Gagnon, Jennifer L.2020-05-142020-05-142020http://hdl.handle.net/10919/98346Characteristics that make up exotic invasive plants are: a lack of natural predators in their new environment, prolific reproduction, multiple means of reproduction, excellent dispersal, adaptability, early arrival, altered forest structure, altered ecosystem function, reduction of native species, and decreased biodiversity. Ways to manage such species are mechanical control, biological control, chemical control, and cultural control4 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.Extension publicationhttps://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/420/420-320/CNRE-105.pdfIntroduced speciesControl methods