Leafy spurge is toxic to wildlife and crowds out native plants The cost to ranchers is estimated to be $35 million per year Scientists want to use AI to better identify and fight the plant A team of ...
Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) is a creeping perennial native to Eurasia. It was most likely introduced into the U.S. as a contaminate in seed. It invades rangelands, roadsides, pastures, and riparian ...
The Whitehall Project will be collecting leafy spurge-eating insects (several species of the leafy spurge flea beetle Aphthona) and making them available to the public. If you would like some of these ...
A single plant costs U.S. ranchers $35 million a year. Now, a team of researchers is using artificial intelligence to keep it in check. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- For years, cattle farmers in northwest Iowa have struggled with a scourge that eats away at their grazeable land. The problem is an invasive weed called leafy spurge. The ...
The department has offered biological control agents to address the weed. Biological control agents range from fungi and bacteria to insects and mites. These agents are not always effective and take ...
(NewsNation) — A team of researchers is using artificial intelligence in hopes of saving U.S. ranchers $35 million spent keeping an invasive plant in check. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University ...