Additional safety note: Wear gloves when working as spines can cause injury.
How to Control:
- Dig out scattered plants (all year round): Ensure removal of all roots as even small pieces left behind will regrow, and dispose of roots and seedheads at a refuse transfer station. Leaves can be mulched.
- Limited documented herbicide based control methods; try cutting back and then spraying re-growth with Banvine® (120ml Banvine® + 10ml penetrant/10L water) or Tordon Bruskiller. Multiple treatments likely required.
Caution: when using any herbicide or pesticide PLEASE READ THE LABEL THOROUGHLY to ensure that all instructions and safety requirements are followed.
For more information and pictures of this weed check out the Weedbusters info page.
