Weed management handbook
The weed management handbook provides information on strategic and planned approaches to weed management, including integrated weed control methods.
Weed control option tables are included for 46 of the Northern Territory's (NT) most problematic weeds.
These list which herbicides are registered for use in the NT, ideal treatment times and which treatment methods should be used for best results.
The handbook also details important safety information relevant to use of herbicides.
You can either download the weed management handbook PDF (12.9 MB) or contact the Weed Management Branch for a hard copy.
Weed management planning
Weed plans help to identify and prioritise weed management requirements for an area.
There are different types of weed management plans that may provide useful information when developing a property, tenure or industry level weed management plan.
Property level plans help individual land managers to develop and implement on-ground control programs that address legal requirements and are as strategic as possible.
Property planning
If you have declared weeds on your property, you should have a weed plan to assess, control and monitor those weeds.
Use the below guides to help you develop your own property weed plan:
Catchment management planning
Catchment plans can be produced to inform weed control programs within surface water catchments or river systems.
These plans should involve all landholders within a catchment to get the best results.
Contact
If you have any questions, contact the Weed Management Branch.
Weed mapping and data sharing
The Weed Management Branch manages the Northern Territory (NT) weeds dataset which contains data about weeds in the NT.
Community access to this weed data allows better cooperation between neighbours and weed management planning.
It helps prevent weeds from spreading by informing weed locations and helps plan which weed types and locations should be targeted for control.
For advice and assistance, you should contact the Weed Management Branch:
- before starting a weed mapping project
- when you have data to submit
- when you need weed data for special projects or research
- to report alert weeds.
Find out more below.
Access data
NR Maps
You can access weed locations through the free web mapping application, NR Maps.
Digital data requests
The NT weed dataset can be downloaded for free. Licence terms apply.
If you're looking for digital data that is not available online, you need to complete a digital data request form.
You don't have to pay for data unless your request is more extensive or complicated than normal.
Read more about requests for environment data.
Collect and share data
WeedMate app
You can use the NT WeedMate app to collect weed data points for general mapping purposes.
The app helps you:
- collect information about the weed species, density and location
- add extra information such as treatments, chemicals and growth stages
- organise your data in a format ready for mapping.
To find out how to download and use the app, go to the Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security website.
Other ways to share data
Land managers can help manage the NT's weeds by submitting weed data direct to the Weed Management Branch.
Submitted data will be made available to the public on request.
To find out which organisations have contributed weed data, go to the Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security website.
Guides and manuals
For step-by-step instructions on how to collect weed data and process it for use in weed management, get the Weed data collection field guide PDF (4.4 MB).
To get:
- information for data managers, researchers and land management agencies, read section 1 of the NT weed data collection manual PDF (2.7 MB)
- data definitions and weed lists for use by data managers, read section 2 of the NT weed data collection manual PDF (1.6 MB).