Japanese knotweed
Americannoun
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And what’s Japanese knotweed, and why is it destroying Elizabeth’s house?
From Slate • Sep. 7, 2024
A land owner has won a legal fight after complaining about Japanese knotweed encroaching from council land.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2023
Japanese knotweed is so invasive, it's heavily sprayed with herbicides, but if you find an area that definitely hasn't been sprayed, dig in; Nelson says it's delicious.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 2021
They are targeting Johnson grass, giant foxtail, Canada thistle, nodding thistle, common teasel, multiflora rose, Amur honeysuckle, poison hemlock, marestail, Japanese knotweed and kudzu.
From Washington Times • Mar. 18, 2021
Laboratory tests suggest that the leaf fleas – Japanese knotweed psyllids, or Aphalara itadori – can kill young shoots and potentially stop the plant growing by sucking up its sap.
From The Guardian • Oct. 23, 2020
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