Sleeper Weed Poses Potential Billion-dollar Threat; New Tools To Focus Response

The “sleeper weed” Chilean needle grass, if nothing was done to stop it, could spread through most of New Zealand and eventually cost the country over a billion dollars, according to newly published research. <img src='https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2401/4758e5f1960501444c5e.jpeg' ...

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