Invasive Species News

Posted November 10, 2009:

• Researchers Identify What Makes Deadly Algae More Toxic

Posted November 9, 2009:

• Ants Are Friendly To Some Trees, But Not Others

Posted October 29, 2009:

• When Ants Attack: Chemicals That Trigger Aggression In Argentine Ants Synthesized

Posted October 28, 2009:

• Experimental Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast Bulletin For Lake Erie

Posted October 20, 2009:

• Killer Algae: Key Player In Mass Extinctions

Posted October 15, 2009:

• Global Seed Banking Milestone Celebrated

Posted October 13, 2009:

• Report Documents Risks Of Giant Invasive Snakes In The United States

Posted October 6, 2009:

• Black Rat Does Not Bother Mediterranean Seabirds
• Livestock Can Help Rangelands Recover From Fires

Posted October 4, 2009:

• Fish-Killing Toxin Could Kill Cancer Cells

Posted October 2, 2009:

• Killer Bees May Increase Food Supplies For Native Bees
• Pathways Of Movement Of Sudden Oak Death Pathogen Described

Posted September 30, 2009:

• Northwestern United States Could Face More Tamarisk -- Aggressive Invasive Plant -- By Century's End

Posted September 21, 2009:

• Invasive Species On The March: Variable Rates Of Spread Set Current Limits To Predictability
• Plant Essential Oil Eyed As Mosquito, Ant Repellent

Posted September 18, 2009:

• Introduced Japanese White-eyes Pose Major Threat To Hawaii's Native And Endangered Birds
• Bugs In Boxes Show Difficulty Of Predicting Invaders' Progress

Posted September 17, 2009:

• Exotic Timber Plantations Found To Use More Than Twice The Water Of Native Forests

Posted September 16, 2009:

• As Ash Borer Claims More Trees, Researcher Works For Species Survival

Posted September 14, 2009:

• Sex Life May Hold Key To Honeybee Survival

Posted September 10, 2009:

• Cape Tulips: Pretty But Pests In Pastures

Posted September 9, 2009:

• Organic Weed Control For Dandelions

Posted September 7, 2009:

• Alarming Invasion Of Round Goby Into Great Lakes Tributaries: Impact On Endangered Fishes 'Serious'
• Climate Change Influences The Size Of Marine Organisms: Big Advantage For The Small

Posted September 3, 2009:

• Over Time, An Invasive Plant Loses Its Toxic Edge

Posted September 2, 2009:

• Invasive Green Mussel May Inspire New Forms Of Wet Adhesion

Posted September 1, 2009:

• Using Thread-like Fungi To Help High Elevation Pines Grow

Posted August 31, 2009:

• Coralline Algae In The Mediterranean Lost Their Tropical Element Between 5 And 7 Million Years Ago

Posted August 27, 2009:

• Nuisance Or Nutrient? Kudzu Shows Promise As A Dietary Supplement

Posted August 26, 2009:

• Bugs Pretending To Be Ants Are Protected Against Attack

Posted August 24, 2009:

• Asian Clam Invasion Is Growing Fast, Lake Tahoe Report Finds

Posted August 21, 2009:

• Controlling Red Imported Fire Ants Two Ways

Posted August 14, 2009:

• New Life Histories Emerge For Invasive Wasps, Magnify Ecological Harm

Posted August 10, 2009:

• Invasive Species Threaten Critical Habitats, Oyster Among Victims

Posted August 6, 2009:

• Marine Pest Species Costing Billions In Damage To Fisheries, Coastal Communities And Infrastructure Are Spreading
• Do Chicago’s Suburbs Hold The Key To Understanding West Nile Virus?
• Shipwrecks Wrecking Coral Reefs? A Case Study At Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge

Posted August 3, 2009:

• Trap Would Help Keep Stink Bugs Outdoors
• New York's Ash Trees Threatened By Newly Found Beetle

Posted July 30, 2009:

• Invasive Snail And Slug Pests In US Assessed

Posted July 29, 2009:

• Extinction Crisis Looms In Oceania

Posted July 28, 2009:

• Why North America Black Cherry Tree Is Invasive In Europe
• Stem-Destroying Insect May Help Conquer Climbing Fern

Posted July 27, 2009:

• Scientists Identify Weevil As Biocontrol For Invasive Garlic Mustard

Posted July 23, 2009:

• New Discovery Suggests Trees Evolved Camouflage Defense Against Long Extinct Predator

Posted July 20, 2009:

• Controlling Kudzu With Naturally Occurring Fungus

Posted July 14, 2009:

• Fire Ant Outcompetes Other Species, Even In Its Native Habitat

Posted July 7, 2009:

• Nitrogen Research Shows How Some Plants Invade, Take Over Others

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