Comments on: Knocking Out Knapweed http://matthewsarver.com/2009/08/knocking-out-knapweed/ The Modern Naturalist Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:29:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Matthew Sarver http://matthewsarver.com/2009/08/knocking-out-knapweed/comment-page-1/#comment-5655 Matthew Sarver Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:54:05 +0000 http://matthewsarver.com/?p=327#comment-5655 Chris - Thanks for the update on Milestone. I'm glad you had such good success with it, and I will have to try that method on my remaining stand of knapweed. Chris – Thanks for the update on Milestone. I’m glad you had such good success with it, and I will have to try that method on my remaining stand of knapweed.

]]> By: Chris Polatin http://matthewsarver.com/2009/08/knocking-out-knapweed/comment-page-1/#comment-4915 Chris Polatin Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:49:02 +0000 http://matthewsarver.com/?p=327#comment-4915 Matt, Just a follow-up on the knapweed thread from 2009. The straight Milestone at 7 ounces per 100 gallon rate boom sprayed within a 20-acre densely infested area had tremendous results--- we have to look quite hard to find a knapweed plant last week. Grasses are intact. Based on this result and several others I've witnessed, I think Milestone has great potential. Chris Matt,

Just a follow-up on the knapweed thread from 2009. The straight Milestone at 7 ounces per 100 gallon rate boom sprayed within a 20-acre densely infested area had tremendous results— we have to look quite hard to find a knapweed plant last week. Grasses are intact. Based on this result and several others I’ve witnessed, I think Milestone has great potential.

Chris

]]> By: Matthew Sarver http://matthewsarver.com/2009/08/knocking-out-knapweed/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Matthew Sarver Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:30:10 +0000 http://matthewsarver.com/?p=327#comment-151 Chris - thanks for the feedback. I am familiar with biocontrol weevils you refer to, because I used to work with them when I was at Cornell. I had an undergraduate position in the lab of Dr. Bernd Blossey, and fondly recall having to make a number of forays to local knapweed infestations to collect food for the root weevils we were raising in the lab. I'll be anxious to hear about your longer-term results with Milestone. I am thinking of trying it for canada thistle, so may test it on the knapweed while I'm at it. Chris – thanks for the feedback. I am familiar with biocontrol weevils you refer to, because I used to work with them when I was at Cornell. I had an undergraduate position in the lab of Dr. Bernd Blossey, and fondly recall having to make a number of forays to local knapweed infestations to collect food for the root weevils we were raising in the lab. I’ll be anxious to hear about your longer-term results with Milestone. I am thinking of trying it for canada thistle, so may test it on the knapweed while I’m at it.

]]> By: Chris Polatin http://matthewsarver.com/2009/08/knocking-out-knapweed/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Chris Polatin Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:27:48 +0000 http://matthewsarver.com/?p=327#comment-132 Matt, I am working on several knapweed related projects in the New England region. We just introduced 2 weevils as biocontrol agents (knapweed root weevil and knapweed flower head/seed weevil) on one site which has an infestation of 500-acres. Scary! We are also using Milestone herbicide (w/Garlon 3A & Escort) at this site and several others with good first year success. I'll be happy to share monitoring results with you as I go. For really small patches we hand pull with various garden implements, but I will try your suggested tool. Thanks for that! Chris Polatin Matt,
I am working on several knapweed related projects in the New England region.
We just introduced 2 weevils as biocontrol agents (knapweed root weevil and knapweed flower head/seed weevil) on one site which has an infestation of 500-acres. Scary! We are also using Milestone herbicide (w/Garlon 3A & Escort) at this site and several others with good first year success. I’ll be happy to share monitoring results with you as I go.
For really small patches we hand pull with various garden implements, but I will try your suggested tool. Thanks for that!

Chris Polatin

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