Posted by Donwill on March 9, 2010, 3:06 am
Heard on radio4 this morning that some research workers working for the
government, have introduced an insect that feeds on JK to two secret
sites in the UK, apparently this insect will spread and will eradicate
JK in the UK. =-O
Don
Posted by Mike P the 1st on March 9, 2010, 3:18 am
On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:06:14 +0000, Donwill
Quink that money could buy:
>Heard on radio4 this morning that some research workers working for the
>government, have introduced an insect that feeds on JK to two secret
>sites in the UK, apparently this insect will spread and will eradicate
>JK in the UK. =-O
>Don
Suggest you go and read the the BBc news web site.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8555378.stm
The insects will not erradicate the weed, only stunt it and control it
somewhat: as in Japan.
Perhaps you misheard, or Radio 4 passed inaccurate burbage .. not for
the first time.
Mike P the 1st
Posted by Donwill on March 9, 2010, 4:09 am
Mike P the 1st wrote:
Or maybe just "frighten" it :-) , yes, I probably used the wrong word.
For "eradicate" read :- control, keep in check, influence,
moderate, stunt.
Take your choice.
BTW to be equally pedantic there is only one R in eradicate :-) .
Cheers
Don
Posted by nmm1 on March 9, 2010, 4:23 am
>Mike P the 1st wrote:
>>
>>> Heard on radio4 this morning that some research workers working for the
>>> government, have introduced an insect that feeds on JK to two secret
>>> sites in the UK, apparently this insect will spread and will eradicate
>>> JK in the UK. =-O
>>
>> The insects will not erradicate the weed, only stunt it and control it
>> somewhat: as in Japan.
>> Perhaps you misheard, or Radio 4 passed inaccurate burbage .. not for
>> the first time.
>Or maybe just "frighten" it :-) , yes, I probably used the wrong word.
>For "eradicate" read :- control, keep in check, influence,
>moderate, stunt. Take your choice.
Which is all that is needed in the UK. Despite the gibbering, even
Japanese knotweed isn't a ubiquitous ecological problem, because
our ecology is so robust against introductions.
> BTW to be equally pedantic there is only one R in eradicate :-) .
The other one is eroneous and needs erradication :-)
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
Posted by Donwill on March 9, 2010, 4:36 am
nmm1@cam.ac.uk wrote:
>
>> Mike P the 1st wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Heard on radio4 this morning that some research workers working for the
>>>> government, have introduced an insect that feeds on JK to two secret
>>>> sites in the UK, apparently this insect will spread and will eradicate
>>>> JK in the UK. =-O
>>>>
>>> The insects will not erradicate the weed, only stunt it and control it
>>> somewhat: as in Japan.
>>> Perhaps you misheard, or Radio 4 passed inaccurate burbage .. not for
>>> the first time.
>>>
>> Or maybe just "frighten" it :-) , yes, I probably used the wrong word.
>> For "eradicate" read :- control, keep in check, influence,
>> moderate, stunt. Take your choice.
>>
> Which is all that is needed in the UK. Despite the gibbering, even
> Japanese knotweed isn't a ubiquitous ecological problem, because
> our ecology is so robust against introductions.
>
>> BTW to be equally pedantic there is only one R in eradicate :-) .
>>
> The other one is eroneous and needs erradication :-)
> Regards,
> Nick Maclaren.
>
Well said Sir. :-)
Regards
Don
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>government, have introduced an insect that feeds on JK to two secret
>sites in the UK, apparently this insect will spread and will eradicate
>JK in the UK. =-O
>Don