Alien vegetation refers to plants that are not native in a country and have been brought into a country from another. The Department of Environmental Affairs in South Africa describes invading alien plants as the biggest threat to plant and animal biodiversity.
CapeNature list the following plants as the most threatening of alien plants in the Western Cape:
- 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗶𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀
- 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲
- 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗼𝗻
- 𝗶𝗹𝗸𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮
- 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲
- 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗻
- 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝘆𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗲
- 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝘂𝗺
ALIEN INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
GUIDELINES – Dr Sue Milton, SACNASP Professional Natural Scientist
The removal, eradication and management of alien vegetation requires specific skills and knowledge to ensure the trees, plants and other alien vegetation don’t grow again. Masiqhame Trading have skilled and trained all staff on the appropriate measures of removing alien vegetation.
The service delivery requires staff to utilize specific equipment that can pose threats if not utilized correctly.
For this Masiqhame Trading continuously train and refresh staff on their skills to operate on the following equipment below:
Main Equipment used in Alien Plant Species Removal
