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Global Invasive Species Team listserve digest #078 Fri Feb 16 2001 - 15:58:35 PST --CONTENTS-- 1. English and Algerian ivy control (California) 2. Price for Garlon 4 (Utah) 3. Mulching with Lonicera maackii (Indiana) 4. New Paspalum notatum Species Management Summary online (Nationwide) 5. Monsanto patent on glyphosate expiring (Nationwide) --------------------------------------- 1. English and Algerian ivy control (California) From: Mike Kelly (mkellysd(at)aol.com) Can anyone report successful methods of any kind to control either English ivy (Hedera helix) or Algerian ivy (Hedera canariensis)? We have tried glyphosate (Roundup) at concentrations of 2-5% with silicone and other surfactants with little control. --------------------------------------- 2. Price for Garlon 4 (Utah) From: Damian Fagan (dfagan(at)tnc.org) I am wondering if anyone can give me the best cost for Garlon 4 and the supplier's phone number? --------------------------------------- 3. Mulching with Lonicera maackii (Indiana) From: Andrew Mertz (amertz(at)indygov.edu) We were wondering if there is a preferred way to handle the waste from our 25 acre Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) site? In the past we have stacked it in small piles, mulched it and taken it off site, and mulched it and left it on-site. We are aware that Amur honeysuckle contains compounds that inhibit the growth of other plants. We would hate to leave large amounts of debris or mulch in this area if it could inhibit the growth of newly planted saplings. Is this a possible problem? --------------------------------------- 4. New Paspalum notatum Species Management Summary online (Nationwide) From: Barry Rice (bamrice(at)ucdavis.edu) The Wildland Invasive Species Team is proud to unveil a new Element Stewardship Abstract on Paspalum notatum (Bahia grass): http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/esadocs/paspnota.html --------------------------------------- 5. Monsanto patent on glyphosate expiring (Nationwide) From: Barry Rice (bamrice(at)ucdavis.edu) In September 2000, Monsanto's patent on glyphosate expired. (Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup and Rodeo.) Dow AgroSciences and other companies are planning on entering the glyphosate market with its own brand of glyphosate-based herbicides. The price of glyphosate-based herbicides may drop as much as 50%. Remember that if you buy some of the new formulations, you must be aware of the attributes of the active ingredient, surfactant, and the "inert" ingredients. For more information on the changes in glyphosate marketing, use keywords such as glyphosate, patent, expire in your favorite search engine. For example: http://process-economics.com/reviews/97-10.htm http://www.dowagro.com/main/company/prod_news/news001.htm |
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