Ontario scientists are using caterpillars to combat an invasive aquatic plant
To control one of the region's worst invasive plants, scientists are releasing special caterpillars in wetlands around Ontario, including in Hamilton. The caterpillars eat phragmites, a reed which takes over ecosystems.
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![University of Toronto researcher Ian Jones is part of a team using moths to control phragmites. A person in a plaid shirt stands amidst a swath of reeds.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7216355.1716840340!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/ian-jones.jpeg)
To control one of the region's worst invasive plants, scientists are releasing special caterpillars in wetlands around Ontario, including in Hamilton. The caterpillars eat phragmites, a reed which takes over ecosystems.