| Weed type
| Comparative
Effort
(relative to last season; Reserve only)
| Likely reasons
|
| African Lovegrass
| much less
| No treatment yet this season |
| St. John's Wort |
much less
|
Targeted spraying of St. John's Wort has not yet commenced this season. The St. John's Wort density overall is lower this season (related to the seasonal conditions) and much lower again on the areas that are prioritised for spraying and have been regularly sprayed for the last 5 seasons. |
| Blackberries |
same |
|
| Briars |
same |
|
| Saffron thistles |
similar |
Much more. The seasonal conditions have been favourable for growth of Saffron thistles and they have been one of our prime targets so far this season. |
| 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 more |
This was mainly catching up on treatment of areas not able to be completed before the end of last season.
|
| non-Saffron thistles |
similar |
An ever-present problem |
| Paterson's Curse |
similar |
Conditions over winter were again favourable for Paterson's Curse. Considerable time was spent controlling it in the winter and early spring. |
| Capeweed |
much more |
Another weed that has been favoured by the seasonal conditions. |
| Exotic grasses (other than those classified of National Significance) |
similar |
Not a priority except in Weetangera paddock where they are cleared from planting areas. |
| Bathurst Burr |
same |
Still too early in the season |
| Mustard |
more |
Conditions have increasingly suited mustard over the past few seasons and more attention is being given to it. |
| Cootamundra wattle |
same |
There are not many on the Reserve and treatment is occasional. |
| Other woody weeds |
similar |
The rainfall conditions in the past 12 months have been less favourable for woody weed germination and growth. |
| Miscellaneous broadleaf weeds |
much less, 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. |
