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Texas warns of rising unsolicited seed mailings; China-linked parcels rais
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Texas agricultural authorities issued alerts after residents reported receiving unsolicited seed packages. Officials collected 126 bags in early January and over 1,100 last year, warning the seeds may carry invasive species or pests. Investigators suspect links to a global "brushing scam," a
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Gardeners can help to identify possibly invasive plants: Research
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Researchers from the University of Reading and the Royal Horticultural Society have discovered that gardeners play a vital role in identifying 'future invaders' - ornamental plants that could become invasive species.
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Study: Prescribed forest fire lowers tick population, pathogen transmissio
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
For a recently published paper, the researchers reviewed the scientific literature on the effects of fire on forest composition and structure and its influence on ticks and their wildlife hosts.
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Invasive species from the past can help present conservation efforts: Stud
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 13 (ANI): Non-native species that invade and firmly establish themselves in new regions have staggering economic and ecological consequences. Recent studies estimate that, in the United States alone, invasive species now cause more than US$120 billion in monetary dam
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Soil microbiota can boost growth of invasive plant species, provide defenc
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): Soil microbes can have a great impact on the spread of harmful invasive species as they can either hinder or facilitate the plant's growth. Researchers studied the role of soil microbiota in the success of garden lupine, which is an invasive species in Fi
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Study shows that Invasive species are gaining charge over American forests
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Ohio [US], June 19 (ANI): Invasive species introduced to the United States over the past century are found to be crowding out many native plants, according to a new botanical study in southwest Ohio.
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New research outlines how recreation will shift with climate change in the
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Logan [US], February 26 (ANI): Changes will be tough, particularly when it involves soaring summer temperatures, mega-droughts, invasive species and other items from the list of unpleasant outcomes of climate change.
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Invasive plants may boost blue carbon storage
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Oct 1 (ANI): When invasive species enter the picture, things are rarely black and white. A new paper has revealed that some plant invaders could help fight climate change by making it easier for ecosystems to store "blue carbon"- the carbon stored in coastal environment
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