{"title":"Efficient and rapid control of Eurasian watermilfoil (<i>Myriophyllum spicatum</i>) by combining benthic mats and hand pulling","authors":"Vincent Gagné, Claude Lavoie","doi":"10.1017/inp.2023.26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/inp.2023.26","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Eurasian watermilfoil ( Myriophyllum spicatum L.) is an aquatic vascular plant that forms extensive dense beds in lakes. This invader competes with native plants, interferes with aquatic activities and decreases riparian property values. In Canada, the use of aquatic herbicides is highly restricted. Environmental managers must therefore rely on physical methods such as hand pulling or benthic matting for control. Although these methods are not new, there has been little scientific investigation regarding their effectiveness and cost over multiple years. Benthic matting and hand pulling were used in Lac des Abénaquis (area: 1.2 km 2 ) to control 3.6 ha of M. spicatum beds. Initiated by citizens in 2016, control procedures were scientifically studied in 2020 and 2021. Benthic fiberglass mats were deployed on dense M. spicatum patches for ten weeks. Isolated plants and patches <100 m 2 were hand pulled by divers, and the harvested material surfaced via a suction hose or in hand-filled bags. By August 2021, all the M. spicatum patches had been eliminated, and only 560 widely scattered plants remained. Over the last two years of control, hand pulling required 243 person-hours and removed 2,245 kg of biomass. The biomass brought to the surface was 2.4 times higher per person-hour with the suction system than with bags. The use of 1,000 m 2 of benthic mats required 47 to 51 person-hours per summer season, including installation, removal, and maintenance. Intensive management (years 1 to 5) using benthic mats and hand pulling cost an estimated Can$185,000 (US$140,000) per hectare of M. spicatum bed. Hand pulling of scattered individuals (years 6+), estimated at Can$20,000 (US$15,000) per summer, is essential to avoid re-infestation. An invasion of M. spicatum can successfully be managed in small lakes without herbicides, but control remains a costly and long-term endeavor.","PeriodicalId":14470,"journal":{"name":"Invasive Plant Science and Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135616562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High-impact invasive plants expanding into Mid-Atlantic states - Identifying priority range-shifting species for monitoring in light of climate change Identifying Priority Invaders","authors":"Justin D. Salva, Bethany A. Bradley","doi":"10.1017/inp.2023.24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/inp.2023.24","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract One way that climate change is projected to affect invasive plant management is by shifting the ranges of invasive plants. In some regions, hundreds of new, potentially invasive species could establish in coming decades. These species are prime candidates for early detection and rapid response. However, with limited resources, it is unlikely that invasive plant managers will be able to monitor and treat this large number of novel species. Determining which species are likely to have the greatest impacts could inform further risk assessment and mitigate the greatest amount of potential damage. Here, we used the Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT) protocol to evaluate the potential impacts of 104 invasive plant species that are projected to establish in Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and/or West Virginia by mid-century with climate change. These species were identified using the Invasive Range Expanders Listing Tool to predict which invasive species are likely to shift their range into the target state by mid-century. We used Web of Science to search for studies on each species involving impacts to ecological or socio-economic sectors. We scored ecological impacts on a scale of 1 (‘minimal concern’) to 4 (‘major concern’) and socio-economic impacts as present or not present. We evaluated 674 papers and categorized the species into these categories: 32 high-impact species, 20 moderate-impact species, and 13 minor or minimal-impact species. Two of the 32 high-impact species ( Ehrharta erecta Lam. and Tamarix aphylla (L.) Karst.) pose a risk to all eight Mid-Atlantic states. There were also 46 species that pose a risk to socio-economic sectors, including agriculture, the economy, and human health. 