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Nonchemical Alternatives for Weed Management

Creeping woodsorrel, <i>Oxalis corniculata</i><br>(Credit: JM DiTomaso)

Weeds in the landscape can be tough to manage. But there are many options for weed management using an integrated approach that combines nonchemical and chemical methods. Identification: Start by identifying the weeds you want to manage. UC IPM has...

Posted on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 4:17 PM

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Tags: cultural control (3), Green Bulletin (4), IPM (63), landscape (48), pest management (62), Pest Notes (92), physical control (2), weed gallery (3), weeds (29)

Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

[From the UC Weed Science blog] In what has been dubbed “dandelion-gate,” members of the Washington State legislature spent 20 minutes complaining about weeds on the capital's lawn. “In all the years I've been here I've never seen so...

Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 9:00 AM

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Author: Cheryl A. Wilen

Tags: biological control (5), chemical (1), control (54), cultural control (3), dandelion (3), integrated pest management (15), mechanical control (1), pesticide (23), physical control (2), UC IPM (268), Washington state legislature (1), weed (12), wilen thresholds (1)