Eight widely spread invasive plants to look out for ... Sosnowsky’s hogweed (Heracleum sosnowskyi) Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) Vine-like fern (Lygodium japonicum) Water hyacinth ...
A global study has revealed that insect invasions are being driven by the proliferation of non-native plants. This can can massively disrupt ecological processes, often leading to serious economic ...
Q. What causes them to be so invasive? A. They have very few natural enemies here, so there’s not anything to keep them in check. And their preferred host plant is one of the weediest trees in our ...
Stop planting Chinese pistache! Apparently 8.1% of our urban tree canopy is Chinese pistache (Pistacea chinensis), now the most common urban tree in Chico. I have spent hundreds of hours with ...
While garlic mustard and Japanese stiltgrass can be pulled out of the ground, other invasive plants including tree of heaven, callery pear trees and wineberry have to be cut down and dug up.
Warm weather and above-average rainfall made our 2024 gardens grow but also encouraged invasive plants. Invasives are ... It can be as simple as choosing a native tree, shrub, wildflower, or ...
The spotted lanternfly is a sap feeding plant-hopper from China ... as well as the invasive "Tree of Heaven". It can be detrimental to farmers. "We've seen a big explosion across the state ...
An article in the latest issue of Invasive Plant Science and Management provides new insights on the varying potential for using invasive tree logs to grow edible, marketable mushrooms. "Our ...