The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources has created an online Weed Control User Tool to assist the agricultural industry in managing invasive plants. The webpage outlines a variety of available options for situations when herbicides are not allowed or desired.
The webpage includes the following:
- A downloadable manual listing all management techniques
- A tool that allows you to filter management options by plant and site characteristics
- An option to view management techniques based on plant species
- Webpages that outline invasive plant management practices — and the species against which these practices are most effective, including:
- Biological control
- Burning
- Competitive planting
- Cutting: bladed hand tools
- Cutting: chainsaw
- Cutting: pruners, loppers, shears, hand saws
- Cutting: string trimmers/brush cutters
- Flaming
- Girdling
- Grazing
- Grubbing: grub hoes
- Mechanized tillage
- Mowing/cutting with larger equipment
- Mulching
- Scraping: scuffle hoes
- Severing roots
- Solarizing
- Steaming
- Stump grinding
- Tarping
- Whole plant removal with hand tools
- Whole plant removal with large equipment