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Wonga Wonga vine

Pandorea pandorana - Image courtesy of WeedbustersSpecial disposal notes: Cut stems can layer – Hang up off the ground or leave up in vegetation to dry out, dry and burn it, or take to landfill.

How to Control:

  1. Hand pull small infestations, dig out roots.
  2. Cut stump application: Cut stems at ground level and treat stump with (200ml glyphosate/1L water) or (1g metsulfuron/1L water) or (100ml Tordon Brushkiller/1L water) or (100ml triclopyr/1L water).
  3. Spray if underlying vegetation not desirable (100ml glyphosate/10L water) or (5g metsulfuron/10L water).


Cut stumps and stems resprout so check regularly and follow up as required to eradicate. Dispose of cut plant material at a refuse transfer station, burn it, or bury it deeply. Remove fruits to prevent seeding.

CAUTION: when using any herbicide or pesticide PLEASE READ THE LABEL THOROUGHLY to ensure that all instructions and safety requirements are followed.

Click here for more information on the herbicides referenced in the control methods, or here for more information on the suggested techniques.

For more information and pictures of this weed check out the Weedbusters info page. 

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Bi Annual Newsletter January – June 2020

Want in on the Action?! Here’s what’s been happening in the world of weeds at the Heads… Supporting Landowners and Volunteers In January, another annual event was conducted for residents with the invasive ground cover Tradescantia fluminensis to collect their own population of bio-control beetles Neolema ogloblini aka ‘Shiny’ from our nursery site for translocation. […]

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