Roundup sounds good to me but it should be done in a period of the growth cycle when the foliage is feeding the bulb, not when the bulb is feeding the foliage. Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Jane McGary > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 12:34 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: [pbs] Alocasia Macrorrhiza > > The following question came via the PBS website. If you know how to > eradicate Alocasia, please reply directly to Des Mowday, who wrote to us. > Thanks, > Jane McGary > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: PBS website contact:///Alocasia/ Macrorrhiza > Date: 26 May 2015 21:41:29 -0400, Tue, 26 May 2015 21:41:29 -0400 (EDT) > From: Apache <apache@http://www.ibiblio.org/> > Reply-To: Des Mowday <desmowday@gmail.com> > To: janemcgary@earthlink.net > > > > This is a message from the PBS website for janemcgary. > > David, > Recently purchased a coastal property-home- on the Central Coast of New > South Wales and with it a large area of Alocasia M. sloping toward the ocean. > They are exposed to the elements, particularly severe storms from the > ocean, resulting in the leaves being torn to shreds and the supporting stems > broken. I have noticed the summer sun causes them to brown and wilt. Sadly > they will have to be removed. I get the impression from their ability to > propagate this might be difficult.- Roundup?-- What suggestion might you > have? > Good wishes and anticipating your reply David. > Des > > -- > Pacific Bulb Society web site > email: website@pacificbulbsociety.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/