Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Noxious weeds often seem to consume one's time. Many fall asleep thinking about removing them, and many wake up with the burden of having to deal with them. If you have noxious weeds on your property and you would like to try biological weed control, you have most likely spoken to us, the Whitehall Biological Weed Control Project. We execute site visits to many local properties, we give insects to local landowners, and we make many calls to the public to assess their weed management needs. You...
The Pretty Little Flower There once was a beautiful flower a splendid, native flower the beautiful little flower made it’s home in a little meadow everyone loved this little flower until one terrible day when a weed came up to spoil her play the little flower tried to be nice even shared her little home and offered the weed to use her phone the weed wasn’t so nice he was filled with morbid delights the poor flower didn’t see it coming until the weeds were interwoven they had taken up her home and now she is forbodden This is the story of the l...
Montana is not unfamiliar with the common invasive species known as whitetop (Lepidium drabae), also commonly referred to as hoary cress. This noxious weed is prevalent throughout most of the western United States and has become a significant nuisance for local landowners. You may've read our previous article from earlier this summer, which described this weed. If you did, I would like to provide you with a few updates on recent news and discoveries. If you didn't have a chance to read our...
Bright pink blooms might seem non-threatening, until that is all you see. As spring comes and goes and flowers reach their maximum potential, a sea of pink and purple flowers might begin to consume your land. Their prevalence, their persistence, and their undying dedication leave many in dismay. Learning and understanding the enemy is half the battle, however. Russian knapweed (Rhaponticum repens) is an invasive perennial with blue-green, lobed basal rosettes that emerge in the spring. The...
The clustered stems, expanding root system, milky white sap, bright green flowers encased in a yellow-green bract, and narrow leaves are characteristics of one of Montana's notorious noxious weeds, leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula). This species, like many other noxious weeds, is an Eurasian native species. It was most likely introduced to North America via contaminated ship ballasts, and the earliest recorded presence in North America dates back to 1827. This herbaceous perennial is a threatening...
At this time of year, you might notice an infiltration of tall yellow flowers on your property. This Eurasian species arrived here in the early 1900s and has become quite the nuisance. Its thick, alternating leaves branch off of the thick stem, leading to the snapdragon-like yellow flowers located towards the top of the plant. You might have already guessed which noxious weed I am referring to: Dalmatian toadflax (Linaria dalmatica). This invasive species thrives in cool, semiarid climates and...
You might notice clusters of small white flowers as you drive along your hometown roads and gaze out your window. You might even notice these flowers in your backyard. This species is not welcome in Montana, and it is categorized as a noxious weed in 23 other states. The term, noxious weed, refers to a weed that has been designated a harmful weed to natural habitats and crops by a governing authority. This persistent perennial is known as whitetop, or hoary cress (Lepidium drabae). Brought here...
