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Weed control costs set to spiral
Horticulture Week
19 December 2008
Weed control costs for landscaping projects could increase 10-fold if significant herbicides are lost due to changes to Directive 91/414/EEC.
Other problems for the amenity sector include the rise in grounds maintenance costs and the blocking of drains and watercourses. Depending on how chemicals are categorised during the plenary vote, active substance 2, 4-D - used to treat broad-leaved weeds in amenity and grassland areas - could be removed from use. The substance used to treat invasive species Japanese knotweed and other pernicious weeds, picloram,...
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