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In Hawaii, Scientists Are Battling Invasive Plants with Herbicide-Shooting … – Smithsonian (blog)

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In Hawaii, Scientists Are Battling Invasive Plants with Herbicide-Shooting …
Smithsonian (blog)
Forget manual weeding and mowing. In Hawaii, researchers are blasting invasive plant species with paint ball guns loaded with herbicide pellets.

Russell Roberts‘s insight:

An update on our story about  paint ball enthusiasts being recruited to help control invasive plants such as miconia.  The effort is worth a try.  You can practice your paint ball skills while helping to contain invasive species.  This could be a "win-win" situation.  Aloha, Russ.

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