| Weed type
| Comparative
Effort
(relative to last season; Reserve only)
| Likely reasons
|
| African Lovegrass
| less
| We are benefiting from PCS and contractor spraying in some of the places previously treated by fotpin, and also the dry season |
| St. John's Wort |
much more
|
Spraying commenced earlier than last season and covered more area. In addition, because of the wet late summer/early autumn several areas received a third spray. |
| Blackberries |
similar |
|
| Briars |
similar |
There were slightly more briars sprayed this season over a longer period. |
| Cootamundra wattle |
similar |
There are not many on the Reserve and treatment is occasional. |
| Saffron thistles |
similar |
|
| Horehound |
similar |
Horehound is no longer a major problem on the reserve compared with a decade ago and just requires a small amount of effort each season. |
| Verbascum |
much less |
Not a major target this season because conditions haven't been favourable for them and we are nearing control in some areas.
|
| non-Saffron thistles |
similar |
An ever-present problem |
| Paterson's Curse |
much more |
Conditions over winter were favourable for Paterson's Curse again as in the previous two seasons. In addition the wet summer brought them on before winter this season, requiring more attention than it has in the seasons before that. |
| Capeweed |
similar |
Attention to treatment of Capeweed is not consistent from season to season. |
| Exotic grasses (other than those classified of National Significance) |
much less |
Much less effort spent in Weetangera paddock trying to clear exotic grasses from planting areas than last season. |
| Bathurst Burr |
similar |
Still too early in the season |
| Mustard |
much more |
Conditions have increasingly suited mustard over the past few seasons and more attention is being given to it. |
| Other woody weeds |
much less |
The rainfall conditions in the past 12 months have been less favourable for woody weed germination and growth. |
| Miscellaneous broadleaf weeds |
similar, but highly variable from year to year |
This category includes a range of low to medium risk weeds such as Prickly lettuce, fleabane, flatweed, catsear, Tragopogon, plantain, etc. Effort is largely in Weetangera paddock. Attention is given to these weeds when more invasive ones are not so prevalent. |
