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For Information: Obsolete Pesticide Collection: -Fall 2012

For Information: Obsolete Pesticide Collection: -Fall 2012 -Likely both Dawson Creek and Ft St. John sites. -Free -Will take unlabelled pesticides. Hawkweeds. Denise McLean, PAg Invasive Plant Specialist FLNRO Prince George. The Problem. Hawkweed is everywhere.

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For Information: Obsolete Pesticide Collection: -Fall 2012

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  1. For Information: Obsolete Pesticide Collection: -Fall 2012 -Likely both Dawson Creek and Ft St. John sites. -Free -Will take unlabelled pesticides.

  2. Hawkweeds... • Denise McLean, PAg • Invasive Plant Specialist • FLNRO • Prince George

  3. The Problem... Hawkweed is everywhere...

  4. 1 orange and 13 yellow invasive species spreads by seeds, roots and stolons From seed to mature plant to seed in 80 days. Crowds out other vegetation. The Bad News...

  5. The Good News... • Relatively easy to kill with herbicide • Biocontrol is being developed • Cows will eat it.

  6. Biocontrol Aulacideasubterminalis

  7. Cows eat hawkweed?

  8. Can we keep it out of the Peace? • Biology of the plant • Money • Tools • Cooperation

  9. Hawkweeds...the new dandilion? Its up to you...

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