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SANR_BM_04-06_HeliBoomSprayBitou20a
Photo: Brent Marchant
Boom spraying for larger infestations, for example coastal dunes which are virtually all covered in bitou bush.
Spraying of bitou bush infestations between Miners Beach and Tacking Point Lighthouse at Port Macquarie as part of a long-term program to rid the coast of this unwanted pest.
The aerial control of bitou bush is part of an on-going campaign against this serious coastal weed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) in cooperation with Port Macquarie Hastings Council.
An integrated weed control program includes on-ground spraying, bush regeneration, biological control and aerial spraying from helicopters.
Bitou Bush is a highly competitive weed that smothers native plants and destroys natural habitat and food sources for animals such as the Koala and birds such as the Glossy-black Cockatoo.
Spraying in autumn is effective because the bitou bush is more susceptible and most native plants are less active and unlikely to absorb the herbicide.
SANR_BM_04-06_HeliBoomSprayBitou20a
Photo: Brent Marchant
Boom spraying for larger infestations, for example coastal dunes which are virtually all covered in bitou bush.
Spraying of bitou bush infestations between Miners Beach and Tacking Point Lighthouse at Port Macquarie as part of a long-term program to rid the coast of this unwanted pest.
The aerial control of bitou bush is part of an on-going campaign against this serious coastal weed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) in cooperation with Port Macquarie Hastings Council.
An integrated weed control program includes on-ground spraying, bush regeneration, biological control and aerial spraying from helicopters.
Bitou Bush is a highly competitive weed that smothers native plants and destroys natural habitat and food sources for animals such as the Koala and birds such as the Glossy-black Cockatoo.
Spraying in autumn is effective because the bitou bush is more susceptible and most native plants are less active and unlikely to absorb the herbicide.