<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span>Since beefsteak plant is in the mint family, I would be looking at the insects and fungi, especially powdery mildew, which cause problems for <em>Monarda</em> <em>fistulosa</em> and <em>Monarda</em> <em>didyma</em>. Powdery mildew did extensive damage to my bee balms this summer. I will be posting to my Biocontrol FB page later this week photos from Woodmont NRMA, near Hancock, MD which I took today showing beefsteak plant with potential issues.</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>The other possibilities is that since it has a wonderful fragrance is to harvest and dry it commercially for tea or harvest it fresh and add it to vodka, bourbon or rum for a wonderful sugar-free version of a mint
julep.</span></div><div></div><div> Richard Gardner</div><div>Richard T. Gardner<br></div><div><br><blockquote style="padding-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left-color:
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<div align="left" dir="ltr"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span class="yiv3982842176781414312-31082013"><b>Perilla frutescens, Beefsteak Plant, has become
the second worst invasive plant at the 200 acre Ruth Swann Park in Charles
county, MD. Has anyone seen any patches in trouble by potential biological
controls?</b></span></font></div>
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[mailto:maipc-bounces@lists.maipc.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard
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<div><span>WALK WITH AN ECOLOGIST<br>On Saturday, October 5 in Berks County, PA
meet on North Heidelberg Road at the trail head next to Rt. 183, near Bernville
at 9:00 a.m. . Then walk south along Rt. 183 to view ongoing research into
various invasive plants that are being eradicated by native organisms and plants
that are not yet in the process. At the same time we will discuss the theory and
practice to enhance this process. From there we will loop trail to Sheidy Road
to view a mile-a-minute bed of several acres. Then we will head back to the cars
at the start. <br> Total distance will be @ 7 miles with a long easy
stretch at the beginning and moderate climbs in the second half. There is a 3
mile out and back option of flat trail for those who are interested.
<br> For people who like showy native flowers there are beds of
<i>Rudbeckia</i> <i>laciniata</i>, <i>Ascelpius</i> <i>syrica</i>,
<i>Verbisina</i> <i>alternifolia</i>, <i>Monarda</i> <i>fistulosa,</i>
and various <i>Solidago</i> sp.. Some of these should be full of butterflies
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<div>Richard T. Gardner<span class="yiv3982842176781414312-31082013"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"> </font></span></div>
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<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> Marc Imlay [mailto:ialm@erols.com]
<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 30, 2013 7:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'john peter
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<div align="left" dir="ltr"><span class="yiv3982842176828454923-30082013"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><b>So what did nursery stores tell costumers to do when they
complained that their beefsteak plant was having trouble?</b></font></span>
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<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> john peter thompson
[mailto:ipetrus@msn.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 19, 2013 7:00
AM<br><b>To:</b> Mark Imlay<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Beefsteak
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<div dir="ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="font-size: 12pt;">I will
investigate - Perilla by the way has been for sale in USA since early 19th
century (USDA ARS NAL Special Collections - Nursery Catalogs)<br id="yiv3982842176FontBreak"></font><br><br>
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From: ialm@erols.com<br>To: ipetrus@msn.com<br>Subject: Beefsteak Plant<br>Date:
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<div align="left" dir="ltr"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span class="yiv3982842176ecx718523500-19082013"><b>Hi john Peter,</b></span></font></div>
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<div align="left" dir="ltr"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span class="yiv3982842176ecx718523500-19082013"><b>Perilla frutescens has become the second
worst invasive plant at the 200 acre Ruth B. Swann Park in Charles County. Other
folks are finding the sme problem. Any status on biologival controls? What did
gardeners who planted it years ago have to protect it
from?</b></span></font></div>
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<div align="left" dir="ltr"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span class="yiv3982842176ecx718523500-19082013"><b>Marc</b></span></font></div><br></div></div></span><br></div></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>MAIPC mailing list<br><a href="mailto:MAIPC@lists.maipc.org" ymailto="mailto:MAIPC@lists.maipc.org">MAIPC@lists.maipc.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.maipc.org/listinfo.cgi/maipc-maipc.org" target="_blank">http://lists.maipc.org/listinfo.cgi/maipc-maipc.org</a><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </blockquote></div> </div></body></html>