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University of Leicester research paves way for first ever use in Europe of an insect to fight invasive plant species

Posted on 30/07/2009
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University of Leicester research paves way for first ever use in Europe of an insect to fight invasive plant species

Researchers at the University of Leicester have paved the way for the first ever use in Europe of an insect (biocontrol) to combat an invasive plant species in Britain.

University of Leicester biologists established that the Japanese Knotweed in Britain was one the biggest females in the world- a clone of cuttings brought into Britain in the 1850s. Costs of controlling it in Britain have been put at