Snow + picturesque setting @ work = woot!

The BBC website has just posted a news piece about the solution to the problem of continued proliferation of Japanese Knotweed throughout the UK. What does the ‘team’ recommend we do? Introduce native Japanese insect predators of the Knotweed into the UK to gobble up the plant.

The Problem

The Solution?

Now does anyone else see any problems with this?

Let me give you a few clues:

American Crayfish destroying our river habit. 

Rabbits run riot in Australia

I’m sure there are a few more directly related and catastrophic examples of one species being introduced to tackle another (there’s definitely one in particular) but they escape me right now.  Point being, though, this is seriously risky!

Of course, I absolutely hope it works and that my worries are unfounded butI’ll be keeping my fingers crossed just in case.