24 species were listed as data-deficient (no data could be found on them). This study provides a comprehensive review of reported impacts of range-shifting invasive plants in the Mid-Atlantic.","PeriodicalId":14470,"journal":{"name":"Invasive Plant Science and Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135351109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"INP volume 16 issue 3 Cover and Front matter","authors":"","doi":"10.1017/inp.2023.25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/inp.2023.25","url":null,"abstract":"An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.","PeriodicalId":14470,"journal":{"name":"Invasive Plant Science and Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135735750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Temporal changes in genetic diversity reveal small-scale invasion dynamics of the Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana L. var. virginiana) in the Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve in Ohio","authors":"Hannah M. Hartman, O. Rocha","doi":"10.1017/inp.2023.23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/inp.2023.23","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana L. var. virginiana) is a native species currently invading open areas and grasslands outside of its original range in the United States. We studied the eastern redcedar’s (ERC) invasion patterns in the Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve (LDSNP), a short grass prairie located on the Marblehead Peninsula in Ohio, examining the changes in the genetic diversity and structure of the encroaching population. We investigated the relative importance of long-distance dispersal vs. diffusion in the invasion of this short grass prairie by ERC. We use eight microsatellite marker loci to infer gene flow from external sources vs. within-population recruitment. We found that the older trees in this preserve were less than fifty-years-old, indicating that the population was established between 1970 and 1980. When we grouped trees into five age categories of 10-year increments, we found that the allelic diversity, as indicated by the average number of alleles per locus, increased as the age of the trees decreased. We also found that not all loci were in Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium, probably due to the arrival of new variants in the preserve. Moreover, heterozygosity remained high, with an excess of heterozygotes in all age groups (F = -0.163 ± 0.046). Principal Coordinate Analysis showed two distinct groups of trees in the LDSNP. Analysis of the cryptic population structure of the ERC trees using STRUCTURE revealed four ancestral clusters in the ERC population. All ancestral clusters are present in all age groups, suggesting that all trees sampled are derived from an admixed population. Furthermore, the high observed heterozygosity and lack of inbreeding in this dioecious species maintained all ancestral clusters over time. Overall, our findings indicate that ERC encroachment of the LDSNP results from multiple and reiterated gene flow events from the edge of the range through animal-mediated seed dispersal.","PeriodicalId":14470,"journal":{"name":"Invasive Plant Science and Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48876194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A contractor comparison of novel IPT tools and techniques for Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolia) management","authors":"Mackenzie E. Bell, S. Enloe, J. Leary, D. Lauer","doi":"10.1017/inp.2023.22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/inp.2023.22","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi) is a multistemmed shrub or small tree from South America that is invasive in Florida, Texas, Hawaii, and Australia. It forms multi-stemmed trunks with spreading branches that create dense thickets. State agencies in Florida manage it at annual costs of over three million dollars and individual plant treatment techniques are widely used for control. Recent research testing novel hack and squirt approaches with aminopyralid and aminocyclopyrachlor and basal bark treatment with a new triclopyr formulation has shown they are highly effective. However, they have not been evaluated at larger scales, which would be useful to land managers. Therefore, our objective was to compare the reduced hack and squirt technique using aminopyralid and aminocyclopyrachlor herbicides to basal bark treatment with triclopyr on a field scale. We used two contractor crews to apply treatments to twenty-four, 0.2-ha plots. Treatments included aminocyclopyrachlor (120 g L-1) or aminopyralid (120 g L-1) applied with the reduced hack and squirt technique and triclopyr ester (108 g L-1) and triclopyr acid (34 g L-1) formulations applied with two basal bark treatment techniques. We confirmed reduced hack and squirt significantly reduced the amount of herbicide and carrier applied compared to the basal bark treatments. By 540 DAT, aminocyclopyrachlor more effectively controlled Brazilian peppertree than aminopyralid with reduced hack and squirt and was not different from either triclopyr basal bark treatment. These results verify reduced hack and squirt treatment with aminocyclopyrachlor and basal bark treatment with triclopyr acid as alternatives to basal bark treatment with triclopyr ester. Both resulted in significantly less herbicide use with comparable efficacy. This operational research approach has accelerated our understanding of novel individual plant treatment strategies and their implementation in the field.","PeriodicalId":14470,"journal":{"name":"Invasive Plant Science and Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47653750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexandros Tataridas, Miguel Moreira, Luciana Frazão, P. Kanatas, N. Ota, I. Travlos
