invasive species

The first reference-quality genome for this grass species could aid managers in understanding and eradicating this highly invasive plant.

The Scientist spoke with University of Wollongong ecologist Dana Bergstrom about protecting the continent’s native plants and animals in the face of climate change and a growing human presence.

A population explosion that began late last year has yet to abate. Meanwhile, researchers are exploring novel approaches to combat the nonnative species.

After a nearly 30-year hunt, researchers have shown that a neurotoxin generated by cyanobacteria on invasive plants is responsible for eagle and waterbird deaths from vacuolar myelinopathy.

Aedes scapularis is already established on the peninsula, and researchers predict that its population will continue to spread.

Two panels devoted to reviewing/recommending policy on marine protected areas and invasive species were eliminated.

Mycale grandis teams up with microbes housed inside it to gather nutrients.

The fish’s undiscerning palate might make more of the lake habitable to the species than once thought, according to a new study.

China’s ongoing Belt and Road Initiative passes through areas that are already at risk of swapping organisms.

From canceled conferences to delayed publications, fallout of the shutdown spread beyond US borders, prompting concerns about long-term damage to international collaboration.

The Asian longhorned tick, first found in the country last year, is now present in several states.

See how the tiny island of Guam became overrun with brown treesnakes, and learn what biologists are doing to try to eradicate the invasive species.

The introduction of the poisonous Duttaphrynus melanostictus into Madagascar could be fatally risky for the island’s native predators.

Research suggests that the invasive, all-female Procambarus virginalis originated in a German aquarium back in the 1990s.

A recently expanded online database allows researchers and the public to share and view videos of sea lampreys.

The elimination of the biting pests was an added bonus after researchers unleashed a rat-eradication endeavor on the tiny islands.  

An artist’s impression suggests what the Caribbean may have looked like before humans arrived. 

These insect transplants have the potential to wreak economic havoc by outcompeting native insects and destroying crops.

The invasive insects weathered extreme climatic conditions by banding together and riding out Hurricane Harvey's flood waters.