Talk:Microstegium vimineum
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no poison stiltgrass removal
[edit]Mike McGrath has been doing this for years and he says use high gluten corn meal which will smother stiltgrass and crabgrass seeds as well as fertilizing your lawn, without poisoning pets, kids, and wildlife. http://www.wtop.com/902/3458102/Shield-your-home-against-stink-bugs-stiltgrass-and-skunks 108.56.212.179 (talk) 11:34, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
Stilt grass removal
[edit]I see that you have included common methods of removal, but maybe consider a more organic removal plans. Although this page was modified recently, have you updated the geographic regions where the stilt grass has spread? Or even possibly be more specific.
MKShrifty (talk) 17:24, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
Root Structure of noxious weeds (all plants really) is imortant
[edit]Root Structure of noxious weeds is important for determining the invasive level and treatment opportunities. (as is spreading/seeding seasons, drainage and sunlight, and preffered pH) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8806:400:51F0:CD84:3BB4:C3BC:A06E (talk) 11:39, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
Needs more info about ecological harm
[edit]This plant is doing substantial damage in the Piedmont region of the US, which would be a helpful addition to this page.
https://www.eddmaps.org/distribution/usstate.cfm?sub=3051
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00103624.2017.1323099
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1890/13-1715.1
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Updates
[edit]I have found recent studies on new control methods for the spread of stiltgrass by at home remedies. I plan to use these two studies to corroborate each other.
https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.14306
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants15030477 Radcat2067 (talk) 18:51, 17 September 2026 (UTC)
U.S. habitat impact
[edit]More details on the negative impacts to deciduous habitats across the southeastern U.S. are needed.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/epp.12276
https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70027888?utm_source=chatgpt.com
doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120984 Mhard2252 (talk) 06:06, 4 October 2026 (UTC)
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