It is unknown how widespread the invasive vine may be across ... DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Agriculture officials warned Thursday of an invasive weed native to eastern Asia that has been found ...

A new invasive weed was found in Iowa for the first time. Mile-a-minute is a vine from eastern Asia, it has been found in mid-Atlantic U.S. states, but only as far west as Indiana or Kentucky and ...

This is the plant’s first appearance in Iowa. Mile-a-minute weed is part of the smartweed (Polygonaceae) family and is a vine that can reach up to 20’ long. It can be identified by light green ...

The vine can easily grow 10 feet. Classified as a noxious weed in Iowa and other states, bindweed left unchecked can form tangled mats, run along the ground or twist and twine around other plants ...

Kudzu, an invasive vining plant that is known to suffocate other plants and trees, might find a warmer Iowa habitable. (Courtesy of U.S. Department of Agriculture) But it is unwieldy. Left ...

But growing tomatoes can be challenging, especially if your plants get hit by disease ... Chelsea Harbach is a plant disease diagnostician with the Iowa State University Plant and Insect ...

Some weeds are easy to eradicate while others are next to impossible. One of the worst to deal with is field bindweed. Field bindweed produces an almost delicate looking vine with arrow or shield ...