- Author: Gale Perez
A colleague shared the following with me (thanks Sue!)
During the 2015 Sonoma Grape Expo, John Roncoroni addresses Weed Control in the North Coast.
- Author: Elise S Gornish
Cal-IPC, in partnership with toxicologist Susan Kegley of the Pesticide Research Institute, has published a new manual on "Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Wildland Stewardship: Protecting Wildlife When Using Herbicides for Invasive Plant Management." The 47-page manual includes field techniques from experienced land managers as well as risk charts for commonly used herbicides.
Available for free download: http://www.cal-ipc.org/ip/management/BMPs/index.php
- Author: Lynn M. Sosnoskie
- Author: Brad Hanson
March 16, 2016. Editor's note.
I recently was informed of an error in the chart Lynn included in this post from December 2018. While Broadworks (ai = mesotrione) herbicide IS registered in several stonefruit crops, it is NOT currently registered for use in peach. This was entirely my error.
I struck out inclusion of peach in the text below and replaced the chart with an updated version in this post. Remember to always read a current label before applying any pesticide as labels change (or can be misread as was...
- Author: Guy B Kyser
This salsola scene reminds me of Alexander Nevsky's battle on the ice, or maybe Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Tumbleweed"
- Author: Julie Finzel
Weed-Eating Biomachines: How Grazing Livestock can Help Control Invasive Weeds
In any good weed control program there are some basic steps that should be followed. In general, these steps are:
1) Identify the weed
2) Research and consider potential control options
3) Choose control options and make a plan
4) Implement weed control plan
5) Track results and modify treatments as necessary
6) Maintain weed population control through monitoring and continued control efforts
If one of...