Japanese knotweed talked about on Inside Out [video]

Mark Jordan meets the families whose homes are being destroyed by the invasive Japanese knotweed. He asks if scientists can stop this foreign invader. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03c7n9g/Inside_Out_London_07_10_2013/ Sorry if you miss this; it’s only available for a short time – essentially it talks about how Japanese knotweed can wreak havoc to land and property and their value. It also looks at the possible development of control by a special knotweed-eating insect, Aphalara itadori, the Japanese knotweed psyllid.