For month by month comparisons of weeding effort against previous seasons for each weed type, see
the weed type monthly history
| Weed type
| Comparative
Effort
(relative to last season) | Likely reasons
|
| African Lovegrass
| much more
| Last season must have been a quiet one; this season's effort is more in line with earlier seasons. |
| St. Johns Wort |
similar
|
Effort has been almost identical for the last three seasons.
There has been no treatment off the Reserve in the last two seasons. |
| Blackberries |
similar |
There are very few blackberries on the Reserve and only small ones so treatment time is small. |
| Briars |
less |
Briar numbers have been declining for several years now (see briar indicators) and there were again less Briars this season than in previous seasons. In addition because the first sweep was late, only one sweep has been carried out, reducing the time compared with last season. |
| Cootamundra wattle |
similar |
Treatment is occasional. |
| Saffron thistles |
similar |
The prevalence of Saffron Thistles on the Reserve started out less than previous years this season, though there were more on the Bottom Pinnacle. The summer rain caused an increase in effort required on the Reserve. |
| Horehound |
similar |
Horehound is decreasing in prevalence across the Reserve and neighbouring paddocks in response to treatment in previous seasons; treatment is sporadic. |
| Verbascum |
much less |
The prevalence of Verbascum is much less than in previous years, resulting largely from the dry summer last season (see Controls on Verbascum Prevalence).
|
| non-Saffron thistles |
much less |
These are largely under control on the Reserve with only a few isolated occurrences at present. |
| Paterson's Curse |
less |
There was little Paterson's curse in evidence this season as a result of the dry winter, although there has been more towards the end of the season. |
| Capeweed |
similar |
Prevalence was less this season than last season but a greater area of the Reserve was able to be treated than in previous seasons. |
| Exotic grasses (Serrated tussock, Chilean Needle grass and other exotics) |
more |
More effort to date this season on the "other" exotics. |
| Bathurst Burr |
similar |
There is very little Bathurst Burr and although it requires monitoring the effort involved is small. |
| Other woody weeds |
similar |
There are very few woody weeds left in the Reserve and neighbouring paddocks. Treatment is sporadic. |
| Nightshade |
much more |
More nightshade this season as a result of conditions. |
| Miscellaneous broadleaf weeds |
similar |
This category includes Hoary mustard, Prickly lettuce, fleabane, skeleton weed, flatweed, catsear, Tragopogon, etc. The amount of effort spent on these depends more on the resources available than the prevalence of the weeds. Grubbing teams this season have had few other targets. |
