Agriculture: Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Adds 5 Weeds To Restricted List
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On October 20, the Department of Agriculture’s Controlled Plant and Noxious Weed Committee added five weeds to the noxious weed list. They include--

-- Burning bush (Euonymus alatus) as a Class B noxious weed

-- Chinese privet (Ligustrum alatus) as a Class B noxious weed

-- European privet (Ligustrum vulgare) as a Class B noxious weed

-- Border privet (Ligustrum obtusifolium) as a Class B noxious weed

-- Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum) as a Class A noxious weed

Click Here for the formal notice.   Questions should be directed to Trilby Libhart at tlibhart@pa.gov or by phone at 877-464-9333

Visit the Controlled Plant and Noxious Weed Committee webpage for more information.

(Photo: Burning Bush, DCNR.)

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[Posted: November 11, 2022]


11/14/2022

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