However, this invasive plant has become a threat to many southern states — and if you live in the Sunshine State, you’ve ...

Known colloquially as "The Vine That Ate the South," Kudzu (Pueraria montana), or Japanese Arrowroot, is a fast-growing vine native to China, Taiwan, Japan, and India. It's recognizable for its large, ...

sucking the plants’ vital juices. In places where it was once relatively easy to get a photograph of kudzu, the bug-infested vines are so crippled they can’t keep up with the other roadside weeds.

Kudzu, for example, can grow to the point that it blocks sunlight, which results in the demise of other plants. To protect your yard, you’ll want to contain invasive climbing vines, perennial ...

while invasive insects such as the spotted lanternfly can actually kill crop plants. In forest systems, kudzu — a highly invasive vine in the United States — grows rapidly and smothers trees ...

As fallen leaves and withered grass cover the ground ... Harano Etsuro decorates a medicinal tree to welcome the New Year. Digging for kudzu in the mountains of Yoshino—treasures lie beneath ...