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Invasive Plants

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Introduction

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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

Pesticide Info

  • Active Ingredients

  • Modes of action

  • Environmental implications / residence time / breakdown mechanisms

  • Health implications

  • Water safety

 

Weed Control Matrix

Herbicide Safety

  • PPE

  • Labels

  • Basic handling, mixing, and pouring

  • Storage

    • At baseyard​

    • In transit

  • Disposal and decon

    • Spill reporting​

    • Triple rinse

Application Strategies

  • Clip and drip

  • Foliar

    • by hand​

    • by truck

    • by helicopter

      • Spray tanks​

      • HBT

  • Basal barking

  • Girdling

  • IPA

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Manual Control Description (when chemical application is not appropriate)

  • Hand pulling

    • Pull-bearer​

  • Basal barking

    • Chainsaw​

    • Handsaw

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Biocontrol

  • INFO: evaluation of potential agents

  • Current biocontrols

  • Biocontrol needs

  • Biocontrol options

  • Biocontrol deployment

  • Post release MONITORING

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Stay Connected

  • Weed working groups​

  • Weed workshops/forums (archival content, current discussions)

  • CGAPGS

  • ISCS

  • BMP assessment website

ID Resources
Chemical Control
Manual Control
Bio Control
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