Unlike its native Asian habitat, where it had natural predators, like insects and two species of spider mites, keeping it in check, the US offered this invasive vine free reign. So, what is kudzu?

If these aggressive and invasive plants aren’t contained, they can end up harming the environment, animals, insects, and ...

Invasive species can permanently alter ecosystems ... The deep south of the U.S. has been invaded by kudzu (Pueraria montana), a climbing vine with severe ecological effects.

Many native plants in the U.S. cannot possibly move themselves fast enough to avoid climate-change-driven extinction. If ...

Kudzu is a legume species and is closely ... Cattle ranchers in the south are dealing with a couple of invasive plant species that are degrading the quality of their pastures and forcing them ...

In forest systems, kudzu — a highly invasive vine in the United States — grows rapidly and smothers trees and structures, leading to costly removal efforts. Controlling invasive plants and ...

Watercress, for instance, turns out to be an invasive species originally from the ... you are all too familiar with kudzu, an aggressive vine that covers and grows over pretty much any kind ...

The invasive Kudzu vine has finally met its match. The problem? It's killer--the kudzu bug--is an invasive species, too. WSJ's Valerie Bauerlein reports from Griffin, Ga. Where to Invest Ahead of ...

Here's what to know. An invasive species is a a plant or animal that is not native to an area that can bring harm to the ...