| Weed type
| Comparative
Effort
(relative to last season; Reserve only)
| Likely reasons
|
| African Lovegrass
| slightly more
| Greater prevalence this season |
| St. John's Wort |
much more
|
It is generally agreed that is is the worst year for St. John's Wort for many years, and the effort to date reflects that. Despite this large effort we have treated less than 50% of the St. John's Wort on the reserve. |
| Blackberries |
much more |
It is a good season for blackberries to germinate and grow rapidly. |
| Briars |
more |
As above, conditions have been very good for germination and growth of briars. |
| Cootamundra wattle |
similar |
There are not many on the Reserve and treatment is occasional. |
| Saffron thistles |
much less |
Much reduced number of Saffron thistles this season |
| Horehound |
much less |
Horehound is decreasing in prevalence across the Reserve in response to treatment in previous seasons; treatment is sporadic. |
| Verbascum |
slightly more |
Verbascum is much more prevalent this season than for many years as a result of two very wet seasons but we have been unable to treat it all.
|
| non-Saffron thistles |
much more |
Although these have been largely under control on the Reserve, the wet season has caused their resurgence. |
| Paterson's Curse |
much less |
Paterson's Curse is not yet present in significant numbers this season. |
| Capeweed |
much less |
Effort has been much less than last season (when considerable effort was expended in an attempt to control it in Weetangera paddock) but about about the same as previous seasons. |
| Exotic grasses (Serrated tussock, Chilean Needle grass and other exotics) |
much less |
Not much effort on grasses this season. |
| Bathurst Burr |
more |
Treatment that would normally have been done at the end of last season was carried over to the beginning of this one. |
| Other woody weeds |
much more |
There are very few woody weeds left in the Reserve and neighbouring paddocks. Treatment is sporadic, but this season had een very favourable for their growth.. |
| Skeleton weed |
much less |
Skeleton weed has not been specifically targeted so far this season. |
| Miscellaneous broadleaf weeds |
much less |
This category includes a range of low to medium risk weeds such as Hoary mustard, Prickly lettuce, fleabane, flatweed, catsear, Tragopogon, plantain, etc. Effort has been directed to other weeds. |
