When weeds team up: biocontrols to curb invasive plants might be helping them instead

Trying to curb invasive plants with natural predators such as insects and other herbivores could be helping weeds form unexpected alliances – making them even harder to manage, new research suggests.

A new study by UNSW Sydney researchers suggests that introducing herbivorous insects or animals to control invasive weeds might be triggering a cooperative response among the plants, allowing them to thrive rather than decline.

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