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Old 09-03-2010, 08:50 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default The end of Japanese Knotweed ( JK)??

On 09/03/2010 09:21, Gopher wrote:
In message , Donwill
writes
Heard on radio4 this morning that some research workers working for
the government, have introduced an insect that feeds on JK to two
secret sites in the UK, apparently this insect will spread and will
eradicate JK in the UK. =-O

Don

Let's hope it confines itself to the target weed. All too often these
introduced species prove uncontrollable and damage other "hosts".


They will have to introduce something else then to target the insect ...
and then introduce...

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