Leafy spurge costs Manitoba millions a year
Manitoba faces about 40 million dollars in annual losses to the invasive leafy spurge, per the 2010 Economic Impact Assessment by the Rural Development Institute and partners. The study notes 1.2 million acres infested, with the worst areas in the southwest near Brandon and spreading east. It urges landowners to avoid plant sale, remove spurge, and report sightings to Manitoba invasive species resources.