#invasive-species

#invasive-species

Using sterilized male mosquitoes to control population growth and reduce disease transmission. [ more ]

Python meat proposed as sustainable food source but overlooks environmental risks. [ more ]

AI algorithms can improve early warning systems for invasive species like Asian hornets.

Language models like GPT-4 can generate harmful responses if fed with numerous negative examples. [ more ]

Green-Wood Cemetery received a $20,000 grant to eradicate invasive plant species threatening a pond.

Ludwigia peploides, aka floating water primrose, is harmful due to its dense growth affecting marine life and native plants. [ more ]

Asian hornets pose a major threat to British honey bees and can eat 30 to 50 a day.

Beekeepers are urging the public to report sightings of Asian hornets and to be cautious when clearing shrubs and trees, as they may disturb hornet nests. [ more ]

Over 2,000 homes in Redlands, California will have their fruit trees stripped due to an invasive fruit fly threat.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture aims to break the lifecycle of the Oriental fruit fly by removing the fruit trees. [ more ]

Getting rid of ivy can be difficult and backbreaking work.

The presence of ivy in a yard is binary: it all has to go or it will keep growing back. [ more ]