Invasive Species News http://feed.informer.com/digests/PKVB1LQ8SO/feeder From USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Provides current invasive species related news generated from external news sources related to invasive species issues. Respective post owners and feed distributors Tue, 06 Feb 2018 14:55:29 -0500 Feed Informer http://feed.informer.com/ How to Grow a Mainly Native Garden https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/realestate/plant-this-not-that-native-garden-swaps.html Invasive Species urn:uuid:1fa2fca7-167e-1aa6-62eb-16a831cd5db9 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 05:02:14 -0400 In her book “Plant This, Not That,” Elise Howard offers more than 200 substitution ideas for invasive plants. Gardens and Gardening Flowers and Plants Invasive Species Biodiversity North America Margaret Roach Lemurs Love This Fruit That Is Choking Madagascar’s Forests https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/science/lemurs-guavas-forests-madagascar.html Invasive Species urn:uuid:32fcde02-6304-e4d4-1f09-354debd8a098 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:00:41 -0500 The strawberry guava, one of the world’s worst invasive species, hinders forest restoration on the island while feeding its famous endangered primates. Lemurs Endangered and Extinct Species Madagascar Fruit Invasive Species Forests and Forestry Conservation of Resources Research Biological Conservation (Journal) your-feed-science Rachel Nuwer Should New York City Burn Its Parks? This Scientist Thinks So. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/climate/new-york-city-park-fires-controlled-burns.html Invasive Species urn:uuid:bf766754-03d7-e97a-6b70-19225ac387c3 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:43:41 -0500 An unusual outbreak of wildfires in city parks gave scientists a chance to study these rare events. Now they’re coming to different conclusions. Wildfires Parks and Other Recreation Areas Research Invasive Species Forests and Forestry Parks and Recreation Department (NYC) New York City Sachi Kitajima Mulkey and Karsten Moran Cities May Be ‘Evolutionary Training Grounds’ For Spotted Lanternflies https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/science/evolution-lanternflies-invasive.html Invasive Species urn:uuid:dcc0458d-9ab6-26de-a2c7-e9ffbfe2fe12 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:00:06 -0500 Living in urban China may have given the insects the traits they needed to thrive in the United States, a new study suggests. your-feed-science Invasive Species Urban Areas Insects Agriculture and Farming Genetics and Heredity Spotted Lanternflies New York University New Jersey New York Metropolitan Area United States South Korea Shanghai (China) Pennsylvania Emily Anthes Pillbugs Are Getting Top Dollar Online. Poachers Have Noticed. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/climate/isopods-pillbugs-for-sale-online.html Invasive Species urn:uuid:102d1f1c-f84d-eb1f-7c99-24d0069dc720 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:31:14 -0500 A robust, largely unregulated online trade in isopods could pose a serious threat to some vulnerable species, scientists warn. isopods Wildlife Trade and Poaching Endangered and Extinct Species Conservation of Resources Animals Hobbies Breeding of Animals Regulation and Deregulation of Industry United States Madeline Shaw It’s No Dodo, But This Newly Discovered Bird Could Share the Same Fate https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/science/birds-dodo-slaty-masked-tinamou.html Invasive Species urn:uuid:d44bf2c0-bd98-d2f3-1b87-6e03285530bc Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:27:03 -0500 The slaty-masked tinamou, recently discovered in Brazil, is utterly unafraid of people. That could be its undoing, ornithologists worry. Endangered and Extinct Species Birds Biodiversity Conservation of Resources Global Warming Animal Behavior Zootaxa (Journal) Amazon Jungle Andes Mountains Brazil Mauritius Joe Trezza Hundreds of Invasive Goldfish to Be Culled From Ottawa Pond https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/world/canada/ottawa-pond-goldfish.html Invasive Species urn:uuid:1d945f69-78e1-3164-5596-db4c0976aea8 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:24:09 -0500 Thousands washed ashore dead in the spring, but the fish are back. “They’re pretty hard to kill,” a biology professor said. Fish and Other Marine Life Invasive Species Reproduction (Biological) Parks and Other Recreation Areas Canada Ontario (Canada) Ottawa (Ontario) Rylee Kirk La redención de una iguana mexicana https://www.nytimes.com/es/2025/11/05/espanol/ciencia-y-tecnologia/iguana-mexicana-isla-clarion.html Invasive Species urn:uuid:fc9b19a6-644f-3c18-ec1b-1bd712b18766 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:02:43 -0500 Se creía que los reptiles de una isla de México eran una especie invasora, introducida por los humanos. Ahora, las pruebas de ADN han demostrado que sus antepasados llegaron mucho antes que los nuestros. Iguanas Genetics and Heredity Invasive Species DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) Research your-feed-science Clarion Island (Mexico) Pacific Ocean Ecology and Evolution (Journal) Jude Coleman This Is What a Vindicated Iguana Looks Like https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/science/iguanas-mexico-invasive-species.html Invasive Species urn:uuid:ab98d126-425e-1602-bc62-66b1a5b613b7 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:55:57 -0500 Reptiles on a Mexican island were considered an invasive species, but DNA evidence proves they beat humans to the island by hundreds of thousands of years. Iguanas Genetics and Heredity Invasive Species Clarion Island (Mexico) Mexico Pacific Ocean DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) Ecology and Evolution (Journal) Research your-feed-science Jude Coleman Los mosquitos han llegado a Islandia https://www.nytimes.com/es/2025/10/24/espanol/mundo/mosquitos-islandia.html Invasive Species urn:uuid:9534a7e9-5701-3298-ff5c-b4f3dd54fae4 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:16:05 -0400 Hasta este mes, el país nórdico tenía la distinción de ser uno de los últimos lugares del mundo sin avistamientos confirmados de mosquitos silvestres. Mosquitoes Iceland Global Warming Invasive Species internal-open-access-from-nl Amelia Nierenberg