One Sharpshooter Way to Stop an Invasive Plant
Clip: Episode 5 | 2m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Marksmen use paintballs filled with herbicide shot from a helicopter to stop Miconia.
Miconia, a plant native to Mexico, grows taller than native Hawaiian plants. A single plant can produce 10 million seeds a year, proliferating rapidly. Unable to land their helicopters, marksmen shoot Miconia plants at the stem with paintballs filled with herbicide while flying. Killing the whole plant without damaging any wild plants.
One Sharpshooter Way to Stop an Invasive Plant
Clip: Episode 5 | 2m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Miconia, a plant native to Mexico, grows taller than native Hawaiian plants. A single plant can produce 10 million seeds a year, proliferating rapidly. Unable to land their helicopters, marksmen shoot Miconia plants at the stem with paintballs filled with herbicide while flying. Killing the whole plant without damaging any wild plants.
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