Pest moth plant in Christine’s sights

• Published date: 04 March 2021
• Author: Stuart Whitaker

Christine has a particular dislike of moth plant and is on a seek and destroy mission to help hasten its demise.

“I’m disappointed to see this pest plant growing over trees on the approaches to Te Puke,” she says.

Christine has already done some killing of the vine, and is keen to find like-minded people who could spend a bit of time reducing its presence.

“I notice that it has increased greatly over this last year and although some people say it has a pretty flower, it is a dangerous plant as the sap can cause allergies and...