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A recent enquiry shed light on alien life spotted in London, but as you’ve probably guessed I don’t mean ‘little green men’, but not-so-little green shoots! One of our clients sent us some photos of his Japanese Knotweed (JK) infestation, taking hold of a flower bed – but strangely the JK has only taken root
Scientists have recently released what Jurassic Park the film was based on…… Reviving prehistoric life forms – I don’t think this is a great idea to be honest. Look what happened when Japanese Knotweed was brought to England….. What will happen when a 30,000 year old plant is resurrected…? World Domination, that’s my bet! Read
JKSL have recently undertaken extensive remediation works on a site in the midlands. Numerous areas of Japanese knotweed were recorded in different phases of the development, leading to a range of remediation techniques being employed in order to give our client the most cost effective solution to the problem. The areas which were to be
“The ground temperature is still extremely warm … (plants) like plenty of rain which has been almost non-stop. They think: ‘Winter’s over, let’s start to flower.’” He said dandelions, daffodils and snowdrops had been early this year. “The snowdrops were out before Christmas, which is absolutely crazy, so there’s lots of stuff which is bursting
An outbreak of the Asian longhorn beetle (ALB), an exotic beetle pest which could have severe consequences for British trees, has been found in Kent the Food and Environment Research Agency confirmed today. This is the first time an outbreak of this pest has been found in the UK and it is being treated extremely
Well, the heat wave has come early for us this year… what have we all been doing? Spending time in the garden maybe? Eating ice cream on the beach? Having the first BBQ of the year? The possibilities are endless… What have I been doing? Receiving reports from my maintenance teams that Japanese Knotweed is
I would like to write a short Blog about a course I attended yesterday… Now, I never usually write about courses or CPD presentations, however, I would like to give a special mention to this one… I completed a Phase 1 Habitat Course undertaken by Acorn Ecology. I found this course was delivered and organised
There is a lot talked about how Japanese knotweed has no natural predators in the UK – which results in its rampant growth and rapid rate of spread. People talk about the psyllid aphid and the leaf spot fungus. Some people even pick and eat JK in the early growing season, before it branches. This
Why do some people in life always make quick decisions without researching their topic thoroughly enough? They just look at the immediate bottom line 24/7 without thinking about the long term implications of their decisions. We undertook a large site survey for invasive weeds, constructed a detailed remediation report complete with design drawings, site specific
Japanese Knotweed Solutions have been tasked by the CABI with bringing them information on the recently released Psyllid aphid ‘Aphalara Itadori’ (the Japanese Knotweed Psyllid), so we’re always on the lookout for evidence of abnormal Japanese knotweed plants. The Japanese Knotweed Psyllid is brown in colour and about 2mm long – similar size to the
