Documents and Resources

Restoration Guidelines for Littoral Rainforest and Foredunes on the NSW South Coast(pdf 4,624KB) These guidelines can be used by community groups and land managers to ensure the restoration of biodiversity following bitou bush and other weed control. These guidelines are specific to the NSW South Coast however, while the species are different, the methodologies may be used as a template for other regions. Assessment Form – Foredunes(pdf 23KB) Assessment Form – Littoral Rainforest(pdf 30KB)

Weeds attack! is a web-based, multimedia resource with interactive learning activities for school students.
The students make their way through 16 fun activities, gaining code words and learning about weeds along the way!

Keynote address: Research on bitou bush and boneseed – a work in progress. Current status and management of boneseed in New Zealand. Future directions for bitou bush and boneseed management in Australia. Management implications of recent research into the effect of bitou bush invasion. Progress on boneseed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera (L.) Norlindh) biological control: the boneseed leaf buckle mite Aceria (Keifer) sp., the lacy-winged seed fly Mesoclanis magnipalpis Bezzi and the boneseed rust Endophyllum osteospermi (Doidge) A.R.Wood. The role of fire in integrated management of boneseed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera). Economic evaluation of the management of bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. rotundata (DC.) T.Norl.) to conserve native plant communities in New South Wales. Projecting the impact of climate change on bitou bush and boneseed distributions in Australia. Bitou bush and boneseed eradication and containment in Australia. Assessing the recovery of native plant species following bitou bush control – the need for monitoring. The Cradle Coast boneseed incentive program. Community weed education initiatives in NSW: getting school children involved. Bitou bush aerial spraying in New South Wales – what have we learned? Implementing the Bitou Bush Threat Abatement Plan across different land tenures: challenges and successes. National western boneseed containment: a line in the sand on the Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas, South Australia. Manning Coastcare Group – a case study. Coordinated regeneration programs in coastal vegetation on the Tomaree Peninsula – a decade of bitou bush control. Biodiversity, fire and bitou bush management on the mid-north coast headlands of New South Wales: a study in progress. A history of boneseed control in the You Yangs Regional Park, Victoria. The Zen of controlling bitou bush in Crowdy Bay National Park. Management of bitou bush on the New South Wales north coast. New South Wales south coast bitou bush and boneseed control program.

10 Year Boneseed Management Plan: a great example from Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas SA. (pdf - 3,680kb)

Boneseed Eradication flyer Western Australia

Boneseed eradication flyer available from the National Coordinator or download here. (pdf - 3,942kb)

Information Flyers: available from the national coordinator or download here.
Full colour, double-sided A4 flyers are available flat or folded (envelope size). High resolution electronic copies are also available from the National Coordinator.

Bitou bush flyer Eastern Australia (pdf - 622kb)	Boneseed flyer NSW (pdf - 611kb)	Boneseed flyer SA (pdf - 524kb)
Boneseed flyer Tasmania (pdf - 526kb)	Boneseed flyer Victoria (pdf - 538kb)	Boneseed flyer Western Australia (pdf - 420kb)

Banners: Large (2m tall), eye-catching information banners available for use at workshops, field days and any other weed awareness events! These are housed in each state and can be borrowed at no charge. Please contact the National Coordinator to arrange a loan of the banner for your event.

Boneseed banner NSW (pdf - 593kb)	Boneseed banner SA (pdf - 513kb)	Boneseed banner Tas (pdf - 518kb)	Boneseed banner Vic (pdf - 529kb)
National bitou bush banner (pdf - 430kb)	National boneseed banner (pdf - 153kb)

Weed Management Guides

Weed Management Guide - Bitou bush - CRC for Australian Weed Management (external link)

Weed Management Guide - Boneseed - CRC for Australian Weed Management (external link)

Bitou bush and Boneseed Identification

Weeds Australia Bitou bush identification page

Weeds Australia Boneseed identification page

Three slides illustrating the difference between bitou bush and boneseed (pdf - 433kb)

Biological Control Information

Bitou seed fly Photo: CSIRO

Larvae of bitou leaf-rolling moth (Tortrix sp.) Photo: P. Downey

Boneseed leaf buckle mite (Aceria sp.) Photo: C. Craemer

A Review of the Chrysanthemoides monilifera Biological Control Program in Australia: 1987-2005. (journal paper from Plant Protection Quarterly Vol 22(1) 2007) (pdf - 316kb)

Future Directions for Boneseed and Bitou Bush Biological Control (pdf - 31kb)

Biological Control of bitou bush with the leaf-rolling moth (Tortrix sp) (pdf - 545kb)

Distribution Maps

bitou bush	boneseed
National Distribution	National distribution	NSW distribution
Close-up of east coast distribution	SA distribution	Tas distribution
	Vic. distribution	WA distribution

Research

University of Wollongong - Research on the impact of bitou bush on native communities (External link)

A Strategy to Reduce the Impacts of Bitou Bush on Biodiversity

The NSW Bitou Bush Threat Abatement Plan (TAP) aims to reduce, abate or ameliorate the threat posed by bitou bush and boneseed to threatened species, populations and ecological communities, and those species which may become threatened as a result of bitou bush or boneseed invasion. The implementation of the Bitou Bush TAP has recently won a 'highly commended' award (external link) in a search for the best ecological restoration projects in Australasia. Read more about the TAP and how it is being implemented in NSW. (external link)

Western Australia Boneseed Eradication Program

Western Australian Boneseed Eradication Strategy (pdf - 571kb)	WA Boneseed Site Records (pdf - 49kb)

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