Invasives Blog

Mikania micrantha (mile-a-minute weed or South American Climber) is a major invasive alien weed in many of the tropical moist forest regions of Asia.  This neotropical vine is able to smother plants in agricultural ecosystems, agroforestry and native habitats.  Conventional control methods of manual removal (slashing) or herbicide application, are expensive, ineffective, not sustainable, and…