If you live anywhere from central Virginia to southern New England, you’ve probably witnessed the hordes up close: Massive numbers of polka-dotted pests clustered on vines, branches, and buildings. They start showing up in the springtime as black and white nymphs raining down from the canopy. Then, they go through months of growth stages, becoming […]
Designed by undergraduate students, it uses machine learning to identify egg masses on trees, and a brush-like attachment to scrap them off.
While the invasive species threatens topsoil and forests, some scientists want homeowners to know that the threat to gardens may be minimal.
A newly discovered fungus destroys fat cells in crazy ants, and the parasite could be used to control ant populations.
In this excerpt from the book “Fresh Banana Leaves,” Indigenous scholar and scientist Jessica Hernandez looks at invasive species management and conservation from a more holistic perspective.
A pair of new studies that gathered DNA from the air in zoos shows that animals shed a remarkable amount of genetic material.
Invasive mosquitofish are a menace to tadpoles and other amphibian communities worldwide. Eastern mosquitofish in particular are known to gorge on amphibian eggs and clash with tadpoles. They also aggressively compete for food and space against native fish. In the early 1900s, these mosquitofish were seen as an effective and inexpensive way to control mosquito […]
Plus other fun facts from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week, like terrifying, blood-sucking invaders and White Castle being “healthy.”
Invasive species have an appetite for destruction. But so do humans. Why not eat the weeds and critters to control them?
Ash trees are disappearing in the face of an introduced beetle. Enter the parasitic wasps from Russia who hunt them.
