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Nutsedge: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Nutsedges are common weeds in landscapes and gardens in the coastal valleys, Central Valley, and southern areas of California. They thrive in waterlogged soil and their presence can indicates poor drainage, too frequent irrigation, or leaky sprinklers.

Publication Number:: 7432

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Perennial Pepperweed: Pest Notes for Home and Garden

Perennial pepperweed is invasive throughout the western United States, it has many common names including tall whitetop, perennial peppercress, ironweed, perennial peppergrass, and broad-leaved pepperweed.

Publication Number:: 74121

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Plantains: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Plantains can be a major weed problem for turfgrass or ornamental managers. They form dense clumps that give poor footing for athletic fields and golf courses and have a texture and color that varies from normal turf.

Publication Number:: 7478

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Poison Hemlock: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

The leafy parts of poison hemlock have some resemblance to those of its relatives carrot, celery, and parsnip, as well as a variety of leafy herbs. It is, however, toxic to humans and other animals. Learn how to manage this vigorous, competitive weed.

Publication Number:: 74162

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Poison Oak: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Poison oak or western poison oak has a distribution extending from British Columbia south to the Baja California peninsula. Contact with poison oak leaves or stems at any time of the year can cause an allergic response.

Publication Number:: 7431

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Poisonous Plants

Homeowners should know which plants found in their landscape could be toxic in some way and, ideally, should have some knowledge of the symptoms associated with these poisonous plants.

Publication Number:: 8560

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Pokeweed: Pest Notes for Home and Garden

American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) is a robust, non-woody shrub that is spreading in parts of California. Although sometimes eaten, the entire plant is poisonous and should be considered with extreme caution.

Publication Number:: 74173

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Puncturevine: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris) is an aptly named summer annual that thrives in hot, dry conditions. The seeds are enclosed in a hard case that can injure livestock, people, and pets when stepped on and can even puncture bicycle tires.

Publication Number:: 74128

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Roses in the Garden and Landscape: Cultural Practices and Weed Control

Through careful selection of plant varieties and management of environmental conditions with proper cultural practices, beautiful roses can be grown with a minimum of pest problems.

Publication Number:: 7465

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Russian Thistle: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Russian thistle, also known as tumbleweed, is a troublesome, difficult to control pest. In late fall and early winter, it becomes conspicuous as it breaks from the soil and is blown across highways and fields.

Publication Number:: 7486

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Soil Solarization: 1984 PDF

Classic publication on soil solarization with 10 black-and-white and 7 color illustrations.

Publication Number:: 21377E

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Spotted Spurge: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Spotted spurge is a low-growing annual plant that often forms a dense mat. It has dark green, opposite leaves that are 1/8 to 1/2-inch long and about 1/8-inch wide. Leaves are usually marked with a red spot midway down the center leaf vein.

Publication Number:: 7445

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Weed Management in Landscapes: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Weed management in landscape plantings is often made difficult by the complexity of many plantings: usually more than one species is planted in the landscaped area and there is a mix of annual and perennial ornamentals.

Publication Number:: 7441

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Weed Pest Identification and Monitoring Cards

Based on the bestselling Weeds of California and Other Western States; this is the perfect pocket-sized companion for anyone working in the field.

Publication Number:: 3541

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Weed Pest Identification and Monitoring Cards - EPUB

Based on the bestselling Weeds of California and Other Western States; now in EPUB format for iOS and compatible devices.

Publication Number:: 9013

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Weeds of California and Other Western States

This easy-to-use 2-volume set is the most comprehensive guide available. Includes a CD of every photograph in the book; perfect for presentations.

Publication Number:: 3488

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Wild Blackberries: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Most species of wild blackberry, also called brambles, provide important sources of food and cover for many birds and mammals. Four species, however, are considered weeds.

Publication Number:: 7434

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Woody Weed Invaders: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Invasive woody plants and large perennial grasses such as bamboo can be very hard to control or eliminate from your garden. In this publication, you will get basic information on a variety of chemical and nonchemical methods that can get the job done.

Publication Number:: 74142

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Yellow Starthistle: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Yellow starthistle is common in open areas on roadsides, rangeland, wildlands, hay fields, pastures, and waste areas. It is also poisonous to horses, causing a fatal nervous disorder called "chewing disease."

Publication Number:: 7402

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