Croftonweed (also called thoroughwort) goes by the scientific name Ageratina adenophora or Eupatorium adenophorum. It is native to Mexico and has been introduced to a number of areas around the world.
A little something Brad Hanson shared with us... Australia town consumed by 'hairy panic' weed http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-35600546 This is to follow up on Guy's Russian thistle tornado article from a few months ago.
After four years of drought, turfgrass has taken a beating. Some people have turned off the waterthe turf has turned into a few patches of grass, but mostly weeds, if anything is growing at all (Figure 1.
When Richard Smith tells you that he is impressed with efficacy of an organic herbicide you better take notice. Richard shared his results on this blog site last year and showed good weed control with 'Suppress' from Westbridge.
From the UC ANR Report blog :: 2/1/2016 Fennimore honored by weed society Steve Fennimore, UC ANR Cooperative Extension weed specialist based in Salinas, was honored by California Weed Science Society.
