Invasive plants threaten biodiversity worldwide and effective management must control the target invader while conserving biodiversity. Herbicide is often used to control invasive plants, but potential negative impacts on biodiversity have led to spot spraying being recommended over boom spraying to minimize the exposure of nontarget species to chemicals. We examined the
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