MEXICAN DEVIL WEED
SPREAD IN THE NORTH Eupatorium, the Mexican devil weed, which first made its appearance in North Auckland a few years ago, is now to be seen on the verge of many sections of bush in various parts of the north. The weed is in flower and is easily recognisable. Soon the light seeds will be carried by the wind over a wide radius. The majority of the local authorities in the north have declared eupatorium a noxious weed and efforts are being made to eradicate the pest before it takes a greater hold. The Whangarei County Council is sending notices to farmers on whose road frontages the weed is growing, calling upon them to eradicate it. An officer of the Agricultural Department in Whangarei said that farmers were unnecessarily alarmed about eupatorium, which was a shadeloving plant, and would not spread to open pastures. The department did not take a serious view of the weed when it was in bush country, as it would not be a payable proposition to try to eradicate it f.om such localities.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVII, Issue 21508, 22 November 1939, Page 3
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180MEXICAN DEVIL WEED Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVII, Issue 21508, 22 November 1939, Page 3
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