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Old November 14th, 2021 #81
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Invasive Burmese pythons are slithering their way up Florida, expanding their territory in the state and wreaking havoc on native species

Nov 14, 2021

Burmese pythons are making their way further north in Florida according to recent sightings in Palm Beach County.

The pythons are invasive in Florida, where they have flourished in the Southern part of the state, including Everglades National Park, and taken a heavy toll on natural ecosystems.

Now multiple sightings of the giant snakes have been reported in Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, the most northern part of the historic everglades wetland area, The Palm Beach Post reported this week.

https://news.yahoo.com/invasive-burm...061503285.html
 
Old March 7th, 2022 #82
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Joro spiders likely to spread beyond Georgia


March 3, 2022

New research suggests the spiders could colonize the entire East Coast

If you live in Georgia, it’s hard not to notice the state’s latest resident.

The bright yellow, blue-black and red spiders’ golden webs will be all over power lines, in trees around town and even on your front porch come summer.

The Joro spider first arrived stateside around 2013 and has since spread across the state and Southeast. But new research from the University of Georgia suggests the invasive arachnids could spread through most of the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S.

There’s really nothing we can do to stop them. But that’s not necessarily bad news.

https://news.uga.edu/joro-spiders-li...eyond-georgia/
 
Old May 29th, 2022 #83
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Invasive Snails Found in Arkansas Lakes


May 26, 2022

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has confirmed the presence of an invasive species of snail in Lake Granada and Lake Estrella within Hot Springs Village after following up on a report of the species in April.

Mystery snails are native to Asia and are popular in the aquarium trade. There are three species of mystery snail, banded, Chinese and Japanese. The Chinese mystery snail is a prohibited species in Arkansas, meaning it is unlawful to import, transport, or possess in the state. While it is currently legal to possess banded and Japanese mystery snails in aquariums and other captive environments, releasing them or any other captive species into the wild is illegal and can lead to unintended consequences.

“An aquarium release is likely where this infestation began,” Matt Horton, AGFC aquatic nuisance species coordinator, said. “It may seem harmless to release a couple of aquarium pets into the wild, but without their native predators and environmental conditions to keep them in check, some species can quickly overtake new systems where they are introduced.”

https://thefishingwire.com/invasive-...rkansas-lakes/
 
Old July 12th, 2022 #84
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Scientists design contraceptives to limit grey squirrels

July 11, 2022

A plan to use oral contraceptives to control grey squirrel populations in the UK is making good progress and could soon be put to the test in field trials, say government scientists.

The mass birth control plan involves luring grey squirrels into feeding boxes only they can access, using pots containing hazelnut spread. These will be spiked with contraceptives.

The project could help eradicate the grey squirrel in the UK without killing them, says environment minister Lord Benyon.

It should reduce the "untold damage" grey squirrels do to woodland ecosystems and native red squirrel populations, he says.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62096272
 
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The next invasive garden threat? A slithering, jumping worm


October 18, 2022

Just when you think you’ve become accustomed to the spotted lanternfly invasion, along comes another menace to the ecosystem: the Asian jumping worm.

Allow me to introduce you to Amynthas agrestis, also known as “Alabama jumper,” “Jersey wriggler” and the rude-but-accurate “crazy worm.” Unlike garden-variety earthworms, these flipping, thrashing, invasive miscreants are ravenous consumers of humus, the rich, organic, essential top layer of soil formed by dead and decaying small animals, insects and leaf litter in places like forests, plant nurseries and your garden.

Plants, fungi and other soil life cannot survive without humus, and “Asian jumping worms can eat all of it,” Sarah Farmer of the U.S. Forest Service wrote in a USDA Southern Research Center blog post published in May.

A decline in humus would also threaten birds and other wildlife that depend on soil-dwelling insects for food.

https://apnews.com/article/gardening...bf87ca80cf9a62
 
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