For a highly invasive plant, Japanese knotweed looks unassuming. With green bamboo-like stems, spade- or heart-shaped leaves and, in late summer, clusters of white or pale green flowers, Japanese ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese knotweed in the sunshine - DyziO/Shutterstock There are few garden discoveries more disappointing than realizing that the ...

A large patch of Japanese knotweed grows in a yard. - Linda McKusick/Shutterstock Of all the invasive weeds you can find growing in your yard, Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) is one of the most ...

You are likely seeing pretty hedge-like plants with mounds of white flowers growing along streams and highways this time of year. This is the highly invasive plant called Japanese knotweed (Fallopia ...

The herbicide glyphosate, touted as the most effective treatment for controlling knotweed, is one of the most well-studied chemicals, experts say. Scientific data does not support claims that ...

A petition in Shutesbury calls on the Select Board to impose a five-year moratorum on using glyphosate and similar toxic herbicides for controlling vegetation including recent growth of Japanese ...

With its ability to grow through asphalt and structural material, survive up to 20 years in total darkness and uproot the foundation of homes, Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) could be the ...

New Swansea University research has looked at the long-term environmental impact of different methods to control Japanese knotweed. The invasive species has been calculated to cost more than £165 ...

New research has looked at the long-term environmental impact of different methods to control Japanese knotweed. Different ways of trying to control the invasive species have developed over the years ...