Silver Belt | Stinknet: Help prevent invasive weed from taking root in Globe

David Sowders/Arizona Silver Belt Stinknet has bloomed. Updated: 1 hour ago / Posted May 9, 2023 Take Highway 60 and drive through Gold Canyon near Basha’s Store to see bright yellow roadside flowers. They are not gold poppies or marigolds – instead they are also colloquially called globe chamomile, although they are not chamomile. Chris […]

Weed warriors take aim at Tucson’s largest stinknet outbreak so far

To the untrained eye, the drab dirt land near Stone Avenue and Prince Road seems to be splashed with welcome spring colors. But for weed warrior Tony Figueroa, this newly sprouted field of distinctive yellow wildflowers is a battlefield. Mr. Figueroa spent several hours last week spraying herbicide on Tucson’s newest and largest stinkbug, a […]