Custer County Inspection Summary--Noxious Weeds and Declared Pests Due November 1
Year:		2008	Board Chairman			Earl Stombaugh		Weed & Pest Supervisor - Gordon Kirsch (Bill)
Statewide Noxious Weeds						Current Year's Total Acres				Acres with control limited due to:
				Previous Year's Total Acres		Pasture/                Range	Non Crop	Cropland	Number of Infestations					Total Acres Controlled
										Water		Trees	Topography
Canada Thistle				50,000		17,000	24,000	10,000	635	1,200		15,000	10,000	3,200
Hoary Cress				5,000		1,500	500	500	35	10		10	25	200
Leafy Spurge ***				1,800		5,500	8,000	1000	100	50		1,000	5,000	220
Perennial Sow Thistle				185		200	100	200	30	10		30	300	20
Purple Loosestrife				0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
Russian Knapweed				2		20	30	0	5	2		10	15	3
Saltcedar **				110		20	100	2	20	80		20	2	2
Locally Noxious Weeds				(List all that apply in your county)
St. Johnswort				45		25	25	5	6	1		4	10	1
Spotted Knapweed				25		20	25	5	10	5		10	20	5
*Other problem Weeds
*Common Tansy				0		2	5	0	5	2		0	2	1
*Fringed Sage				0		10,000	20,000	10,000	500	3,000		10,000	10,000	1,000
*Musk Thistle				80		200	500	500	30	200		500	100	50
*Black Henbane				0		100	100	100	40	50		100	100	20
*Yellow Toadflax				0		50	50	50	30	10		30	50	10
				***Note - 600 acres under bio-control
				**Note - waiting for grant assist to conduct survey. Figures may be under estimated.
Declared Pest(s)
Gypsy Moth				0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
* Note - 0 found in County traps but APHIS did find a significant amount at one site in 2007
* Other declared pest(s) and/or problem pest(s)
Prairie Dog				10,000		10,000	7,000	3,000	40		0	0	0	1,500