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WEEDS

Weed field trials information (from priority group one)

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H20 Catchment systems?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Control methods

Plant ID resources

  • Plant family identifiers

    • Native hawaiian plant families

    • Non-native plant families

  • Common look alikes

  • Starr Environmental

Prioritizing weeds for control

  • Using the WRA

  • Selecting target weeds

  • Incipient weeds

    • ISCS

    • Report unknown/new records to Bishop Museum

  • Chemical–Description and link to pesticide training resources

    • Pesticide info:

      • Active ingredients

      • Modes of action

      • Environmental implications/residence time/breakdown mechanisms

      • Health implications

      • Water safe

    • Storage

      • At baseyard

      • In transit

    • Disposal and decon

      • Spill reporting

      • Triple rinse 

    •  Herbicide safety

      • PPE

    • Weed control matrix

    • Application strategies

      • Clip and drip

      • Foliar

        • By hand

        • By truck

        • By helicopter

          • Spray tanks

          • HBT

      • Basal barking

      • Girdling

      • IPA

  • Manual–Description (when chemical application is not appropriate)

    • Hand pulling

      • Pull-bearer

    • Basal barking

      • Chainsaw

      • handsaw

  • Biocontrol

    • INFO: evaluation of potential biocontrol agents

    • Current biocontrols

    • Biocontrol needs?

    • Biocontrol options

    • Biocontrol deployment

    • Post release MONITORING

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