Then they come looking for freshly washed cars

I think birds are the biggest spreaders of buckthorn, maybe honeysuckle too

Get a hold of Larry Meyer District 10s director. This Is right up his alley.

I've tried a lot of different applicators for cut stump treatment herbicide & this 1 works the best. Unfortunately the cap broke & I can't figure out where to buy these containers

dish soap bottle , with the push pull top , have you tried that ?

that looks like a sports bottle hockey type https://www.purehockey.com/product/...eX4u-o_k_bc6XROvn5QtqjjQrjhoCYb0QAvD_BwE

or on amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Sports-Squee...mp;ref=&adgrpid=65358199127&th=1

This ^, I think. Thanks! The flat bottom is key, so it doesn't tip over.

This is our favorite at work for applying herbicides on stumps:

https://gemplers.com/products/solo-one-hand-sprayer-1l

I won't rule out sprayers, but I've had too much trouble w/ them plugging up, creating a mess, trying to get them to always spray consistently & as desired, the tip falling off, etc (& I have tried several different hand sprayers, though I haven't tried the Solo).

I frequently used a tin can and a stick with a piece of sponge on the end. Also, I put a dab of cheapo food color from the $1.25 store in it so I could tell where I had already treated.

Use an old syrup container with the pop-up spout (not a flip lid). Remove the label and mark it Herbicide/Danger. Been using Tordon in them for years here. .......................................... the mike

I use a Mayo jar with a cover and paint the stump with with a 1" brush. I don't mind bending over (I need the exercise).

I also prefer cut stump method

It surely provides a workout. In fact I have to be careful not to overdo it or I get sore shoulders.

I think people are going to start noticing that buckthorn gets in their way enough to be able to have a decent chance of deflecting a bullet if shooting at a deer (or actually disallowing a shot in some situations).

Update: I've been wondering what to use on honeysuckle (the honeysuckle that I can't pull out, anyway). This week I had a Forester at my property and he suggested using Milestone via basil bark method.

Glyphosate works fine for honey suckle. In fact honeysuckle is very sensitive to it.
I would cut and then treat the stump.
I use a foaming agent mixed with a dye in a special applicator. The foam keeps the stuff in place, you can see the dye from a distance so you know what you hit and didn't hit.
You use less herbicide with the foam and dye and it stays in place much better than a herbicide that is more of a liquid like water.

4 reasons to use the dye and foaming agent.

here is a picture showing the dye on a burdock. The tall 3 pedaled plant to the upper right is a jack in the pulpit.
If you just sprayed the burdock you'd also kill all the other stuff around it opening up a bare spot that would be easy for more invasive stuff to get a foothold in.
Since I took this I have gone to just cutting burdock at ground level and putting a dab of the foam and herbicide on the stump works just as well and uses less herbicide.

Dirty D, what do you use for the foaming agent?

I buy it from a place called GreenShoots.
I mix about an oz of foaming agent to 30oz of mixed herbicide.
It lasts a long time.

here is a link.
I usually buy 64oz at a time, lasts me about 2 years.

https://www.greenshootsonline.com/collections/blue-foaming-agent/products/blue-foaming-agent-8oz