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

The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) announced earlier this month several new or updated educational publications about weeds and weed impacts that will be of interest to both the scientific community as well as the general public.

Through Sustainable Conservation and the California Horticultural Invasives Prevention (Cal-HIP) committee, the PlantRight campaign was founded in 2005. PlantRight has brought together leaders from the nursery industry, environmental groups, and academics.

Croftonweed (also called thoroughwort) goes by the scientific name Ageratina adenophora or Eupatorium adenophorum. It is native to Mexico and has been introduced to a number of areas around the world.

A little something Brad Hanson shared with us... Australia town consumed by 'hairy panic' weed http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-35600546 This is to follow up on Guy's Russian thistle tornado article from a few months ago.

After four years of drought, turfgrass has taken a beating. Some people have turned off the waterthe turf has turned into a few patches of grass, but mostly weeds, if anything is growing at all (Figure 1.