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Japanese knotweed-munching insects
« on: July 23, 2009, 18:12:11 »
[edit] Oops - saddad's already talking about it here.
« Last Edit: July 23, 2009, 18:17:20 by Unwashed »
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Re: Japanese knotweed-munching insects
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2009, 00:13:15 »
I can't see Saddads thread (perhaps it's on another section).
Watched an item on breakfast TV about the knot weed this morning.
Drove to work and thanks to the report, I recognised it all around the car park, on land belonging to London Underground (Central Line).
      According to the report, it's roots reach a depth of three yards and covers thousands of acres.
      I imagine the furore is whether to introduce a species of insect into the country to combat it, the scientists stated that they only live on knot weed,
and tests are more stringent than they were previously. 

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Re: Japanese knotweed-munching insects
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2009, 00:14:47 »
My thread is called aliens... but the hyperlink "here" on unwashed's comment takes you there...  :)

 

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