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Enlisting drones in the fight against phragmites
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Ethan Braund
Last updated on Jul 17, 2025
Posted on Jul 17, 2025
3 min read
On the left, the brown vegetation is a patch of phragmites australis where herbicide was applied with a drone the previous fall. On the right is a control patch that was not treated with herbicide and remains green. [Adrian Rivard]
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