WANTED – Across most counties and several newspapers –“Japanese knotweed”

It’s back with a vengeance and this time it could be personal.

Japanese Knotweed for much of the time attracts bad media and scare tactics. But is the plant that bad?

After years of research, the tiny sap sucking insect Aphalara itadori is about to be released into the environment, to help tackle the advancing invasion of the superweed, Japanese knotweed. But is this the best way to fight it?