http://www.limaohio.com/news/news/438198...t-counties

Quote:A fast-growing super weed that has destroyed soybean and cotton fields in southern states is popping up in Ohio, alarming researchers and agriculture groups who fear its spread.

It’s called “Palmer amaranth,” and commonly used herbicides such as Roundup have no effect on it. It’s been found locally in Mercer and Van Wert counties.

“It goes from a few plants to Armageddon in a couple years,” said Mark Loux, a weed scientist with Ohio State University Extension.

Definitely not what i was thinking, but very interesting nevertheless...

But we're supposed to embrace things that deviate from the norm, you know, abnormal is the new normal.

Never heard of it. We have Kudzu and Virginia Creeper around here.

Someone brought in this invasive species from Florida and it would grow across entire ponds and rivers, killing off local wildlife.

They ended up bringing in this insect from Florida to eat the plant and now those insects are threatening local insects.

The law of unintended consequences often rears its head when one non-native species is brought in to control another.

(10-21-2013 06:48 PM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  The law of unintended consequences often rears its head when one non-native species is brought in to control another.

This is crazy and off the wall, but I read that hippos eat that stuff. I thought it would be a good idea to bring in hippos from the zoo and supervise them while they ate up all that plant.

Probably just as stupid as the insect, but I thought it was out of box thinking.

(10-21-2013 04:27 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  http://www.limaohio.com/news/news/438198...t-counties

Quote:A fast-growing super weed that has destroyed soybean and cotton fields in southern states is popping up in Ohio, alarming researchers and agriculture groups who fear its spread.

It’s called “Palmer amaranth,” and commonly used herbicides such as Roundup have no effect on it. It’s been found locally in Mercer and Van Wert counties.

“It goes from a few plants to Armageddon in a couple years,” said Mark Loux, a weed scientist with Ohio State University Extension.

What kind of article like this doesn't have pictures? I had to Google it. Point and click fatigue Torchy.

Positive Rep me and I'll vote for Obama in 2016

We use mainly roundup ready seeds but every few years revert back to layering different herbicides to help prevent the buildup of resistance in weeds. That, combined with breaking the ground every few years, can prevent weed seeds from building resistance quickly.