Once introduced for biological pest control, Asian lady beetle Harmonia axyridis populations have been increasing uncontrollably in the US and Europe since the turn of the millennium. The species has been p ...

Biology - Ecology

May 16, 2013 4.3 / 5 (3) 0 |

Invasive "crazy ants" are displacing fire ants in areas across the southeastern United States, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. It's the latest in a history of ant invasions ...

Biology - Ecology

May 16, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 0 |

(Phys.org) —Ecologists are wary of non-native species, but along the shores of Cape Cod where grass-eating crabs have been running amok and destroying the marsh, an invasion of a predatory green crabs has ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 03, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org) —University of Auckland research revealing the extent to which feral pigs can disturb forest vegetation and soils has led to a call for the animals to be controlled as a pest in areas of high ecological value.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 26, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—In Missouri forests, dense thickets of invasive honeysuckle decrease the light available to other plants, hog the attention of pollinators, and offer nutrient-stingy berries to migrating birds. ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 17, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 0 |

A non-invasive method that makes it possible to observe in situ how assemblies of lipids are oriented in biological tissues, and which does not require any labeling or preparation, has been developed by ...

Physics - General Physics

Jan 15, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

New research that relied in part on satellite images suggests that cheatgrass, an invasive species brought west by settlers in the 1800s, is one cause for the larger, hotter and more frequent range fires ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Dec 05, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—As leaves drop in autumn, it's not only a good time to enjoy the reds, yellows and oranges drifting from the trees—it's also a good time to kill honeysuckle.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 01, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

The second longest river in the UK, the River Thames, contains 96 non-native species, making it one of the most highly invaded freshwater systems in the world.

Biology - Ecology

Oct 09, 2012 3 / 5 (1) 0

A plant that is unremarkable in one environment becomes an invasive species in another, pushing through house foundations and sprouting up through roads. A house sparrow that's a perfectly charming resident ...

Biology - Ecology

Oct 02, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 1

Global warming is well-known for its effect on the climate. But it also poses a threat to the world's ecosystems. University of Toronto researcher Benjamin Gilbert wants to know more about that process.

Biology - Ecology

Sep 25, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1

The Rasberry Crazy Ant is an invasive ant that was first noticed infesting areas around Houston, Texas ten years ago, but its species identity has remained undetermined until now. In a paper published Sep. ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 19, 2012 4.4 / 5 (5) 0

In one of the first studies to examine how the loss of forest birds is effecting Guam's island ecosystem, biologists from Rice University, the University of Washington and the University of Guam found that ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 13, 2012 4.8 / 5 (4) 0 |

(Phys.org)—A new University of South Florida study of house sparrows, which have become one of the world's most common invasive species, is providing scientists with physiological and behavior markers that ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 11, 2012 not rated yet 0 |

(Phys.org)—Sometimes it takes a foreign ally to conquer a foreign invader. Such is the case with saltcedar, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service entomologist.

Biology - Ecology

Aug 27, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0