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Title: MELAPALEUZA 2005 ROCKED!

Author
item Silvers, Cressida

Submitted to: Wildland Weeds
Publication Type: Trade Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/29/2005
Publication Date: 6/20/2005
Citation: Silvers, C.S. 2005. Melapaleuza 2005 rocked!. Wildland Weeds.

Interpretive Summary: TAME Melaleuca (The Areawide Management and Evaluation of Melaleuca) is a five-year demonstration and research project to promote areawide, integrated management based on biological control for Melaleuca quinquenervia (melaleuca), the notorious Everglades-invading tree. It is a multi-agency project managed and funded by the US Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS). One of the primary objectives of TAME Melaleuca is to take the most current information on effective melaleuca management strategies and present it to property owners and land managers. Project leaders recently conducted Melapaleuza 2005, a series of workshops covering the latest information on melaleuca management tactics with a strong focus on biological control and its integration with chemical and mechanical approaches. Between February and April 2005, TAME hosted seven workshops at its five demonstration sites throughout south Florida. Arborists, landscapers and horticulturalists, land and resource managers, and private land owners attended. Of all Melapaleuza participants surveyed, 83% said they were already using or were interested in using biological control for melaleuca and 32% signed up to have biological control releases made on their property or property they manage.

Technical Abstract: TAME Melaleuca (The Areawide Management and Evaluation of Melaleuca) is a five-year demonstration and research project to promote areawide, integrated management based on biological control for Melaleuca quinquenervia (melaleuca), the notorious Everglades-invading tree. It is a multi-agency project managed and funded by the US Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS). One of the primary objectives of TAME Melaleuca is to take the most current information on effective melaleuca management strategies and present it to property owners and land managers. Project leaders recently conducted Melapaleuza 2005, a series of workshops covering the latest information on melaleuca management tactics with a strong focus on biological control and its integration with chemical and mechanical approaches. Between February and April 2005, TAME hosted seven workshops at its five demonstration sites throughout south Florida. Arborists, landscapers and horticulturalists, land and resource managers, and private land owners attended. Of all Melapaleuza participants surveyed, 83% said they were already using or were interested in using biological control for melaleuca and 32% signed up to have biological control releases made on their property or property they manage.