Canada thistle may look beautiful and innocent with its bright yellow and purple flowers towering above North Dakota's crops and prairie grasses, but looks may be deceiving. The plant is an invasive ...

You might be harboring a noxious weed disguised as a pretty plant. Myrtle spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites), also known as donkey tail spurge, was once planted as a waterwise ornamental plant but has ...

BROOKINGS — One of the many challenges producers face each year is weed control. Leafy spurge, in particular, can be difficult to manage. “Weed control is highly dependent on weather,” said Paul O.

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. -- July is the height of the growing season for many grains, fruits and vegetables in northwest Minnesota. Unfortunately, it is also prime time for the spread of a particularly ...

March’s Weed of the Month, leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) is an invader of pastures, forage, grasslands, and ditches. It is native to Eurasia and has become widespread throughout the United States.

BOISE, Idaho — It’s mid-summer, and the growing season is well underway. And whether you’re having success with your garden, or it’s struggling a bit, there’s one thing that all of us can grow really ...

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 ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — Field days have been scheduled at multiple North Dakota sites to collect and redistribute flea beetles that eat leafy spurge. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said people ...

Weeding is a chore that few home gardeners enjoy doing. In this article we'll discuss what a weed is, why weed management is important, different types of weeds and how to manage weeds so that you can ...

This is the fifth in a series of articles about weeds nominated by Master Gardener volunteers and trainees as the weeds they hate the most. I think you’ll recognize the weeds we’ll consider here as ...

Master Gardeners answer your questions about weeds and invasive plants. Pat D. writes: Help! Weeds are overtaking my garden. How do I control them without chemicals? Answer: Weeds become aggressive ...