyceria maxima Fact Sheet developed by Wisconsin DNR

If you are interested in sharing information about your work in control and management, please contact us at mipninfo@gmail.com.

INNOVATIVE TOOLS FOR CONTROL:

(Click on the picture or the link for more information)

The Clamper A unique tool that allows for highly selective herbicide application to herbaceous vegetation.

PVC applicato r – Designed by Jack McGowan-Stinski of the Michigan Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, this applicator applies herbicide to cut stumps.

REPORTS ON OTHER CONTROL TECHNIQUES:

Interested in Biocontrol options? Visit: www.invasive.org/eastern/biocontrol

Struggling to control Asian bush honeysuckle? Learn about a study in Indiana comparing control methods by Ron Rathfon

Vinegar – Useful tool in the fight against invasives or just an essential ingredient in salad dressing? by Ellen Jacquart

Fen and Sedge Meadow Restoration and Maintenance Report

Many fens in the Midwest have become significantly overgrown with shrubs due to fire suppression. Reintroducing fire will only slow the spread of shrubs, not remove them from areas where they have established. Traditional methods of cutting individual stems and painting with herbicide can clear areas of shrubs, but this is a very time consuming, slow process. Given the large number of acres of fen that need restoration, Rich Dunbar (Indiana DNR - Division of Nature Preserves) investigated a way to control woody invaders and restore fens more cost effectively.