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what eats kudzu?
Well the platasid eats the kudzu that is its natural habitat but in the U.S. bunnies and cows eat it
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What effect does the rapid growth of kudzu most likely have on an ecosystem?
it grew so prolifically that it strangled good plants and trees thus causing good plants and mostly good trees to die. Kudzu is a vine that was brought into the US in the late 1800's. It was used to stabilize soil on hillsides along highways. It grows at an alarming rate and takes over just about every plant that it encounters. It is a really beautiful green in the summer months but in the winter months it is a really ugly brown. It does keep the banks of rivers and embankments along highways from erroding and causing mud from entering the waterways.
Where is the kudzu from?
Kudzu is an invasive, introduced, fast-growing vine that is a member of the pea family. It climbs trees, fences, buildings, etc, and trails across the ground to quickly take over property. It chokes out anything else that is in its way and can eventually pull down trees due to the added weight. It can grow one foot per day and the vines will root as they spread across the ground. Gardeners joke about having to grease the kudzu to prevent grass burns on the tender growing shoots. The root system is extensive and hard to kill off. It has not turned out as useful as originally hoped. One of the issues about its spread was that there were no natural controls here. Apparently, the Japanese Kudzu Bug heard of the feast and made its way to Atlanta - and it seems to be having an effect. There is an interesting 2015 article from the Smithsonian Magazine: smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/true-story-kudzu-vine-ate-south-180956325/ The article disputes the claim of millions of acres being covered by the vine. ======================= Kudzu was an introduced species in the late 1800's. it was mainly used to feed farm animals and to reduce soil erosion. it was introduced in the southern United States. Young men were paid to grow this plant, they would make 8 dollars for every acre they grew.Now that it covers over seven million acres of the south there are a lot of people working to get rid of it!
What are many studies on kudzu investigating?
It is the Chinese medicinal use of kudzu in treating alcoholism , however, that is the focus of many studies on kudzu.
Kingdom containing organisms that eat other organisms?
yes all organisms eat organisms * Animal kingdom.
What do most protist heterotrophs eat?
These organisms eat other organisms, parts or product of other organisms or the remains of the organisms
What are some solutions with a kudzu vine?
umm i am not so sure but i know that a kudzu vine is a green leafy vine that has purple flowers
What is the scientific name for the kudzu vine?
The Latin scientific name for Kudzu, or the kudzu vine, is Pueraria lobata or Pueraria thunbergiana.See the related link(s) listed below for more information:
A Chinese vine that starts with a k?
Kudzu
What is a very common Chinese vine?
Kudzu
What are some solutions to kudzu vines?
Known as the vine that ate the south. The "Kudzu Vine" spreads at a rate of 150,000 acres a year.Plant pathologists are testing Myrothecium verrucaria, a fungus that damages the kudzu vine within hours.Please see related link below!
Chinese vine that begins with the letter ku?
kudzu
Kudzu's nickname of foot a night vine refers to?
Very rapid growth rate of kudzu is being referenced.
What is a fast growing vine in the southern US?
The answer is Kudzu, if you are doing the big crossword.
What are Names of vines with 5 letters?
The notorious, destructive, un-stoppable KUDZU vine.
What is a cut zoo vine?
You probably mean the kudzu vine, an invasive non-native vine that grows rampant throughout the South. It is not found where temperatures drop below freezing.
How does kudzu control erosion?
eat things in the woods
A non-native species or organism in the US?
Kudzu. Kudzu is a vine that is native to southeast Japan and southern China. When it was introduced to the United States it took over viciously, now covering much of the native foliage of Georgia and North Florida. Kudzu looks like a green fuzzy suit that trees wear.
