r/invasivespecies

They gave is lanternflies and we gave them web worms. It's like invasive pest diplomacy.

I HATE the asian lady beetles with a passion because every WINTER it feels like a combined total of over 2000 come into my home (200 per day so that would make it 12,000 per winter) and it SUCKSSSS they get everywhere and i wish those little fucks die in a fire

I've been dealing with knotweed on some hiking trails for about three years. I've been focusing on spraying herbicide once a year during "the window" and did the seasonal treatment yesterday.

Long story short, it's been very successful! It started as a monster patch in some areas, and this year, I was down to maybe just 2-3 large plants, and some smaller growth. The question I have is - does the management strategy change at some point? If I'm dealing with just a few scattered 1-2 foot plants, do I need to still hit them only seasonally, or is there some more aggressive strategy I can push for eradication? I'm a little worried that since I'm only managing once a year, it would be easy for me to miss a plant and have it get a season ahead of me before treatment.