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Midwest primed to be next frontier for invasive plant kudzu
One of the country’s most notorious invasive plants is expected to become a major pest throughout the Midwest.
A study published earlier this year by researchers at Purdue University Fort Wayne identified the Great Lakes as the next frontier for kudzu.
Jordan Marshall, a professor of plant biology at Purdue University Fort Wayne and lead researcher on the kudzu study, said speed is the plant’s primary weapon.
