- Posted by: Gale Perez
The August edition of the IPM Hour features Kristen Bowers from New Mexico State University discussing her research into using climate-adapted insect biocontrol agents to control puncturevine in the West.
Bowers, with funding from the Western Integrated Pest Management Center, is measuring the cold-hardiness of puncturevine-eating weevils from New Mexico to see if they can tolerate cool northern climes and potentially boost biocontrol efforts throughout the region.
- Author: Steven Swain
- Posted by: Gale Perez
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Knotweed Symposium
science & management webinar
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
The webinar is intended to share information on control of Japanese knotweed, Fallopia japonica, with researchers, land managers, and landscape professionals who work with riparian weeds. The webinar will emphasize attempts at practical control strategies for California's Central Coast within a broader context of its ecology.
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- Posted by: Gale Perez
If you missed the Managing Weeds in Grasslands and Rangelands 2021 online event (Oct. 19, 2021 • 9 AM-12 noon PST), you're in luck. We have the recordings of each presentation here.
Managing Weeds in Grasslands and Rangelands (2021)
Moderator • Whitney Brim-DeForest, Sutter-Yuba County Director and Rice Advisor, UCCE Sutter-Yuba, Placer, and Sacramento Counties
UC Weed RIC YouTube channel
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- Posted by: Gale Perez
The latest information on weed control will be presented at the Weed Management in Agronomic Crops for a Changing Environment online event on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021 from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM (Pacific Time.) The lineup of UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE), UC Davis and Fresno State experts will discuss why we see horseweed and hairy fleabane in most parts of California year-round, herbicide trials in drill-seeded rice, integrated weed management for water-seeded rice, Italian ryegrass control in small grains, cover crops and weed management, and alternatives for managing weeds in alfalfa within changing pesticide regulations.
“We are dealing with a variety of pressing issues in...
- Posted by: Gale Perez
The UC Statewide IPM Program is hosting a free webinar.
Date/Time: Aug 19, 2021 • 1:00 PM (Pacific Time (US and Canada))
Topic: Weed Identification
Speaker: John Roncoroni, UC Cooperative Extension Weed Science Farm Advisor, Emeritus