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

Ok, I'll admit that I fully intended to do something useful today but got distracted thinking about weed control research, weed science extension, and herbicide-resistant weeds (what do YOU think about on Saturday afternoon?).

Two links to recent BBC news articles on invasive weeds. The first one is about a weed that should be familiar to anyone who has traveled in much of the intermountain west - cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum).

I received a press release this week from the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) that I thought would be of interest to followers of the UC Weed Science blog (link above, or attached below).

I recently received an email notification about a newly identified vineyard disease called grapevine redblotch. Although this is not really a weed science issue, I thought the symptoms might be confused with other biotic and abiotic problems (such as herbicides).

Before I go out the door for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, I wanted to share a link to the recent Western IPM Center newsletter, The Western Front.