Insect army winning fight against invasive water hyacinth
/ 13 April 2022

Insect army winning fight against invasive water hyacinth

The coverage of the invasive superweed has been reduced to 12.5% from 40% in February

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Insect army tackles Hartbeespoort Dam’s water hyacinths
/ 12 December 2021

Insect army tackles Hartbeespoort Dam’s water hyacinths

About 300 000 planthoppers have been released on Hartbeespoort Dam to control the green horror

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