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A recent study sheds new light on the control of Russian knapweed, an invasive plant found in the Western US. A recent study featured in the journal Invasive Plant Science and Management sheds new ...

On Wednesday, the Minnesota DNR released around 1,000 spotted knapweed weevils in the General Andrews State Forest. The goal is to help control invasive species without using herbicides or mowing. In ...

An effort to fight an invasive plant with insects that eat it has drawn opposition from beekeepers who worry it will leave them without an adequate source of nectar and pollen for their honeybees.

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As startling claims about knapweed’s virulence are retracted, CU researchers show that weed-eating bugs can help control invasive species without herbicides It’s not often that plants, even foreign ...

– Short lived perennial growing from 1-foot to 3-feet tall. – Flowers are purplish-pink, urn or vase-shaped, about 1/2-inch to 1-inch tall with dark comb-like bracts under the bloom. – Knapweed ...

A popular weapon in the anti-pest arsenal is biological control — i.e., the introduction of a natural enemy. It’s considered a nice environmental alternative to pesticides. But it can still disrupt ...

Farmer Joe Hoffman has been battling a problem. The problem is insidious: an invasive weed that has been in Michigan since 1911. Though not a new invasive plant, the knapweed has been taking over ...

A potentially invasive weed has been showing up in the southwest region of Missouri, and University of Missouri is reminding folks to be on the lookout. David L. Burton, with University of Missouri ...

A recent study featured in the journal Invasive Plant Science and Management sheds new light on the control of Russian knapweed, an invasive plant found in the western U.S. Russian knapweed grows in ...