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Invasive bloody red shrimp confirmed as established in Duluth-Superior Harbor

Invasive species tend to have names that make you cringe. Take spiny water flea, for example—a common invasive in Minnesota, including some Boundary Waters lakes. Now, a new invasi...

Invasive species have more severe environmental impacts in Global South, study finds

The environmental impacts caused by invasive alien species are more severe in poor countries of Global South than wealthy countries of Global North, a new study finds. The study sh...

Urban environments may be the ultimate training grounds for invasive species

As cities grow and urban sprawl expands, could these changing landscapes be giving invasive species a competitive edge? Scientists at the University of Florida Institute of Food an...

The race is on to stop armored invader on West Coast

LA CONNER — They’re the thugs of the shoreline. European green crabs — aggressive, versatile and voracious — are one of the most destructive invasive species in the oceans. They hi...

Invasive plant growth shaped by soil microbes and local leaf inputs

In a discovery that could reshape how scientists think about biological invasions, researchers in China have shown that the notorious invasive plant Ageratina adenophora—widely kno...

The race is on to stop an armored invader on the West Coast

LA CONNER, Wash. — They’re the thugs of the shoreline. European green crabs — aggressive, versatile and voracious — are one of the most destructive invasive species in the oceans....

Invasive Species Working Group Comments on Proposed Rescission of the USFS Roadless Areas Conservation Rule

The Invasive Species Working Group (ISWG) of The Wildlife Society submitted formal comments to the USDA and USFS in response to the proposed recission of the 2001 Roadless Areas Co...

Red mangroves brought to Hawaii now threaten wetlands and endangered birds

In Hawaii, environmental teams are embarking on an ambitious project to eradicate invasive red mangroves, targeting nearly two miles of waterways in Kailua. This initiative is vita...

Tree Pandemics

Species after species, American trees are suffering one devastating epidemic after another, unleashed by insects and bacteria that enter the country because of global trade.

Invasive lionfish reach Brazil’s largest coral reefs. Local fishers fight back

Fishers have caught at least 440 invasive lionfish off the coast of Porto Seguro in northeastern Brazil in recent weeks. The local government paid fishers to harvest the fish in an...

Invasive deer and other non-native animals are eating away Hawaiʻi’s ranchlands

A first-of-its kind study provides evidence of what ranchers have long observed: wild axis deer, mouflon sheep, goats and pigs are eating vegetation meant for cattle.

This invasive species has just been found in Canada for the 1st time

The invasive spotted lanternfly has been confirmed in Canada, according to the Canada Food Inspection Agency, which is urging Canadians to take action if they spot it.

Ontario Protecting Lands and Waterways from Harmful Invasive Species

Province investing $5 million to help stop the spread of invasive plants and restore natural spaces across Ontario

Is the Presence of Invasive Seaweed Positive or Negative for Ecosystem Functions?

In the warming Mediterranean, invasive seaweeds may help replace some ecological functions lost as native species decline, revealing a more complex side of marine bioinvasions.

Racing to Contain Invasive Green Crabs in Puget Sound

Tribes and scientists are mounting an urgent trapping effort to keep European green crabs from devastating a corner of Puget Sound.

CBP Stops Destructive Insects

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at Detroit Metropolitan Airport intercepted a first-in-nation batch of potentially destructive giant scale insects...

Japan looks to clamp down on spread of invasive beetle species

The red-necked longhorn beetle was found for the first time in 2012 in Aichi Prefecture and can kill cherry blossom trees.

Experts Warn Invasive Box Tree Moths Are Spreading in the DMV

The invasive pest has been discovered in Loudoun County — and has prompted new quarantine orders in Maryland. Read More

Overlapping Plagues Are Killing American Forests

Threats hiding in plain sight could upend forests far and wide.

Scarborough Food Company Fined for Importing and Selling Invasive Species

A new tree pest could be catching a ride on your car

Humans inadvert...

Invasive trees fade as young tropical forests mature, large study finds

An analysis of 1,561 secondary forest plots across ten Neotropical countries shows that non-native trees dominate young regenerating forests only temporarily, declining as native s...

New Zealand builds an arsenal of tools to battle a ‘wily’ invasive seaweed

BAY OF ISLANDS, Aotearoa New Zealand — Since an invasive seaweed called caulerpa was discovered in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2021, forming meadows that blanketed parts of the seabed,...

An invasive mosquito is threatening Africa’s cities

An invasive, malaria-carrying, insecticide-resistant mosquito that thrives in cities, where malaria has not been a major threat, has moved farther and faster across Africa than eve...