Test PB Collection: FTE

The milestone signaling the beginning of the reproductive stage is panicle initiation (PI). At this moment, the cells at the shoot apex, which is just above soil, start transforming into the panicle; however, this primordial panicle is not visible yet.

Last year, resistance to the herbicide propanil was confirmed in populations of smallflower umbrella sedge and ricefield bulrush.

Just received an e-mail listing of seven (7) UC Cooperative Extension folks retiring in June 2014.

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.

We're almost midway through National Pollinator Week! It's a week that we should celebrate every day.

From the Invasive Plants in Southern California blog :: April 11, 2014 A few years ago it became apparent from conversations and emails that the use of Fusilade (fluazifop-P-butyl, manufactured by Syngenta Crop Protection), a herbicide that only kills grasses (Poaceae), was increasing among wildland...

I'm sure you've noticed that different years have dominant weed species. For example this year in Southern California Russian thistle (aka tumbleweed Salsola tragus among other Salsola species) is abundant in many areas.

It's National Pollinator Week! Do you know where your pollinators are? It was good to see the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) conduct its recent "Be a Scientist" project.

Don't miss Clyde Elmore's photo exhibit Our Great Outdoors. If you attend Weed Day 2014 (July 10, 2014) you'll get a chance to see the exhibit. Our Great Outdoors July 7-Aug. 31, 2014 Buehler Alumni Center, UC Davis There will be a reception from 5-7 PM on July 11, 2014.

By day, they fly around our yard looking for the girls. At night, it's "Boys' Night Out." These males, longhorned digger bees, Melissodes agilis (as identified by native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis), are absolutely spectacular.