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Solutions for Common Weed Problems


Randy Prostak: University of Massachusetts, Extension Weed Specialist

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While there are more than 2200 weeds found in Massachusetts there are roughly 15 to 20 that cause repeated grievance to the homeowner in their gardens. Join UMass Weed Science Specialist, Randy Prostak as he identifies the most common problems and ways to prevent or eradicate them with the least amount of detrimental impact to the environment.


Randall Prostak, a scientist at the UMass Extension Landscape and Agriculture Service, is a specialist on weeds - their history and their consequences in both our gardens and our landscapes. For the past decade he has been working with the Mass Invasive Plant Advisory Group to organize an effective defense and to mount a counterattack to those species that represent a dire threat to local species and therefore local ecosystems. Randy is the coauthor of Pest Identification Guide for Weeds and Insects and Diseases of Woody Ornamentals.

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