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6. Weed & Pest Control

6.1 General

The following declared pest plant species have been previously recorded at this site (as per the
Ecological Assessment Report prepared by North Coast Environmental Services, 2009):

The declared pest plant species that have been previously recorded at this site include:

» Class 2 pest:
-  Baccharis halimifolia (groundsel bush);
» Class 3 pest:
- Lantana camara (lantana);
-  Schinus terebinthifolius (broad-leaved pepper tree);

A number of locally significant weeds are also present at the site, including:

-  Ageratum houstonianum (blue billygoat weed);
- Andropogon virginicus (whiskey grass);

- Bidens pilosa (cobblers pegs);

- Chloris gayana (Rhodes grass);

- Crotalaria zanzibarica (rattlepod);

— Gomphocarpus physocarpus (balloon cotton bush);
—  Macroptilium atropurpureum (siratro);

—  Macrotyloma axillare (archers axillaris);

— Megathyrsus maximus (guinea grass);

—  Melinus repens (red natal grass);

—  Passiflora foetida (stinking passionflower);

-  Setaria sphacelata (African pigeon grass);

- Sida cordifolia (flannel weed);

- Solanum mauritianum (wild tobacco);

— Tephrosia glomeruliflora; and

—  Urochloa decumbens (signal grass).

No pest fauna species were observed on the site, although the Rattus rattus (black rat) and Mus
musculus (house mouse) have been previously recorded in the area.

6.2 Objectives

» To ensure that adequate weed control is undertaken in a manner consistent with State and local
government legislative requirements.

» Minimise the spread of weeds on site.

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