Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
 
Board
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
 
chapter
Regulations for Enforcement of the Noxious Weeds Law [2 VAC 5 ‑ 317]
Action Amend noxious weed list
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 12/8/2023
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12/8/23  2:19 pm
Commenter: Erin Waldmann

Noxious weed list
 

Please add these 12 non native and invasive plants to the State’s noxious weed list! 
Invasive plants destroy infrastructure (think kudzu) and displaces native plants.  Native insects have adapted to use native plants for all stages of their growth. These insects in turn feed native songbird babies, and many grow to be beneficial pollinators and predators of “bad” insects of  agriculture.

Thank you very much for your support! 
Respectfully,

Erin Waldmann

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