South Africa is unleashing weevils imported from the United States in a bid to fight off the sprouting growth of Salvinia ...

A new biotype of weevil has been released at Hartbeespoort Dam, marking its first appearance in South Africa. Speaking to leading experts in the field, Daily Maverick unpacks what exactly biological ...

As spring approaches, a charity is urging owners to be aware certain spring plants and bulbs can be toxic and in same cases fatal to dogs. West Sussex-based charity, Dogs Trust Shoreham, says early ...

HT, pointed out how the river, considered the lifeline of Lucknow, was gasping for breath with depleting oxygen levels amid an excessive growth of the free-floating perennial.

NMC spent lakhs of rupees on removing water hyacinth, often called weeds ... along with bonsai plants that attracted significant interest, said an official communique issued by the civic body.

Pet owners are being urged to learn which plants could be toxic to their animals this spring. A number of flowers coming into bloom this year can make dogs and cats in particular very ill or even ...

Buttercups, crocuses, primrose, cyclamen, elderberry, foxglove leaves and seeds, hyacinth bulbs, and lupin leaves and seeds can also be poisonous to dogs. "In some cases, spring bulb poisoning can ...

“I don’t have a magic wand,” Frye told STAT’s Isabella Cueto and former STAT producer Hyacinth Empinado. “But I can sit with people and be there with them in authentic ...

and capable of producing more than 15,000 seeds per plant. WATER HYACINTH (Eichhornio crassipes) — also known as water orchid and Nile lily, it is native to the Amazon basin in South America.

Dwarf tulips and short daffodils as well as grape hyacinth, anemones and tiny iris can be added to your spring containers now for pops of fresh color. They look great as stand-alone plants in ...

The introduced species, Cyrtobagous salviniae, is a subaquatic herbivorous insect renowned for its ability to curtail the ...