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Global Invasive Species Team listserve digest #084
Wed May 09 2001 - 19:06:06 PDT
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1. Spray Rigs (Idaho)
2. Need goats? (Colorado)
3. Killing cypress spurge (Vermont)
4. Garlic mustard samples needed (Nationwide)
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1. Spray Rigs (Idaho)
From: Bob Unnasch (bunnasch(at)tnc.org)
What I think Wayne is referring to (Listserve Digest #83) are called
pressure washers. They are commonly used to wash off heavy equipment.
Check out Northern Tool & Equipment:
http://www.northerntool.com
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2. Need goats? (Colorado)
From: Sarah Harris (sarahbee(at)scottsbluff.net)
We have been using goats for weed control, on knapweed, spurge, and
thistle for the last 10 years. We have successfully cleared large areas
on our property of thistle, and have worked in Cherry Creek State Park
(Denver) and areas in Wyoming grazing and seeding.
We are looking for weed graze for about 350 head of goats. We have our own
fencing, supplies, and herder. We would be interested in discussing any
grazing you may have in your area. Larger areas, and extended grazing time
will take precedence. We are negotiable on fee depending on cost and
transportation.
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3. Killing cypress spurge (Vermont)
From: Jane Moscowitch (jmoscowitch(at)tnc.org)
We have an infestation of cypress spurge on a calcareous riverside seep
growing amongst eight rare and endangered plants. A woman at URI, Heather
Faubert, has been doing research on biocontrol and has had some success
with some of the same beetles used on leafy spurge. I would love to talk
to you about anything you have tried and I could share with you the
information I have been gathering.
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4. Garlic mustard samples needed (Nationwide)
From: Vicki Nuzzo (vnuzzo(at)earthlink.net)
Bernd Blossey and I are working to develop biocontrol of garlic mustard
(Alliaria petiolata). We are making significant progress and have
identified a number of promising biocontrol agents in Europe. At the same
time we have found quite a few weevils, leaf miners and fungi that attack
plants here in the US. These species seem to be more common in the
Northeast than Midwest, but we have only a small sample size, and no data
from the Southeast or West. We would like to investigate this further by
collecting adult garlic mustard plants (that have just finished flowering
and still have green siliques) and dissecting the roots, shoots, and
siliques for the various insects. This is where we would like you to help
us by providing samples from your area. If you are willing to help us,
please email me and I will send you instructions on how to collect and
label samples.