The COVID slow down created inaction in controlling invasives. Now the very high cost of chemicals has allowed the invasives to expand and in some cases take over fields and pastures. “If you have not been out fighting invasives in the fields, pastures and rights- of-way, you are probably behind the power curve for private landowners” states Nick Prough, Chief Biologist with the Quail and Uland Wildlife Federation (QUWF).