{
  "id": 16863517,
  "title": "In the 1860s, Thomas Hogg sent Japanese knotweed to his brother’s New York nursery; within decades, the ornamental had become a serious pest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/in-the-1860s-thomas-hogg-sent-japanese-knotweed-to-his-brothers-new",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T06:37:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/in-the-1860s-thomas-hogg-sent-japanese-knotweed-to-his-brother-s-new-york-nursery-within-decades-the-ornamental-had-become-a-serious-pest-101793091822825.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A shipment of Japanese garden plants reached a Manhattan nursery in the 1860s. Today, knotweed is listed among the world’s worst invasive species.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}