They’re ready to spew thousands of seeds to continue their spread. These thistles, musk and plumeless thistles, are invasive, noxious weeds that take over entire fields and render the land ...

I tugged hard on the huge musk thistle with gloved hands, but it wouldn’t budge. I stood and removed the foot-long blade I save for just such occasions and gave the stem a whack near ground level.

Most farmers and ranchers who own pasture ground know the struggle of managing musk thistle. If you don’t, consider yourself lucky. Musk thistle, classified as a noxious weed in Nebraska ...

In 1937, it was the first weed to be declared noxious in Kansas. Musk thistle headed over to the East Coast of the U.S. throughout the mid-19th century. By 1932, it reached Kansas. "It will take ...

It also has a tap root that can be cut below ground to control. • Musk/nodding thistle (Cardus nutans) has a waxy leaf, thorns on margins of the leaf edges, with a white border and mid-vein on ...

Director for the Riley County Noxious Weed / Household Hazardous Waste Department, Michael Boller, joined the 27 News Morning crew ahead of an upcoming invasive species outbreak. 13 Insurance ...

Following these recommendations will help to keep all the nutrients in the hay. Control musk thistle Applying herbicides to musk thistles is an effective way to reduce a thistle problem.

Nodding thistle is one of the most competitive thistle species causing problems in New Zealand pastures. It is known as musk thistle in some countries overseas. The species gets the name "nodding ...

Volunteers picked up trash along the side of the road and weeded out invasive species like musk thistle and cedar, throughout the nature preserve. "We just don't want it to get out of control and ...