- Author: Brad Hanson
A quick post today to share a link to the recently revised "UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines for Olive" (UC ANR Publication #3452). You can download the whole document as a pdf here, or use it online at the above link.
Like the most of the other Pest Management Guidelines (PMGs), there are sections on management of a broad range of pests in olive including insects, mites, nematodes, vertebrate pests, and weeds. Since this is the UC Weed Science blog, here's the link directly to...
- Author: Brad Hanson
Link today to the newest edition of an important reference book for herbicides - the Weed Science Society of America's "Herbicide Handbook". Dr. Dale Shaner took on the updating and revision of the 10th Edition (at over 500 pages of very dense information, this was no small task!).
This resource is fantastic and is the one reference book that I use nearly every day. Mine is always within arms reach in my office. Take a look if you routinely work with herbicide active ingredients - there is a tremendous amount of herbicide info...
/span>- Author: Guy B Kyser
Joe DiTomaso and I, with several other coauthors, have almost finished the “Medusahead Management Guide for the Western States.” This project is supported by a grant from Western IPM. In requesting funding for this project, we noted that
- Medusahead is a problem both on low-elevation foothill rangeland and in Great Basin ecosystems, and management is very different in these two regions. As a result, there is often confusion about the best management strategies for different areas.
- Each of the coauthors is asked to give several talks per year on medusahead control to growers' meetings in and out of state.
- There hasn't been a comprehensive, multi-state guide for growers recently, if ever, and...
- Author: Brad Hanson
I thought I'd make a quick post today to share links to several recent articles in the trade publication "CAPCA Advisor". This magazine is targeted towards Pest Control Advisors (CAPCA = California Association of Pest Control Advisors) and is published every two months. Most issues of CAPCA Advisor have at least one article written by UC Cooperative Extension pest control researchers.
The magazine has a nice web interface with the last 12 issues of the magazine and here are links to four reports by UC weed science researchers:
April 2014 - Richard Smith, UCCE Monterey...
- Posted by: Gale Perez
Based on the bestselling Weeds of California and Other Western States, the Weed Pest Identification and Monitoring Cards is the perfect pocket-sized companion for anyone working in the field.
These 48 cards cover the most common weeds, grouped into 8 categories for easy identification.
- Broadleaf annuals, erect
- Broadleaf annuals, low growing
- Broadleaf annual, scrambling
- Broadleaf perennials, not viney
- Broadleaf perennials, viney
- Grass annuals
- Grass perennials
- Sedges
Each weed is identified by a description and excellent close-up color photographs of...