#himalayanbalsam — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/ie/585690/ Volunteers wade through river to battle weeds #Éire #HimalayanBalsam #HolywellDene #IE #InvasivePlant #Ireland #MelissaDuff #PeterEllis #Science

The invasive species you don’t want in your garden – The Irish News https://www.allforgardening.com/1835521/the-invasive-species-you-dont-want-in-your-garden-the-irish-news/ #ant's #garden #gardening #HimalayanBalsam #hornet #insects #InvasiveSpecies #uk

In 1839, Britain imported Himalayan balsam to Kew Gardens as a showy garden flower: 187 years later, the escaped invader weakens UK riverbanks every winter | https://www.allforgardening.com/1834069/in-1839-britain-imported-himalayan-balsam-to-kew-gardens-as-a-showy-garden-flower-187-years-later-the-escaped-invader-weakens-uk-riverbanks-every-winter/ #EnvironmentalThreat #garden #HimalayanBalsam #InvasiveSpecies #RiverbankErosion #UKWaterways

3 items you should never put in the bin if discovered in your garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1813791/3-items-you-should-never-put-in-the-bin-if-discovered-in-your-garden/ #garden #gardening #GardeningIreland #GiantHogweed #HimalayanBalsam #InvasivePlantsRemoval #JapaneseKnotweed

‘We are constantly assessing for new risks and threats’

Government scientists in Britain have found new allies in their fight against invasive plant species and are deploying…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #CA #Canada #harmfulpesticides #Himalayanbalsam #Invasiveplantspecies #Japaneseknotweed #nativespecies #non-nativespecies #ornamentalplants #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/412126/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/286540/ ‘We are constantly assessing for new risks and threats’ #Éire #HarmfulPesticides #HimalayanBalsam #IE #InvasivePlantSpecies #Ireland #JapaneseKnotweed #NativeSpecies #NonNativeSpecies #OrnamentalPlants #Science #Wildlife

My inner naturalist can’t help noticing two massively widespread invasive species alongside the Danube.

Himalayan balsam seems to have overtaken large parts of wet habitats, and Spanish slugs are everywhere, in the raini weather crawling and dying in masses on the bike path (and feasting on dead conspecifics).

#spanishSlug #himalayanBalsam

Spent the day pulling up invasive Himalayan Balsam, some of which had grown very tall and now when I shut my eyes I just see criss-crossed green lines and purple splotches! #himalayanbalsam

This is a disaster.

But a very pretty disaster.

#himalayanbalsam #invasives #invasivespecies

View out of my plot door :ablobcatcry:

#Allotment #InvasiveSpecies #HimalayanBalsam

ALIEN INVASION! (but quite pretty).
Himalayan Balsam is, apparently, a threat to our river banks. They thrive there, out-competing our weedy native weeds. Then, when they die off, they leave the banks unprotected, and subject to erosion.
Still, the bees love it.
#photography #HimalayanBalsam #riverbank #flower