Spurge weed (Euphorbia) is a native annual indigenous to the eastern U.S., but found in many parts of the country. And although we often associate growing native plants with being the more ...

When Mike and Clarissa Tofel saw their twin daughters playing in some pretty yellow flowers in their yard, they thought nothing of it. They'd moved into the house the previous November, and in the ...

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.

Mathews added that noxious weeds may also be detrimental to public and/or wildlife health. Phragmites, dyer’s woad, myrtle spurge and puncturevine — also known as goatheads — are among the harmful ...

Darrell Deneke remembers the initial skepticism years ago about using flea beetles to control leafy spurge, one of the Upper Midwest's most dangerous weeds. "But biocontrols are pretty well accepted ...

In the war against weeds, it is possible to beat the foe, or at least to contain it. All you have to do is develop an obsession. My own weed mania revealed itself recently at a party. Standing on the ...

Subdivision enlists goats to help eradicate noxious weeds. Driving past the new Crestwood Green Estates subdivision on Montana Avenue in the Helena Valley, motorists will notice many things typical of ...