A Landowner Wants to Control an Invasive Plant Species

A landowner wants to control an invasive plant species.He analyzes the spread of the plant and realizes that the plant infestation has three areas: a highly infested core area, a middle area or "advancing front" that has fewer plants but is expanding, and an outlier area that has the lowest plant density.The landowner decides to focus his first control efforts on the outlier area.What is his likely rationale for this choice?

A) It will prevent the need to control the inner areas.
B) It will kill off the only reproducing individuals.
C) It will be the hardest area to control because it was the earliest invaded.
D) It will prevent further outward spread of the invasive species.
E) It will kill off the slowest-growing individuals.