The Department of Environment and Natural Resources [DENR] is asking the public to keep their eyes out for two invasive vine species presently growing in Bermuda – kudzu and the hyacinth bean.
“DENR needs to monitor these invasive species in order to determine if they have spread and to what extent they pose a threat to the island’s plant life,” a spokesperson explained.
“Hyacinth bean was reported in 16 locations across Bermuda during a series of surveys in 2008. All locations subsequently received herbicide treatment or mechanical treatment at that time. By 2017 only six of those locations still had vines present. Between 2008 and 2017 six new locations had hyacinth bean present.