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Ants and Carnivorous Plants Conspire for Mutualistic Feeding
An insect-eating pitcher
plant teams up with ants to
prevent mosquito larvae from
stealing its nutrients,
according to new research. ... > full story
Invasive Species: 'Away-Field Advantage' Weaker Than Ecologists Thought
For decades, ecologists have
assumed the worst invasive
species—such as brown
tree snakes and
kudzu—have an
... > full story
Asian Lady Beetles Use Biological Weapons Against Their European Relatives
Once introduced for
biological pest control,
Asian lady beetle
populations have been
increasing uncontrollably.
... > full story
Invasive 'Crazy Ants' Are Displacing Fire Ants in Areas Throughout Southeastern U.S.
Invasive "crazy ants" are
displacing fire ants in
areas across the
southeastern United States,
according to researchers at
... > full story
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Global Warming Trends Contribute to Spread of West Nile Virus to New Regions in Europe
May 13, 2013 — Global warming trends have a significant influence on the spread of West Nile Virus to new regions in Europe and neighboring countries, where the disease wasn’t present before, according to a ... > full story -
Land Management Options Outlined to Address Cheatgrass Invasion
May 13, 2013 — A new study suggests that overgrazing and other factors increase the severity of cheatgrass invasion in sagebrush steppe, one of North America's most endangered ecosystems. Researchers said one of ... > full story -
Mosquito Survey Identifies Reservoir of Disease
May 10, 2013 — A large scale, five year study of mosquitoes from different ecological regions in Kenya, including savannah grassland, semi-arid Acacia thorn bushes, and mangrove swamps, found a reservoir of viruses ... > full story -
Global Highways of Invasive Marine Species Calculated
May 5, 2013 — New research has mapped the most detailed forecast to date for importing potentially harmful invasive species with the ballast water of cargo ... > full story -
Boom in Jellyfish: Overfishing Called Into Question
May 3, 2013 — Will we soon be forced to eat jellyfish? Since the beginning of the 2000s, these gelatinous creatures have invaded many of the world's seas, like the Japan Sea, the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, ... > full story -
Midwestern Frogs Decline, Mammal Populations Altered by Invasive Plant, Studies Reveal
May 1, 2013 — Researchers have discovered a new culprit contributing to amphibian decline and altered mammal distribution throughout the Midwest region -- the invasive plant European ... > full story -
'Dirty Dozen' Invasive Species Threaten UK
May 1, 2013 — Parts of the UK are at greater risk of invasion by non-native aquatic species than previously thought, according to new research. The first to include human factors in models used to predict where ... > full story -
In the Northeast, Forests With Entirely Native Flora Are Not the Norm
April 30, 2013 — Two-thirds of all forest inventory plots in the Northeast and Midwestern United States contain at least one non-native plant species, a new US Forest Service study found. The study across two dozen ... > full story -
Ant Family Tree Constructed: Confirms Date of Evolutionary Origin, Underscores Importance of Neotropics
April 22, 2013 — Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the higher species numbers in the tropics, but these hypotheses have never been tested for the ants, which are one of the most ecologically and ... > full story -
Weeding out Ineffective Biocontrol Agents
April 18, 2013 — Biocontrol programs use an invasive plant's natural enemies (insects and pathogens) to reduce its population. Most biocontrol programs combine many different enemies. Some combinations of enemy ... > full story
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