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Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. I’m a lucky guy: for one thing, I have no Japanese knotweed. Many is the gardener who has e-mailed me asking, “What can I do to get rid of Japanese ...

"All things being equal with another property you like just as well, [it] would be a deal breaker for me." Homeowner receives ...

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 ...

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It has been growing uncontrollably across Britain since being introduced nearly 200 years ago. But scientists reveal that it's possible to rein in Japanese Knotweed after testing the most effective ...

The public's views are being sought on the introduction of a plant-eating predator from Asia into Britain to help control Japanese knotweed. Scientists have identified an insect that keeps the ...