- Author: Lynn M. Sosnoskie
- Author: Brad Hanson
March 16, 2016. Editor's note.
I recently was informed of an error in the chart Lynn included in this post from December 2018. While Broadworks (ai = mesotrione) herbicide IS registered in several stonefruit crops, it is NOT currently registered for use in peach. This was entirely my error.
I struck out inclusion of peach in the text below and replaced the chart with an updated version in this post. Remember to always read a current label before applying any pesticide as labels change (or can be misread as was...
- Author: Guy B Kyser
This salsola scene reminds me of Alexander Nevsky's battle on the ice, or maybe Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Tumbleweed"
- Author: Julie Finzel
Weed-Eating Biomachines: How Grazing Livestock can Help Control Invasive Weeds
In any good weed control program there are some basic steps that should be followed. In general, these steps are:
1) Identify the weed
2) Research and consider potential control options
3) Choose control options and make a plan
4) Implement weed control plan
5) Track results and modify treatments as necessary
6) Maintain weed population control through monitoring and continued control efforts
If one of...
- Author: Cheryl Reynolds
Are you looking for continuing education units (CEUs) to complete your renewal application this year for the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR)? The UC Statewide IPM Program has several online courses available that can help you get those last few needed credits.
DPR license and certificate holders with last names beginning with M – Z renew this year. Renewal packets must be submitted to DPR before November 19th to ensure that licenses are renewed by January 1, 2016. After that, applications may take up to 45 calendar days to process.
The online courses available from UC IPM that offer units for DPR license renewal...
- Author: Cheryl A. Wilen