MERIDIAN, Idaho A fast-moving invasive weed that spreads a carpet of thorns on the ground, punctures bicycle tires and bedevils farmers is the target of a full-scale counterattack in Idaho.Teams of ...

Puncturevine, also known as goathead, spreads along the trail around the 21st St. Pond in Ogden on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. The invasive weed is common around Northern Utah and is known for the hard, ...

BOISE, Idaho — Boise Bicycle Project's annual community effort to help clear pesky puncture vines from sites around town is kicking off next week. Goathead gathering starts up on June 1, with members ...

Few plants are as useless, ugly and loathsome as the creeping puncture weed that straggles haphazardly across most of the western U.S. The puncture weed’s burrlike seeds can flatten bicycle tires, ...

Puncture vine, the noxious weed that produces the notorious “goat heads” that routinely flatten bicyclists’ tires in Ada County, can do even more harm to sheep, cattle, hay and crops, Ada County warns ...

Q: I have a weed I am trying to identify. It has beautiful yellow flowers with five petals and is growing along the ground in my driveway. Any ideas? A: The yellow flowers are very nice and the leaves ...

ECHO The city of Echo is waging war on puncture vine by offering a bounty on the weed. The city will pay a dollar for a plastic grocery sack full of the plant, which has yellow flowers that turn into ...

Boardman again is offering a bounty on puncture vines after collecting about 2,600 pounds last summer. The city will pay $3 per bag in July and $1 per bag until a $300 fund is gone. Bags can be picked ...