Invasive Species News

Posted May 9, 2008:

• Invasion Of The Spiny Water Fleas: Drying Anchor Lines Can Help Contain Spread

Posted May 5, 2008:

• Two Discoveries Add To Giant Earthworm Science In Northwest

Posted May 2, 2008:

• Woody And Aquatic Plants Pose Greatest Invasive Threat To China
• Dwarf Cloud Rat Rediscovered After 112 Years

Posted April 28, 2008:

• New Fish Romping In The Southern Baltic Competes With Flounder, But Feeds Predatory Fish

Posted April 14, 2008:

• When Genetics And Geology Meet In Patagonia

Posted April 10, 2008:

• Playing Dead Works For Young FIre Ants Under Attack

Posted April 7, 2008:

• Laurel Wilt Of Redbay And Sassafras: Will Avocados Be Next?

Posted April 5, 2008:

• The Bombardier Beetle, Power Venom, And Spray Technologies

Posted April 2, 2008:

• China's Economic Boom Sparks Biological Invasions

Posted March 31, 2008:

• Faster Hawaiian Tree Growth Without Adverse Ecosystem Effects

Posted March 27, 2008:

• 'Ballast-free Ship' Could Cut Costs While Blocking Aquatic Invaders
• Conservation Of Freshwater Fish Biodiversity: A Challenge For The Countries Of The South

Posted March 26, 2008:

• Red Flour Beetle's Genome Sequenced For The First Time

Posted March 25, 2008:

• Ants Are Experienced Fungus Farmers

Posted March 18, 2008:

• Severe West Nile Infection Could Lead To Lifetime Of Symptoms

Posted March 11, 2008:

• Invasive Species Can Produce 'Hotspots Of Evolutionary Novelty,' Study Shows

Posted March 6, 2008:

• Invading Trees Put Rainforests At Risk

Posted February 28, 2008:

• Non-Native Fish May Be A Benefit Not A Burden

Posted February 26, 2008:

• Attack Of The Invasive Garden Ants

Posted February 24, 2008:

• Python Snakes, An Invasive Species In Florida, Could Spread To One Third Of US

Posted February 18, 2008:

• Predicting The Perfect Predator To Control Invasive Species

Posted February 14, 2008:

• Oregon Bee Loves Berries, May Help Fill Gap Caused By Colony Collapse Disorder Of European Bees

Posted February 9, 2008:

• Freshwater Fish Invasions The Result Of Human Activity

Posted February 7, 2008:

• Conservation Strategies Must Shift With Global Environmental Change, Ecologists Urge

Posted January 29, 2008:

• Ants And Avalanches: Insects On Coffee Plants Follow Widespread Natural Tendency
• Scientists Call For Urgent Research Into 'Real' Impacts Of Invasive Species

Posted January 21, 2008:

• Ant Parasite Turns Host Into Ripe Red Berry, Biologists Discover

Posted January 3, 2008:

• Sea Cucumber Protein Used To Inhibit Development Of Malaria Parasite

Posted December 27, 2007:

• Cannabinoids May Inhibit Cancer Cell Invasion

Posted December 25, 2007:

• Success Of Invasive Argentine Ants Linked To Diet Shifts

Posted December 16, 2007:

• The Sea Louse, A Common Parasite Of Wild Fish

Posted December 11, 2007:

• Beetle Dung Helps Forests Recover From Fire

Posted December 10, 2007:

• New National Map Shows Relative Risk For Zebra And Quagga Mussel Invasion
• How Chikungunya Virus Has Spread To New Vectors And Locations

Posted November 29, 2007:

• More Than One-quarter Of US Bird Species Imperiled, Report States

Posted November 27, 2007:

• Bees Are The New Silkworms

Posted November 26, 2007:

• Horses Disperse Alien Plants Along Recreational Trails

Posted November 20, 2007:

• Sunbathing Tree Frogs' Future Under A Cloud
• Earlier Bites By Uninfected Mosquitoes Boost West Nile Deaths In Lab Mice

Posted November 19, 2007:

• Scorpion Toxin Makes Insecticidal Fungus Deadly To Insect Pests

Posted November 15, 2007:

• Whitefly Secrets To Success: How To Become One Of The World's Top Invasive Species

Posted November 11, 2007:

• Promising New Class Of Inhibitors Against West Nile Virus Identified

Posted October 19, 2007:

• Invasive Plants Found On Isabela Island, Galapagos

Posted October 17, 2007:

• Some Tropical Birds Depend Completely On Army Ants To Flush Out Prey
• Drug-resistant Staph Infection Appears More Widespread Than Previously Thought

Posted October 16, 2007:

• Controlling Fire Ants Area-Wide

Posted October 15, 2007:

• Invasive Plant Secretes Acid To Kill Nearby Plants And Spread

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