{"id":17,"date":"2023-04-27T09:17:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T13:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/biocontrol-draft\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2025-04-28T10:08:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T14:08:50","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/biocontrol\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Projects\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-projects\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-1108\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1108\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/biocontrol\/biocontrol-of-insects\/\">Biocontrol of Insects<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1110\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1110\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/biocontrol\/projects\/\">Biocontrol of Weeds<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-701\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-701\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/biocontrol\/projects\/invasive-species-monitoring\/\">Invasive Species Monitoring<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biocontrol of Weeds<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.34%\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/biocontrol\/projects\/swallow-worts\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/biocontrol-draft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2154\/Naushon-15-scaled-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Swallow-Worts<\/h2><p>In North America, there are two species of invasive swallow-worts: black swallow-wort and and pale swallow-wort\u00a0&#8230;<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">LEARN MORE<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.34%\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/biocontrol\/projects\/japanese-knotweed\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/biocontrol-draft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2154\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-31-at-1.17.59-PM.png\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Japanese Knotweed<\/h2><p>Knotweeds are invasive plants belonging to the buckwheat&#8230;<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">LEARN MORE<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/biocontrol\/projects\/phragmites\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/biocontrol-draft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2154\/Phragmites_landscape-resized.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Phragmites<\/h2><p>In most wetlands of Rhode Island, you will find exotic\u00a0<em>Phragmites<\/em>&#8230;<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">LEARN MORE<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/biocontrol\/projects\/knapweed\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/biocontrol-draft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2154\/Knapweed-scaled-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Knapweed<\/h2><p>Knapweeds are an invasive plant species which has been recognized as a threat to native plants in Rhode Island.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">LEARN MORE<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/biocontrol\/projects\/cypress-spurge\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/biocontrol-draft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2154\/Cypress-Spurge-flowers_2.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Cypress Spurge<\/h2><p>Introduced to North America in the 1860s, cypress spurge (<em>Euphorbia cyparissias<\/em>) is a species&#8230;<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Learn More<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/biocontrol\/projects\/mile-a-minute-vine\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/biocontrol-draft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2154\/weevil-on-petiole-2-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Mile-a-Minute Vine<\/h2><p>The Mile-a-minute vine (<em>Persicaria perfoliata<\/em>), which is related to native \u201ctearthumb\u201d (<em>Persicaria sagittata<\/em>), is an aggressively growing invasive..<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">LEARN MORE<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/biocontrol\/projects\/purple-loosestrife\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/biocontrol-draft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2154\/purple-loosestrife.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Purple Loosestrife<\/h2><p>Purple Loosestrife,\u00a0<em>Lythrum salicaria<\/em>, was introduced into North America&#8230;<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">LEARN MORE<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biocontrol of 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