Tim Seastedt had a feeling about bugs. Under the proper conditions — and given enough time — perhaps insects could succeed where farmers, ranchers and biologists have been failing for decades: at ...

DENVER — An invasive weed that has taken over vast swaths of grazing land in the West may hold the key to creating an effective, natural herbicide. A Colorado State University study found that a ...

Diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa) is an annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial forb native to southeast Europe and western Asia. It was introduced into the U.S. as a contaminate in seed. It is ...

Landowners can reserve a release of weevils that control knapweed. The releases are free and are provided by the Whitehall Project. Contact Todd at 406-498-5236 or Bryce at 406-533-5672 to reserve a ...

As startling claims about knapweed’s virulence are retracted, CU researchers show that weed-eating bugs can help control invasive species without herbicides It’s not often that plants, even foreign ...

I had a backyard experience several weeks ago that brought to mind the quote from Sir Walter Scott, “Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!” I discovered an insect I had ...

Diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa) is a native of the eastern Mediterranean and western Asia region. It is a bushy annual, biennial or short-lived perennial, but mostly biennial, with a mature size ...

An invasive weed that has taken over vast swaths of grazing land in the West may hold the key to creating an effective, natural herbicide. A Colorado State University study found that a chemical ...