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

From the Invasive Plants in Southern California blog You can't have too much information on how to control pests. The second edition of the UC IPM Forest and Right-of-way Pest Control compendium is now available from the UC ANR publications catalog.

When I first started my Ph.D. in Weed Science, I encountered a strange, new language that appeared to be composed, almost entirely, of acronyms. PRE. POST. PD. Layby. PPI. AI. Etc...

If you have a site, especially a remote site with invasive plants, in particular infested with hard to eradicate invasive plants like veldtgrass or perennial pepperweed, you can't just cut or treat the plants and leave them in the field to rot.

Watch this prescribed burn for tumbleweed control in Colorado turn into a fiery twister dropping flaming weeds all over the place. WRIC is not responsible for cuss words or heavy metal soundtrack.

From the UC Strawberries and Caneberries blog :: Oct. 11, 2013 A response to the question posed to us concerning how soon one should be applying water to Chateau (flumioxazin) sprayed in the furrows for weed control in strawberry.