Sunday, October 2, 2011

Sept 24th class

I had to leave early this class but I did find an interesting article that I feel is very relevant for what our class discussions have been about. In  Montgomery , Alabama the kudzu runs rampid. The article says, that is climbs over what ever is in its path and covers about 7million acres in the south.  Well they have bean plataspids that feed on the kudzu and are native to Asia. They were only discovered in 2009. Some people would like to give the insects a try but the insects bring their own problems.  They are known to dine on soybean and peanut plants. Some people seem to think that the insects will be easier to get rid of then the kudzu. There breeding has been described as profilic and their appetites voracious. The bugs have been known to reduce kudzu growth by one-third... What do you guys think? Is this good or bad?

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