{"title":"Biology of Invasive Plants 5. Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.","authors":"Alexandros Tataridas, Miguel Moreira, Luciana Frazão, P. Kanatas, N. Ota, I. Travlos","doi":"10.1017/inp.2023.21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/inp.2023.21","url":null,"abstract":"The family Solanaceae lists about 1,400 species worldwide, of which 143 are considered weeds (Sheppard et al. 2006). The genus Solanum is the most numerous of the family Solanaceae. Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. belongs to the clade Leptostemonum, commonly known as the “spiny solanum” clade. Solanum elaeagnifolium is native to northern Mexico and the American Southwest. A revision for the S. elaeagnifolium clade and analytic phytokeys are provided by Knapp et al. (2017). The silvery color of its leaves and their resemblance to the leaves of the olive tree (Elaeagnus) were the reasons for naming the species elaeagnifolium (Heap and Carter 1999). Nowadays, it is commonly known as silverleaf nightshade (Boyd et al. 1984). According to Krigas et al. (2021), in northern Greece S. elaeagnifolium is also called “Lernaean Hydra,” due to its intense regrowth after herbicide treatment. Solanum elaeagnifolium is known in South Africa as silverleaf bitter apple or Satansbos (Satan’s bush), indicating how harmful it is to the country (Wilson et al. 2013). In America and other parts of the world, it has received various names over the years, such as white horsenettle, bullnettle, tomatillo, meloncillo, and trompillo (Davis et al. 1945; Kwong et al. 2006). In Algeria, farmers call it echouka, which means thorn, because of the multiple spines on the stem (Adjim and Kazi Tani 2018). In South Korea, it received the name Eun-bit-kka-ma-jung, which is a combination of its silvery coloration and a common plant in the country (Hong et al. 2014).","PeriodicalId":14470,"journal":{"name":"Invasive Plant Science and Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49321828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Rolando, M. Scott, B. Baillie, F. Dean, C. Todoroki, T. Paul
{"title":"Persistence of triclopyr, dicamba and picloram in the environment following aerial spraying for control of dense pine invasion","authors":"C. Rolando, M. Scott, B. Baillie, F. Dean, C. Todoroki, T. Paul","doi":"10.1017/inp.2023.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/inp.2023.20","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Aerial application of a herbicide mixture of triclopyr, dicamba, picloram and aminopyralid is used to control dense infestations of exotic conifers, notably lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Douglas), in New Zealand (NZ). The rates of herbicide applied to control these tree-weeds has the potential for off-target impacts through persistence in the forest floor, soil and water. Persistence of three of these herbicides was investigated in cast needles, forest floor (litter, fermented humic layer: LFH) and soil following their operational aerial application (triclopyr:18 kg a.i. ha-1; dicamba: 5 kg a.i. ha-1; picloram: 2 kg a.i. ha-1) at three sites across NZ (KF, MD, GE) with dense invasions of P. contorta. Water was collected from a local stream at two sites (KF, MD) in the days/months after spraying. Active ingredients detected across all sites in cast needles, LFH and mineral soil generally reflected their application rate, with total amounts comprising 81% triclopyr, 14% dicamba and 5% picloram. Most of the active ingredients were detected in the LFH (59%), a heavy lignin-rich layer of dead needles overlaying the soil. All three herbicides persisted in this layer, at all sites, for up to 2 years (at study termination). Only triclopyr was detected in mineral soil where it declined to below detection levels (0.2 mg kg-1) within one year. All three herbicides were detected in stream water on the day of spray application at KF, and during a rainfall event one month later. However, amounts did not exceed NZ environmental and drinking water standards, an outcome attributed to a 30 m no-spray buffer zone used at this site. At MD, herbicides were detectable in water up to four months after spraying, with amounts exceeding NZ drinking water standards on one occasion, one month after spray application. No spray buffer zones were used at the MD site.","PeriodicalId":14470,"journal":{"name":"Invasive