This document discusses methods for managing invasive plant species in sensitive ecologies. It identifies different types of plants - annuals, biennials, herbaceous perennials, and woody plants - and describes manual, mechanical, biological, and chemical management methods. The document focuses on specific invasive plant species, including mile-a-minute vine, multiflora rose, and autumn olive, providing details on their origins, characteristics, and potential bio-controls. Additional resources for identification and management of invasive species are listed.

1. Managing invasive plants
in sensitive ecologies

2. Understanding the plants that you are dealing with
-Annuals
-Biennials
-Herbaceous
Perennials
-Woody Plants

3. Methods for management
• Manual
– Hand pulling, Smothering, etc.
• Mechanical
– Mowing, Cutting, etc.
• Biological
– Grazing, Disease, etc.
• Chemical

4. Chemical Methods
• Foliar
– Highest chance of off target damage
• Basal Bark Application
• Cut Stump Treatment
• Stem Injection
James H. Miller, USDA, bugwood.org

5. Mile-A-Minute
• Annual Vine from
Eastern Asia
• Seed form starting in
June through frost
• Seeds are viable
for up to 7
Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University
years of Connecticut, Bugwood.org

6. Multiflora Rose
• Shrub from Asia
• Reaches heights up to
15’
• Rose Rosette Virus
is a bio-control
S. Debolt

7. Autumn Olive
• Large shrub from China
• Reaches heights of up to
20’
• Prolific seeder which is a
spread by wildlife
Chris Evans, Illinois Wildlife Action
Plan, Bugwood.org

8. Have Patience!
Additional Information
Invasives.org
Nonnative invasive plants of southern forests: a field
guide for identification and control (USDA Publication)
www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/gtr/gtr_srs062/