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Choosing the Best Control Method Isolated Plants Small (.1-.5ha) Medium (.5-2ha) Large (more than 2 ha) Density of Infested Area Low Density (1-50 plants or less than 10% cover) Medium Density (50-1000 plants or between 10% and 30% cover) High Density (more than 1000 plants or 30 – 100% cover) • Pulling • Pulling, clipping, cutting, girdling, mowing, burning, cut stump method • Clipping, girdling, mowing, burning, foliar spray • Mowing, grazing, burning, foliar spray • Pulling, clipping, cutting, girdling,mowing, burning, cut stump method • Mowing, burning, foliar spray • Mowing, grazing, burning, foliar spray • Mowing, burning, cut stump method • Grazing, mowing, burning, foliar spray • Grazing, burning, foliar spray, biological Amur <strong>Honeysuckle</strong>. Photo courtesy of Lindsay Barr. Best Management Practices in Ontario 25
Control Measures Summary Method Population Characteristics Purpose of Control Notes Pulling • Small to medium, young shrubs • Removal of entire smaller seedlings by hand, or a weed wrench or other digging tool • Roots must be removed Clipping • Small to medium • Reduce seed production and plant density • Should not be done in the winter, will encourage extensive re-sprouting in spring Cutting • Small to medium, adult shrubs • Removal of larger shrubs • Often done in conjunction with cut stump herbicide treatment Girdling • Small to medium, adult shrubs • Removal of adult shrubs • Done in conjunction with herbicide treatment and pulling to remove shrub following season Mowing • Small to medium, young shrubs • Reduce seed production and plant density • Must be repeated for several seasons Grazing • Large populations • Deplete root reserves for eventual plant death • Not recommended for high quality natural areas Burning • Small to large • Removal of top growth, depletion of root reserves • Must be repeated for several seasons Foliar Spray • Large populations, younger trees • Spraying of herbicide on the leaves of plants to get absorbed in to the plant • This method is used on large thickets where there is little risk for nontarget species Cut Stump Herbicide Application • Small to large populations, adult shrubs • Used in conjunction with cutting to prevent new shoots from sprouting on cut trees • Used when dealing with individual shrubs or in an environmentally sensitive area Biological • Large populations • Introduction of a predator or pathogen to provide limited levels of control • No large scale biological control is currently available 26 <strong>Honeysuckle</strong>s (Lonicera spp.)
Page 1 and 2: Invasive Honeysuckles (Lonicera spp
Page 3 and 4: Table of Contents Foreword ........
Page 5 and 6: Over time they have naturalized and
Page 7 and 8: Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)
Page 9 and 10: Similar Species: Invasive honeysuck
Page 11 and 12: Fly Honeysuckle (Lonicera Canadensi
Page 13 and 14: Habitat Young Bells Honeysuckle. Ph
Page 15 and 16: Impacts Biodiversity Invasive honey
Page 17 and 18: Best Management Practices To succes
Page 19 and 20: This flow chart can help land manag
Page 21 and 22: Control Measures Invasive honeysuck
Page 23 and 24: Girdling: Girdling (a cut groove do
Page 25 and 26: Forestry Exception: A forest is def
Page 27: Disposal Several options exist for
Page 31 and 32: Alternatives to Invasive Honeysuckl
Page 33 and 34: Tracking the Spread of Invasive Hon
Page 35: Acknowledgements Reviewers and Phot

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