The Boys and Girls Town Biological Control Project for Purple Loosestrife
PART I : Root Stalks
The Project began with digging up Purple Loosestrife root stalk from known infestations and preparing them for planting into pots for serving as host plants.
Saunders County Superintendent Ed Sladky displays root stalk pulled from the shoreline of Carter Lake. (02/26/2002)
Sarpy County Superintendent Marty Hein collects root stalk at Carter Lake (02/26/2002)
Otoe County Superintendent Danny Doeden and NDA Inspector Dave Boschult dig up root stalk at Girls and Boys Town (02/28/2002)
NWCA Region I Superintendents and NDA Staff prepare root stalk by rinsing stalks free of dirt and other debris. (02/28/2002)
NWCA Region I Superintendents and NDA Staff prepare root stalk by rinsing stalks free of dirt and other debris. (02/28/2002)
Root Stalks were planted into over 200 container pots prepared by the staff and residents of Girls and Boys Town. (02/28/2002)
Purple Loosestrife root stalk after being cleaned of debris. Note the number of stems coming from a small root stalk.
Saunders Co. Supt. Ed Sladky places rootstalk into container pots. (02/28/2002)
Once pots were prepared they were placed in troughs to sit in water in green house spaces for at least six weeks.