Proceeding of the 22nd annual meeting ot the
Weed Science Society of North Carolina
Opening
Remarks
Roger Batts, President, WSSNC
One
if by land, two if by sea: the invasive species threat in the USA
Dr. Randy Westbrooks, Invasive Plant Coordinator
U.S. Geological Survey
North Carolina and Invasive Plant Management
Dr. David Patterson, NCDA&CS
Invasive Aquatics in Piedmont Reservoirs
Slides
Mr. Eric Barkemeyer - Cygnet Enterprises
Statesville, NC
NC Giant Salvinia Task Force
Mr. Wayne Batten - NC Coop. Ext. Service,
Pender County Center
Invasive
Weeds, Blue-Green Algae, Coots, and Bald Eagles: a deadly trophic cascade
Slides
Dr. Susan Wilde - SC Department of Natural Resources
Charleston, SC
NC DOT:
Invasions on the roadsides
Mr. Derek Smith, NC Department of Transportation
Raleigh, NC
Tropical Spiderwort: containment of a noxious weed in NC
Dr. Mike Burton - NCSU, Crop Science Department
Tropical Spiderwort (and you thought sicklepod was bad?)
Slides
Dr. Ted Webster (USDA)
Graduate Student Presentations
Japanese stiltgrass
population dynamics and impacts on Piedmont forest ecosystems.
C.A. Judge
Control and Seed
Production of Sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia) Following 2,4-DB Alone and
with Other Agrichemicals.
Slides
Sarah Hans
Business
Meeting
Mr. Roger Batts, Department of Horticulture, NCSU
Industry Updates
Dr. Mike Burton, Department of Crop Science, NCSU