Agreement No. 58‐6629‐2‐0204Final Report • November 13th, 2007
Contract Type FiledNovember 13th, 2007The development of effective and coordinated noxious weed management strategies at the national, regional, and local level depends upon accurate information concerning the extent, distribution, composition, and dynamics of populations of the problem species. Spatial data on melaleuca has been collected in Florida since the inception of the Melaleuca Management Program in the early 1990s. Aerial Systematic Reconnaissance Flights (SRFs) to monitor the distribution of the species have been conducted biannually since 1993 (Ferriter et al. 2005). This data has been valuable in establishing long term trend information and documenting the success of agency‐sponsored herbicide and biological control programs for melaleuca.