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Posts Tagged: brooms
Invasive Spotlight: Brooms

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....
Scotch Broom Gall Mite: A New Partner in Broom Management for California
![Figure 2. Galls on scotch broom. [S. Oneto] Figure 2. Galls on scotch broom. [S. Oneto]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/31483small.jpg)
[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...