UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia)

This is only somewhat weed-related... just an excuse to post some photos of fossil tomatillos, from the days when Africa and South America formed the single continent Gondwanaland.

Was happy to hear a Cap Public Radio story this morning about poison hemlock (Conium maculatum). I had some thoughts on the report. 1) Poison hemlock is not native to Nevada, as the story suggested... it's a European weed (think Socrates). Maybe the writers heard "naturalized".

Micheal Finnell is an Environmental / GIS Assistant with California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways.

The Western IPM Center's May 2017 newsletter just came out. The IPM VIDEO OF THE MONTH is on a robotic herbicide sprayer that targets weeds.

April 26, 2017 Contact: Pam Kan-Rice, (510) 206-3476, pam.kanrice@ucanr.edu Three agriculture scholarships offered by UC ANR Three scholarships are being offered to college students majoring in agriculture by the University of California's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.