In order to put a stop to the invasive bush honeysuckle or Lonicera Maackii currently taking over forests in Missouri and Kansas, according to Debbie Neff of Excelsior Springs has organized an eradication event for Watkins Mill State Park, from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, February 25. “Winter is the best time to attack the bush honeysuckle in the woods because there are no ticks, poison ivy or leaves to deal with,” Neff said. “I would love for every able-bodied person in the community to come out and help.” Not to be confused with Missouri’s native vine honeysuckles, invasive bush honeysuckles such as Morrow’s and Amur are shrubby natives of Asia. Here in the United States, where they have no natural controls, they leaf out in April, grow fast, spread fast and form dense thickets that crowd out Missouri’s native forest plants, according to the Missouri Department of Conversation (MDC). Bush honeysuckle blossoms are white to yellow, fragrant and bloom in April and May, the…