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33167
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Hydrilla, a noxious aquatic weed plant, was recently identified in Woodlake in Moore County, North Carolina. This is the largest infestation found in the state and the first major infestation in the Cape Fear River Drainage Basin.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 224, Feb 1985,
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22173
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Invasive plants come in many categories, from trees to grasses. Once in they can take over a landscape and push out the native plants. They can be very difficult and costly to remove. Ney suggests ways to know and grow a native landscape and keep the invasive out.
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30701
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Invasive plants, such as the kudzu vine or oriental bittersweet, are species that have been introduced to North Carolina, either on purpose or accidently, and have spread out of control. A major problem with invasive plants is that they are often innocently used in home landscapes and unintentionally spread into nature. This article discusses the importance of native plant gardening, and how to determine which plants are suitable to different regions of the state.
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9854
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Kudzu, the so-called “plant that ate the South,†was introduced in the 1930s. It can cover entire landscapes in lush, green foliage, and while it can control erosion and feed livestock, it is considered a pest. Geographically, it is limited by the fact that it does not tolerate cold weather well.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 52 Issue 8, Aug 1988,
p26-27, il
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8195
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The authors discuss a red alga that has recently invaded the coastal waters of North Carolina. It has become abundant in the sounds and estuaries of the southeastern section of the state and is a nuisance for commercial fishing operations and industries drawing water from the lower Cape Fear River. Seasonal growth of the plant was studied at times of coldest and warmest air and water temperatures.
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Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science
(NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 122 Issue 2, Summer 2006,
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6777
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Since kudzu, the so-called “plant that ate the South,†was introduced in the 1930s, other non-native fish, animals and plants are beginning to make their presence known in North Carolina. Many of the plants are Asian in origin and include Chinese silvergrass and Chinese privet. Other invasives include hydrilla and giant salvinia. Plants spread to open lands and clog waterways. Once established, they are almost impossible to remove mechanically. Fishermen sometimes move fish from one area to another in hopes of creating a new fishery, and in so doing, often create a new problem. Jenkins discusses this problem of invasives and their affect on the composition of the state's flora and fauna over the next fifty to one hundred years.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 68 Issue 8, Aug 2004,
p12-19, il
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33296
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The North Carolina Wildlife Commission permitted the stocking of sterile triploid grass carp at more than fifty locations in twenty-seven counties in North Carolina in 1985. Most stockings were in private ponds and lakes infested with a variety of submerged and floating aquatic weeds. The largest single stocking was with five-thousand fish in Sutton Lake near Wilmington.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 231, Nov 1985,
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33349
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Alligatorweed is a nuisance aquatic weed that can infest North Carolina waterways when left unmanaged. In 1983 the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service developed a management program utilizing new herbicide technology.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 234, Apr 1986,
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20853
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Kemp examines how non-indigenous species are endangering the natives in North Carolina and beyond. For example, flathead catfish eat native fishes or their food, hydrilla plants overtake lakes, and kudzu covers every bare spot in sight. She describes characteristics of the invaders and presents seven things individuals can do to help control them.
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