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

Saw a nice article about a gall fly soon to be released for control of Cape ivy. Our old friend Baldo from CDFA started work on this in 2001, so it's been a while coming. Cape ivy is our version of kudzu, at least along the coast.

Just saw this on the ANR News Blog :: April 13, 2016 Weeds are easiest to control when they are tiny emerging plants, reported Jeanette Marantos in a Los Angeles Times blog post.

The Western Society of Weed Science (WSWS) named Dr. Joe DiTomaso as a Fellow of the Society at the 69th annual meeting held March 7-10, 2016 in Albuquerque, NM.

The Aquatic Plant Management Society (APMS) is calling for papers for the 56th Annual Meeting, July 17-20, 2016, at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, MI.

Capitalizing on a wet winter, many cover crops established very well in San Joaquin Valley vineyards this year it has not been uncommon to see stands of barley, mustard, and other species grow taller than 3 feet in vineyard interrows.