Plant Science and Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47000327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Simulated Mechanical Control of Nitellopsis obtusa Under Mesocosm Conditions","authors":"Al Haram, R. Wersal","doi":"10.1017/inp.2023.18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/inp.2023.18","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Management efforts to control Nitellopsis obtusa (starry stonewort) have been limited to stressing the thalli and have not been able to directly target the reproductive bulbils. Smaller scale efforts such as the use of hand pulling can be used but hand pulling is not realistic for larger infestations. This research was conducted to test the effects of clipping stress on N. obtusa in order to give a baseline on the effect of stress on the production of bulbils and the regrowth of thalli. Mesocosms were set up under greenhouse conditions to test the effects of simulated mechanical harvesting once, twice, and four times per growing season on N. obtusa. Different seasonal timing and frequency of clipping treatments will remove different amounts of thalli biomass. The four-clipping treatment always reduced thalli biomass in this study at both 16 and 52 WAT compared to the nontreated reference, but the difference among clipping treatments was never different 52 WAT. At 16 WAT one clipping reduced bulbil density by 44% (trial 1) to 50% (trial two), two clippings reduced bulbil density by 28% (trial 2) to 52% (trial 1), and four clippings reduced bulbil density by 22% (trial 2) to 88% (trial one). At 52 WAT bulbil densities were 69% and 93% lower than that of the nontreated reference trials 2 and 1 respectively. Results from this study indicate that clipping may be effective on N. obtusa and could impact bulbil production.","PeriodicalId":14470,"journal":{"name":"Invasive Plant Science and Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46539997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. McTavish, T. Smith, S. Mechanda, Sandy M. Smith, R. Bourchier
{"title":"Morphological traits for rapid and simple separation of native and introduced common reed (Phragmites australis)","authors":"M. McTavish, T. Smith, S. Mechanda, Sandy M. Smith, R. Bourchier","doi":"10.1017/inp.2023.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/inp.2023.15","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Effective management of the introduced invasive grass common reed [Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.] requires the ability to differentiate between the introduced and native subspecies found in North America. While genetic tools are useful for discriminating between the subspecies, morphological identification is a useful complementary approach that is low to zero cost and does not require specialized equipment or technical expertise. The objective of our study was to identify the best morphological traits for rapid and simple identification of native and introduced P. australis. A suite of 22 morphological traits were measured in 21 introduced and 27 native P. australis populations identified by genetic barcoding across southern Ontario, Canada. Traits were compared between the subspecies to identify measurements that offered reliable, diagnostic separation. Overall, 21 of the 22 traits differed between the subspecies, with four offering complete separation: the retention of leaf sheaths on dead stems; a categorical assessment of stem color; the base height of the ligule, excluding the hairy fringe; and a combined measurement of leaf length and lower glume length. Additionally, round fungal spots on the stem occurred only on the native subspecies and never on the sampled introduced populations. The high degree of variation observed in traits within and between the subspecies cautions against a “common wisdom” approach to identification or automatic interpretation of intermediate traits as indicative of aberrant populations or hybridization. As an alternative, we have compiled the five best traits into a checklist of simple and reliable measurements to identify native and introduced P. australis. This guide will be most applicable for samples collected in the late summer and fall in the Great Lakes region but can also inform best practices for morphological identification in other regions as well.","PeriodicalId":14470,"journal":{"name":"Invasive Plant Science and Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45352076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"INP volume 16 issue 2 Cover and Front matter","authors":"","doi":"10.1017/inp.2023.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/inp.2023.19","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14470,"journal":{"name":"Invasive Plant Science and Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46795714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}