A malaria-carrying species that thrives in urban areas and resists all insecticides is causing outbreaks in places that have rarely faced the disease.
Tag: Invasive Species
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How Invasive Plants Caused the Maui Fires to Rage
A sweeping series of plantation closures in Hawaii allowed highly flammable nonnative grasses to spread on idled lands, providing the fuel for huge blazes.
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Rome’s Umbrella Pines Are in Danger
While an invasive insect bears much of the blame for endangering a beloved symbol of Rome, critics are also pointing the finger at city government.
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Worms Thriving in the Arctic
The unexpected presence of earthworms in the Far North could cause rapid changes in some of the planet’s most fragile ecosystems.
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Sparrows Are the Main Suspects in a Bird-Nest Murder
A nest was assaulted. The main suspect: A nonnative sparrow.