The forest behind our house has turned into a horror movie, starring an armada of non-native invasive weeds. Their evil, ...

Experts have drawn up a map showing the worst affected places across England and Wales - and explained what to do if you find it ...

DOG owners have been warned of a deadly plant worse than Japanese knotweed – with no antidote – washing up on UK shores. At ...

Japanese knotweed, a terrestrial herbaceous plant that is in the Polygonaceae family, invades along rivers, streams, roads, and in disturbed areas or where dumped. It prefers full sun and rich soils ...

They can also stray into outbuildings and some, such as Japanese knotweed, can damage homes as their roots spread and grow under, and sometimes into homes and other buildings. Invasive plant ...

A SOCIAL housing construction project at Brews Hill in Navan was held up for almost a year to treat Japanese knotweed that ...

Key characteristics of this invasive species include: grows to be 12 feet tall with hollow stems resembling bamboo has broad heart-shaped to spade-shaped leaves that are larger than your hand, and ...

A Galway City Councillor has expressed his shock and frustration hearing that the local authority will need €1 million to clear a future housing site from Japanese knotweed. Cllr Alan Cheevers ...