NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Hand /
Suction Harvesting
•Principle- Pluck
(Nudge) ‘Em Out, One
at a Time (and Bag ‘Em)
•Invasive
Target- Any/All
•Pros- Can be Cheap,
Target Individual Plants or
Plant Species, Combine With
Suction Harvesting, Good IPM
Technique
•Cons- Labor
Intensive, Difficult and
Costly > 1000 ft2 or
Deep Water, Spread
Fragments
•Permits- Only If
Large Scale (ECL Article
15, Article 24)- Suction Permits
Akin to Dredging
•Costs- Labor Only to
$100-500/ac (Suction =
$5-10k/ac)
