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

On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:06:14 +0000, Donwill
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Quink that money could buy:

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

Suggest you go and read the the BBc news web site.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8555378.stm

The insects will not erradicate the weed, only stunt it and control it
somewhat: as in Japan.
Perhaps you misheard, or Radio 4 passed inaccurate burbage .. not for
the first time.

Mike P the 1st

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".
--
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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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subject line, or it will be automatically deleted
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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".

This one does seem to be very specific to Japanese knotweed. It remains
to be seen if this one parasite can do the job on its own.

Regards,
Martin Brown

Mike P the 1st wrote:
On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:06:14 +0000, Donwill
gently dipped his quill in the best
Quink that money could buy:


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


Suggest you go and read the the BBc news web site.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8555378.stm

The insects will not erradicate the weed, only stunt it and control it
somewhat: as in Japan.
Perhaps you misheard, or Radio 4 passed inaccurate burbage .. not for
the first time.

Mike P the 1st

Or maybe just "frighten" it :-) , yes, I probably used the wrong word.
For "eradicate" read :- control, keep in check, influence,
moderate, stunt.
Take your choice.
BTW to be equally pedantic there is only one R in eradicate :-) .
Cheers
Don

On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 Mike P the 1st wrote:

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

Suggest you go and read the the BBc news web site.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8555378.stm

The insects will not erradicate the weed, only stunt it and control it
somewhat: as in Japan.
Perhaps you misheard, or Radio 4 passed inaccurate burbage .. not for
the first time.

It was on the television breakfast programme as well. Yes, they did give
the impression in the intro that the weed was soon to be a thing of the
past but in the detailed report it was apparent what it would actually
do.

David

--
David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK
http://rance.org.uk

In article ,
Donwill wrote:
Mike P the 1st wrote:

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

The insects will not erradicate the weed, only stunt it and control it
somewhat: as in Japan.
Perhaps you misheard, or Radio 4 passed inaccurate burbage .. not for
the first time.

Or maybe just "frighten" it :-) , yes, I probably used the wrong word.
For "eradicate" read :- control, keep in check, influence,
moderate, stunt. Take your choice.

Which is all that is needed in the UK. Despite the gibbering, even
Japanese knotweed isn't a ubiquitous ecological problem, because
our ecology is so robust against introductions.

BTW to be equally pedantic there is only one R in eradicate :-) .

The other one is eroneous and needs erradication :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

wrote:
In article ,
Donwill wrote:

Mike P the 1st wrote:



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

The insects will not erradicate the weed, only stunt it and control it
somewhat: as in Japan.
Perhaps you misheard, or Radio 4 passed inaccurate burbage .. not for
the first time.

Or maybe just "frighten" it :-) , yes, I probably used the wrong word.
For "eradicate" read :- control, keep in check, influence,
moderate, stunt. Take your choice.


Which is all that is needed in the UK. Despite the gibbering, even
Japanese knotweed isn't a ubiquitous ecological problem, because
our ecology is so robust against introductions.


BTW to be equally pedantic there is only one R in eradicate :-) .


The other one is eroneous and needs erradication :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Well said Sir. :-)

Regards
Don

In article ,
Mike P the 1st wrote:

Suggest you go and read the the BBc news web site.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8555378.stm

Oh, God! "..., including plants closely related to Japanese
knotweed such as bindweeds, ...."


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Given that the insect depends upon JK and isn't extinct yet, clearly it doesn't eradicate the plant.

wrote:
In article ,
Mike P the 1st wrote:
Suggest you go and read the the BBc news web site.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8555378.stm

Oh, God! "..., including plants closely related to Japanese
knotweed such as bindweeds, ...."

Removing the vigour from bindweed would not be such a bad thing.
I doubt if any pest could take that stuff down.

I suspect the thing will be less effective against the knotweed than is
hoped too. There are multiple parasites and fungi that affect the stuff
in its native habitat, but most are too cold sensitive to live here.

We have to hope the thing doesn't do a cane toad on us.

Regards,
Martin Brown

On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:58:18 +0000, Martin Brown
gently dipped his quill in the best
Quink that money could buy:

wrote:
In article ,
Mike P the 1st wrote:
Suggest you go and read the the BBc news web site.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8555378.stm

Oh, God! "..., including plants closely related to Japanese
knotweed such as bindweeds, ...."

Removing the vigour from bindweed would not be such a bad thing.
I doubt if any pest could take that stuff down.

I suspect the thing will be less effective against the knotweed than is
hoped too. There are multiple parasites and fungi that affect the stuff
in its native habitat, but most are too cold sensitive to live here.

We have to hope the thing doesn't do a cane toad on us.

Regards,
Martin Brown

I agree .. they would not be half as much fun flattening them as they
cross the road :-)

Mike P the 1st

In message ,
writes
In article ,
Mike P the 1st wrote:

Suggest you go and read the the BBc news web site.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8555378.stm

Oh, God! "..., including plants closely related to Japanese
knotweed such as bindweeds, ...."

They presumably mean black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus) and copse
bindweed (Fallopia dumetorum).


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:24:36 +0000, Sacha wrote:

On 2010-03-09 09:51:48 +0000, said:

In article ,
Mike P the 1st wrote:

Suggest you go and read the the BBc news web site.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8555378.stm

Oh, God! "..., including plants closely related to Japanese
knotweed such as bindweeds, ...."


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

You mean "there goes the Ipomoea"?

Sweet and Lovely, the Girl from Ipomoea?


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