This new mobile app features an easy-to-use South Dakota noxious weed guide. for the IPod, IPad and Android. It was developed by South Dakota State University AgBio Communications with Mike Moechning, SDSU Extension weed management specialist. Go to www.sdstate.edu/ps/extension/weed-mgmt/index.cfm.

Noxious weeds are non-native plant species that are a concern to South Dakota land owners and managers. They can seriously impact the native plant community by altering or affecting agriculture, recreation, and wildlife.

Statewide noxious weeds and the acres infested in 2009 include:

Several weeds have been designated locally noxious in one or more counties by the South Dakota Weed and Pest Commission. They include:

Statute requirements for control are the same as for statewide noxious weeds.