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