A group of scientists will spread around the state in the next week to see whether countless tiny weevils have turned the tide against a fast-growing invasive vine that was first spotted in the state ...

Researchers this week found mixed results in Greenwich in the effort to control an invasive vine. University of Connecticut researchers and Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station scientists, ...

Although more than 1,000 species of root weevils scurry about the world, only a few cause problems in the home garden. The one most familiar in the Northwest is the black vine weevil, which commonly ...

GREENWICH — Greenwich was the first town in Connecticut to report sightings of the invasive mile-a-minute weed. That was in 2009. Now 48 towns in the state battle with the Asian vine that can grow as ...

The spring and early summer is a key time in the annual battle with Vine weevils. The larvae of these destructive pests are now feeding on plant roots and can cause extensive damage, killing young ...

Q: Last year, most of the leaves of my liriope had small notches along both sides. What do you think this is? How can I solve it for this year? Bill Katschilo, email A: I think black vine weevil is ...

NORTH HAVEN -- In a remote thicket off the Wilbur Cross Parkway, far from the prying eyes of the general public, weed scientist Todd Mervosh releases his weevils. He has 500 of them in a small ...

My very old lilac bushes have just started to look like someone took pinking shears to the leaves, starting at the bottom and working to the top. My neighbor is experiencing the same thing. This is ...