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Invasive Spotlight: Brooms

French broom, <i>Genista monspessulana</i>, invading a hillside near Bodega Bay, California. (Credit: B Rice)

Brooms are shrubs which were originally planted in California as ornamentals and for erosion control, but are now considered to be invasive weeds since they are highly competitive. They crowd out native plants and form impenetrable barriers to wildlife....

Posted on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at 12:00 PM

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Author: Elaine Lander

Tags: brooms (2), DiTomaso (5), invasive (42), invasive species action week (5), Kyser (3), landscape (46), management (41), Oneto (3), pest management (57), Pest Notes (90), plants (13), UC IPM (263), weed science (5), weeds (29)

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Scotch Broom Gall Mite: A New Partner in Broom Management for California

Figure 2. Galls on scotch broom. [S. Oneto]

[From the July 2015 issue of the UC IPM Retail Nursery and Garden Center IPM News] A recent find in El Dorado County has weed scientists, land managers, foresters, botanists, and plant conservationists throughout Northern California very excited...

Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 11:04 AM

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Author: Scott Oneto

Tags: brooms (2), El Dorado (1), gall mite (1), galls (1), Oneto (3), Pest Notes (90), scotch broom (1), UC IPM (263), UCCE (6)