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Garlic mustard plants hit by fire are generally killed. Because most woodland <br />fires are patchy, flame #orches may be useful in areas not burned in entirety. <br />Chemical Control: Several infestations can be controlled by applying 1-2% active <br />ingredient {a_i.) solution of glyphosate to the foliage of individual plants and <br />` dense patches durfng late fall or early spring. At t�ese times, most native plants <br />� <br />� <br />z <br />are dormant, but garlic mustard is green and vulnerable_ Glyphosate is a <br />nonselective herbicide that will kill non-target plants if it comes infio contact with <br />them. Managers should exercise caution during application, and not spray so <br />heavify that herbicide drips off the target species. Herbicide use is safest for <br />native plants if done during the dormant season, as garlic mustard will grow as <br />long as there is no snow co�er and the temperature is greater than 35°F. An <br />early spring application of tricolopyr at a'1 % a.i. concentration in solution with <br />water has been used, resulting in a 92% rosette mortality rate_ <br />Biological Control: Plans for research on biological control are currently <br />underway at Cornell University, but funding is still being sought at this time_ <br />