Pass the Thanksgiving Kudzu: Expert on Edible Invasive Species
November 13, 2025
November 13, 2025
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 13 -- Virginia Tech issued the following Q&A on Nov. 12, 2025, with professor Jacob Barney:
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Pass the Thanksgiving kudzu: Expert on edible invasive species
The spotted lanternfly may be the invasive species commanding the most attention, but many others, plant and animal, have been wreaking havoc on North American ecosystems for decades or longer. Invasive species often thrive because they have no natural predators - yet . . .
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Pass the Thanksgiving kudzu: Expert on edible invasive species
The spotted lanternfly may be the invasive species commanding the most attention, but many others, plant and animal, have been wreaking havoc on North American ecosystems for decades or longer. Invasive species often thrive because they have no natural predators - yet . . .