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 ...

There are few garden discoveries more disappointing than realizing that the beautiful plant in your yard is actually Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum), an invasive plant that is a problem in ...

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 ...

Following extensive trials, a team of bioscientists at Swansea University have developed an effective way to tackle Japanese knotweed, listed by the World Conservation Union as one of the world's ...

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 ...

Justin Wolford is standing in the parking lot of the Saranac Lake Civic Center wearing a bright orange vest, orange gloves, and has something that looks like a high-powered glue gun strapped to his ...

I’d love to grow native grasses or wildflowers, but how can I control this invasive that comes at me from my neighbors? The impenetrable thickets of 6-8 foot Japanese knotweed are bad. So bad that, in ...

WORCESTER — As the leaves turn from green to illustrious yellows, deep burgundy and soft brown hues, there is a hidden danger lurking in the brush, Japanese knotweed. The invasive plant, known for its ...

SHIPPENSBURG - Goats are chewing up an invasive weed that threatens the latest section of the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail. Japanese knotweed started pushing through the year-old asphalt trail this ...