Cape ivy biocontrol

Submitted by gbkyser on

Saw a nice article about a gall fly soon to be released for control of Cape ivy. Our old friend Baldo from CDFA started work on this in 2001, so it's been a while coming. Cape ivy is our version of kudzu, at least along the coast.

 

Delairea odorata - photo by Eric in SF at Wikimedia Commons
Delairea odorata - photo by Eric in SF at Wikimedia Commons

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