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RE: glyphosate

I personally don't know if Round Up will control the listed plants, but I personally think that Kudzu is a plant that is to be enjoyed rather than poisoned.  Some people even claim that it is good to eat.  It looks too fuzzy to eat.  When I was much younger, I lived near some people that had a pasture on some very steep ground.  It was covered with kudzu.  This seemed to bother them.  They attacked it with fire and to a lesser degree with a tractor.  The hill was so steep that they could only attack the edges of the kudzu with the tractor.  They could run cows on the area.  Sometime around 1960, they discovered chemical herbicides.  The last time I saw the area was in the early 1970's the owners had managed to kill the kudzu.  They had nothing growing on the area, and gullies were developing over the entire pasture.  There was nothing for cow left on the site.
 
I don't understand the the message that seems to be about "sick ecosystems or sick soil."  I am a plant ecologist, but I don't recall hearing how invasive plants are attracted to sick ecosystems or soil.  I would be interested in hearing more about the other materials in Roundup and lymphoma.  I thought that 2,4-D was associated with lymphoma.

Laurin Wheeler
1635 W. Shadowridge Dr.
Fayetteville, AR 72701

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-prairie@mallorn.com [mailto:owner-prairie@mallorn.com]On Behalf Of Ed and Gale
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 5:15 PM
To: prairie group
Subject: glyphosate

We belong to an environmental group and are currently in the middle of a
rather heated debate about invasive exotic plants in natural areas on public
land and the use of glyphosate to control them. Some folks are opposed to
the use of any chemical in any way and others see the treat of exotics as so
great that they are willing to use Round Up selectively.

I was wondering if anyone on this group can help with any expertise or info.
What are the long term effects of glyphosate on plants and soil? Are there
any health risks to humans and animals? What are your thoughts on using
Round Up to control garlic mustard, kudzu, and other invasives if it's used
selectively and applied by hand?

Thank you for your imput.
Gale Cook
Southern Illinois
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