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A wildlife preservation group has recruited a new ally in its battle to control an invasive river plant – the weevil. Floating pennywort is a highly damaging plant originally from the Americas that ...

CABI scientists have carried out a study which reveals invasive non-native species (INNS) – such as the aquatic water weeds floating pennywort and Japanese knotweed as well as signal crayfish – cost ...

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A “wonder weevil” has been introduced to fight the invasive floating pennywort weed that grows 20cm a day in rivers. The non-native South American weevil has been released into waterways in a ...