BBC News, March 9, 2010
A tiny Japanese insect that could help the fight against an aggressive superweed has been given the go-ahead for a trial release in England. Since Japanese knotweed was introduced to the UK it has rapidly spread, and the plant currently costs over £150m a year to control and clear.
But scientists say a natural predator in the weed's native home of Japan could also help to control it here. This is the first time that biocontrol - the use of a "natural predator" to control a pest - has been used in the EU to fight a weed. Read more...
But scientists say a natural predator in the weed's native home of Japan could also help to control it here. This is the first time that biocontrol - the use of a "natural predator" to control a pest - has been used in the EU to fight a weed. Read more...
