Insect that fights Japanese knotweed to be released
"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."
BBC story about the introduction of a bug which kills japanese knotweed, which has become a major problem in the UK. I came across it during a project on the Wey and Arun canal where it was colonizing in the closed canals. On the website is a very cool time lapse video showing Japanese knotweed growing over 1m tall in only 3 weeks.
