The fast-growing azolla weed has covered a 2.5 mile (4km) stretch of the River Till near Saxilby. It has formed a dense mat on the surface of the water, depriving other plants, fish and invertebrates ...

A new CABI-led study suggests that a tiny weevil (Stenopelmus rufinasus) has huge benefits in saving Great Britain up to £16.8m in annual management costs of the invasive aquatic fern Azolla ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 92, No. 1 (Mar., 2009), pp. 153-155 (3 pages) ...

A 2mm insect is to be used to wipe out a weed choking one of Liverpool's main waterways. The attractive Azolla water plant was introduced into Britain from the Americas by the Victorians and has been ...

Thousands of tiny flying beetles are to be dumped into a nature reserve pool in Solihull. The miniature superheroes, called weevils, are being brought in to tackle an invasive water weed, Azolla, ...

SCIENTISTS descended on a Lancaster primary school to set up a test bed in a bid to fight back against an uninvited guest. A water weed has settled in the pond at Quernmore Primary School and starting ...

Hundreds of weevils will be released into the Leeds and Liverpool Canal on Wednesday in an attempt to rid the waterway of weeds. British Waterways hope the weevils will eat their way through the ...

Anglers have also been clearing duck weed from the canal Bugs that feed on an invasive water weed are being used to tackle an infestation on a canal. The weevils have been released into the ...

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Thousands of beetles have been released on a Lincolnshire river to get rid of invasive water fern that ...