Look at these guys!
Knapweed Root Weevils Going to Town
Knapweed, the scourge of the West, the plant from Hell (well, Stalingrad), has met its match, thanks to a pest importation program. And, boy, these guys are hungry:
Monsanto, Say Good-Bye.
It’s about time!
Categories: Agriculture, Grasslands, Innovation, invasive species, Open Agriculture, weeds
Okanagan Okanogan 
What if the weevils eat all the knapweed and then move onto something we like? Pest importation to control another invader is tricky…
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About 5 years ago we had a very big problem with knapweed and a man from the University Extension service held a seminar on a ranch near here where they had done studies of the for about 15 years. As part of the seminar we collected a can full of the weevils and brought them home. Our knapweed is now almost completely gone. There have been no side effects at all.
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Fantastic!
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I shared this on Facebook. Those weevils are cute.
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