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Plant predator may bring Japanese knotweed under control
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Plant predator may bring Japanese knotweed under control   add a comment about this item

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Japanese knotweed could be brought under control by introducing a predator that occurs naturally in Japan. A list of 186 predators of Japanese knotweed has been whittled down to just 2 (a psyllid insect Aphalara itadori and a leaf-spot fungus from the genus Mycosphaerella) after trials to test the effects on other common UK plants.

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JAPANESE KNOTWEED; APHALARA ITADORI; PSYLLID

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BBC News

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7531221.stm

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13 October 2008

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