Israeli experts struggle with one of the country’s most aggressive pest
The plant has a notorious reputation of being an aggressive invader that does not respond to pesticides and has serious negative effects on the environment, agriculture and human health.
THE MOST COMMON Ambrosia species in Israel is Ambrosia confertiflora, also known as Burr Ragweed, which infests predominantly fertilized areas, that is, roadsides, gardens, agricultural and open areas.(photo credit: WIKIPEDIA)ByYAEL MOR, ZAVIT/SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENT NEWS AGENCY
