Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) is a creeping perennial native to Eurasia. It was most likely introduced into the U.S. as a contaminate in seed. It invades rangelands, roadsides, pastures and riparian ...

DICKINSON, N.D. - On a pristine morning in the grassy fields skirting Dickinson, a gathering of families patrolled a pasture, sweeping nets across the knee-high forests at their feet. They were ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- South Dakota State University Extension and the South Dakota Department of Agriculture encourage landowners to collect and redistribute leafy spurge beetles in their pastures. "With ...

RURAL VALLEY CITY, N.D. - Barnes County Weed Control Officer Jim McAllister stood in a pasture that a decade ago was filled with tightly bunched leafy spurge. Cattle wouldn't eat the weed, and so the ...

Darrell Deneke remembers the initial skepticism years ago about using flea beetles to control leafy spurge, one of the Upper Midwest's most dangerous weeds. "But biocontrols are pretty well accepted ...

March’s Weed of the Month, leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) is an invader of pastures, forage, grasslands, and ditches. It is native to Eurasia and has become widespread throughout the United States.

I found leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) in my yard yesterday. It’s a creeping-spreading perennial from Eurasia that grows to 3 feet tall. It’s most often found on range land, ditch banks, pastures, ...