(1) "In the UK," writes Felix Schnappauf, "it is an offence under section 14(2) of the Wildlife and Countryside act 1981 to 'plant or otherwise cause to grow in the wild' any plant listed in Schedule nine, Part II to the Act, which includes Japanese knotweed."
(2) "The best way to get rid of Japanese knotweed is to move house (or get a specialist company in)," suggests Nick Smith.
(3) Meanwhile Chris Sutcliffe has a scorched-earth policy when it comes to the old knotweed: "I had an infestation of Rosebay Willow Herb and successfully got rid of it by introducing pigs and a severe electric fence."
(4) Creasy, who has been vocal in her campaign against what she calls "legal loan sharking" – comparing the firms' grip on the UK to that of Japanese knotweed – said three Conservative MPs had formally signed her amendment and others had voiced their support.
(5) "Liam Blake indeed faces a world of pain with his Japanese Knotweed.
(6) To this end, Liam Blake writes: "I've just discovered Japanese knotweed in my garden!
(7) "Japanese knotweed is like modern football," suggests Robin Hazlehurst.
(8) Species such as Japanese knotweed, the North American signal crayfish, killer shrimp and zebra mussels not only have an impact on biodiversity by supplanting native species, but affect human health and the economy, according to a report from the environmental audit committee.
(9) And it was one of a select bunch of invasive species, including Japanese knotweed and Himalayan Balsam, listed in the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 , prohibiting their release into the wild.
(10) In the UK, grey squirrels are estimated to cause £10m of damage to trees each year, Japanese knotweed costs £1.5bn a year to eradicate and it cost £11m to remove rhododendron from one national park in Wales alone, according to the Country Land and Business Association.
(11) They could be facing LIFE IN THE JUG like MBM reader and Japanese knotweed maniac Liam Blake.
(12) In some forecasters’ mouths, a form of forecast-speak has now become the linguistic equivalent of Japanese knotweed.
(13) In Emmerdale , just when you thought Cameron, very much the Japanese knotweed of soap killers, had been dealt with, he goes and bloody resurfaces again.
(14) "In response to the Japanese Knotweed problem, my friend, who makes a living eradicating the wicked weed, suggests chopping it down and then injecting each and every remaining stalk with some kind of pesticide," says Justin Spencer.
(15) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close [LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Shovel might not come in useful for clearing the back yard of the old knotweed.
(16) Tunnelling here on the fringe of London City airport has involved searching for unexploded bombs, Japanese knotweed and the labyrinthine roots of unclaimed utility lines.
(17) Daniel Alves tries to open Bayern up down the right, but the red shirts are soon all over him like, well, Japanese knotweed.
(18) 8.40pm BST Half-time advertising for gardeners There must be a function on this bad boy which would come in useful for clearing the back yard of the old knotweed.
(19) "The responses of fellow MBMers confirms my worst fears about the knotweed," writes our old pal Liam Blake.
Smartweed
Definition:
(n.) An acrid plant of the genus Polygonum (P. Hydropiper), which produces smarting if applied where the skin is tender.
Example Sentences:
(1) The mechanism of antimutagenicity of water extracts of grass-wrack pondweed (Potamogeton oxyphylus Miquel), curled pondweed (Potamogeton crispus L.) and smartweed (Polygonum hydropiper L.) towards benzo[a]pyrene mutagenicity in Salmonella typhimurium was investigated.