Posts Tagged: non-chemical weed control

Low-dose electricity shows promise as a non-chemical option for weed control

** From the Western IPM Center October 2020 newsletter ** An potential option for xeriscaped yards Low-Dose Electricity Shows Promise as a Non-Chemical Option for Weed Control Start with a heaping helping of weeds in an orchard owned by an electrical engineer, then add in a weed scientist...

Scorching Heat in the Low Desert! No Worries, It’s Good Time to Kill Weeds.

As we are in the mid-summer, many fields in the low desert region are preparing for soil solarization. Soil solarization is a widely adopted pest control method by organic growers in the low desert region. With the increase in organic production acreage in recent years, we are seeing more fields...

Steaming ahead to work with weeds ChemFree

Here's something from The Weed's News Network. David Low / WeedsNews5282 / January 15, 2015 A sporting site in Melbourne is being used for a weed-tackling treatment that doesn't contain herbicides. A group of green thumbs have used steam to kill weeds, instead of applying chemicals. The Weed...

Tips on grazing for invasive plant control

Some tips on grazing for invasive plant control Using livestock for controlling invasive plants has a lot of appeal; the animals seem like a natural, green method; they're cute; and at times they can be a very inexpensive way to do some weed control. But there are also various difficulties and...

Ants and filaree

While conducting a field experiment testing herbicides for control of sahara mustard in Borrego Springs in 2011, out of a corner of my eye I saw a ring of rusty brown around an ant hole.  Being curious I looked closer. It was an organized mound that was maybe 1 inch high and 3 inches...

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