An alert Ada County Pest Control employee noticed what he thought was a noxious weed, while he was out making his rounds. Unfortunately, it turns out he was correct. The aggressive, noxious weed was Dyer’s Woad, which causes woes for Weed Departments, farmers and potentially, taxpayers. Crop losses in areas where infestation occurs can amount to millions of dollars.
The Ada County Weed and Pest Department has a plan of attack to try to eradicate the new weed problem from the 91 acres it has infested in semi-rural southwest Ada County. The landowners are responsible for getting the weed eradicated; however, Ada County cannot afford to let it spread, so we will step in and begin eradication efforts soon if the landowners do not react quickly. If that happens, we will then try to recover the cost, or place a lien on the property, so the burden of the expense is not ultimately borne by property taxpayers.