The department has offered biological control agents to address the weed. Biological control agents range from fungi and bacteria to insects and mites. These agents are not always effective and take ...

Seven weeds are designated noxious in Nebraska including musk thistle, Canada thistle, plumeless thistle, spotted knapweed, diffuse knapweed, leafy spurge and purple loosestrife. Leafy spurge and musk ...

Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) is a creeping perennial native to Eurasia. It was most likely introduced into the U.S. as a contaminate in seed. It invades rangelands, roadsides, pastures, and riparian ...

The Morton and Grant County weed departments will co-host a leafy spurge beetle collection day on Tuesday. The beetles eat leafy spurge, one of North Dakota's most problematic noxious weeds. They've ...