{"id":472,"date":"2013-09-20T17:04:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-20T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plrltd.co.uk\/?p=472"},"modified":"2013-10-10T15:22:46","modified_gmt":"2013-10-10T14:22:46","slug":"aphalara-itadori-psyllid-to-kill-japanese-knotweed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plrltd.co.uk\/?p=472","title":{"rendered":"Aphalara itadori psyllid to kill Japanese knotweed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">The\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">UK Government<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">have sanctioned trials\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">\u00a0for the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">biological control<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">\u00a0of Japanese knotweed in England using\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">Aphalara itadori.\u00a0<!--more--><\/span><i><b>Aphalara itadori<\/b><\/i>, the\u00a0<b>Japanese knotweed psyllid<\/b>, is a species of\u00a0psyllid\u00a0from\u00a0Japan\u00a0which feeds on\u00a0Japanese knotweed\u00a0(<i>Fallopia japonica<\/i>).<\/p>\n<p>Huw Irranca-Davies, the wildlife minister, said: &#8216;This project is not only ground-breaking, it offers real hope that we can redress the balance. These tiny insects, which naturally prey on Japanese knotweed, will help free local authorities and industry from the huge cost of treating and killing this devastating plant.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click here to read the full article\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-1256498\/Asian-bug-released-UK-beat-rampant-knotweed.html#ixzz2hEfoUrtC \" target=\"_blank\">Full article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Us in the UK can only hope these psyllids really will die out once they have destroyed their hosts (the Japanese knotweed) and that they don&#8217;t go on to become pests themselves.In the meantime, if you have a problem with knotweed (or any other invasive plant) or think you have a problem &#8211; call us, PLR Ltd, and ask for a site visit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">===================<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">The specific name for this psyllid comes from\u00a0<\/span><i style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">itadori<\/i><span style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">\u00a0(\u864e\u6756, \u30a4\u30bf\u30c9\u30ea *<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">), the\u00a0<\/span>Japanese<span style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">\u00a0name for Japanese knotweed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">(*If we have gone this wrong, please let us know!)<\/span><sup id=\"cite_ref-3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aphalara_itadori#cite_note-3\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psyllid trials under way to see if the UK can eradicate Japanese knotweed. 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