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Using Native Plants for Weed Control

One of the first steps in ecological restoration is often controlling invasive weeds, which can be...

Posted on Monday, October 7, 2024 at 2:11 PM

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Author: Justin Valliere
Posted by: Sam Romano

Tags: Ecology (0), Invasive Weeds (0), Native Plants (0), Restoration (0), Seeds (0), Weed Control (0)

Focus Area Tags: Environment

Can I Use Vinegar to Control Weeds?

Acetic acid, also known as vinegar, is used in products for weed control. Many people choose it...

Posted on Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 1:19 PM

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Author: National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC)

Tags: acetic acid (1), garden (159), home and garden pest newsletter (4), homemade (1), IPM (255), landscape (103), less-toxic (3), natural (3), newsletter (13), NPIC (1), organic (69), pest (261), pest management (223), pesticide (50), pesticides (61), pests (98), UC IPM (524), UC IPM Urban (29), vinegar (1), weeds (122)

Focus Area Tags: Health, Pest Management, Yard & Garden

Frequent mowing puts poisonous weed into survival mode

Pair of studies offers evidence into "superweed's" defensive tactics,...

Posted on Sunday, June 30, 2024 at 7:00 AM

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Author: John Lovett
Posted by: Gale Perez

Tags: mowing (0), noxious weeds (0)

Focus Area Tags: Agriculture

Nutsedge—Yes, We Hate It Too!

Nutsedges are aggressive and persistent weeds that commonly infest lawns, vegetable and flower...

Posted on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 10:04 AM

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Author: Belinda Messenger-Sikes

Tags: IPM (255), nutsedge (7), pest (261), pest identification (6), pest management (223), Pest Notes (122), pest prevention (11), pests (98), UC IPM (524), UC IPM Urban (29), weed (50), weed management (48), weeds (122), Wilen (13)

Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

Invasive Pest Spotlight: Pampasgrass & Jubatagrass

Pampasgrass (Cortaderia selloana) is a common ornamental landscape plant that...

Posted on Friday, June 7, 2024 at 8:34 AM

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Author: Lauren Fordyce

Tags: CDFA (48), CDFW (9), CISAW (11), invasive (103), invasive species (43), invasive species action week (11), invasive weed (3), IPM (255), jubatagrass (2), pampasgrass (2), pest (261), pest management (223), plant right (1), UC IPM (524), UC IPM Urban (29), weeds (122)

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Posts Tagged: weeds

Using Native Plants for Weed Control

Can I Use Vinegar to Control Weeds?

Frequent mowing puts poisonous weed into survival mode

Nutsedge—Yes, We Hate It Too!

Invasive Pest Spotlight: Pampasgrass & Jubatagrass

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