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Can UK native insects help tackle rhododendron?

Summary by Agriland.co.uk
Researchers in Wales are investigating whether native insects could play a role in controlling one of the UK's most damaging invasive plants. The Bangor University project, which has received £494,000 in seed funding from the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), will explore how some insects are able to feed on the toxic shrub, rhododendron ponticum. This shrub "threatens woodlands and biodiversity across north Wales and beyond". Rhodo…
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Agriland.ie broke the news on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
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