| Weed type
| Comparative
Effort
(relative to last season; Reserve only)
| Likely reasons
|
| African Lovegrass
| less
| |
| St. John's Wort |
less
|
Some treatment this season was delayed by the by the need to treat other priority weeds. |
| Blackberries |
much more |
There are a much larger number of blackberries this season and a high proportion at an advanced stage, as a result of 3 seasons of above average rainfall. |
| Briars |
much more |
Briar spraying is done with blackberry spraying for efficiency because of their similar locations, so more briar spraying to this point of the season has been done than in the previous 2 seasons. |
| Cootamundra wattle |
similar |
There are not many on the Reserve and treatment is occasional. |
| Saffron thistles |
much less |
Much reduced number of Saffron thistles so far this season. |
| Horehound |
much more |
Horehound is more prevalent this season. |
| Verbascum |
less |
Less effort has been available for Verbascum so far this season because of other priorities.
|
| non-Saffron thistles |
more |
Although these had been largely under control on the Reserve until 2020, the wet seasons since then have caused their resurgence and they are now requiring more effort to control that we are able to provide. |
| Paterson's Curse |
much more |
Paterson's Curse is more prevalent this season in some locations. |
| Capeweed |
much less |
Effort this season and last has been much less than in the previous season when considerable effort was expended in an attempt to control it in Weetangera paddock. |
| Exotic grasses (Serrated tussock, Chilean Needle grass and other exotics) |
much more |
A lot of effort spent in Weetangera paddock trying to clear exotic grasses from planting areas. |
| Bathurst Burr |
much less |
Bathurst Burr is usually treated later in the season, but was pushed to the next season in 2019-20. |
| Other woody weeds |
much less |
There are very few woody weeds left in the Reserve and neighbouring paddocks. Treatment is sporadic. |
| Skeleton weed |
much less |
Skeleton weed has not been specifically targeted so far this season. |
| Miscellaneous broadleaf weeds |
much more |
This category includes a range of low to medium risk weeds such as Hoary mustard, Prickly lettuce, fleabane, flatweed, catsear, Tragopogon, plantain, etc. A lot of effort spent in Weetangera paddock trying to clear broadleaf weeds from planting areas. |
