County prepares attack on invasive nonnative vine
Published 12:00 am PST Thursday, February 15, 2007
In a matter of weeks, Sacramento County agriculture officials will launch a test program to eradicate an invasive nonnative plant recently found in Sacramento.
In June, local officials discovered the Japanese dodder (Cuscuta japanica) -- yellowish spaghetti-sized vines that can choke the life out of their host plants -- was thriving at several sites in the city.
The eradication effort comes after county officials accepted a $25,000 contract from California Department of Food and Agriculture.
The contract targets 15 county sites.
To date, the plant, also known as devil's guts, have been found more than 120 sites in California, 80 of which are in Sacramento County.
