AGRICULTURAL OFFICIALS SAY A WEED-LIKE PEST HAS BEEN FOUND IN NORTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. THE “JAPANESE DAUGHTER”, WHICH INFESTS PLANTS , AND GROWS QUICKLY….AND IS NATIVE TO RUSSIA, CHINA, AND JAPAN…..HAS BEEN FOUND IN LOMPOC. THE PARASITIC PLANT CAN LIVE ON A WHOLE HOST OF PLANTS, ESPECIALLY ON CLIMBING IVY PLANTS (AND the TOPS OF TREES). THE INFECTED PLANTS MUST BE COMPLETELY DESTROYED TO KILL THE PEST.
