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Resolutions have been introduced into the Hawaii State Legislature requesting a 5 year moratorium on the proposed use of an imported scale insect as a biocontrol agent to slow down the spread of strawberry guava or waiwai. The legislation - HCR249 , HR218 and SCR157 , SR108 (click on the bills to read...

Resolutions have been introduced into the Hawaii State Legislature requesting a 5 year moratorium on the proposed use of an imported scale insect as a biocontrol agent to slow down the spread of strawberry guava or waiwai. The legislation - HCR249 , HR218 and SCR157 , SR108 (click on the bills to read...

From the Weed Science Society: Is Your Bird Feeder a Weed Seeder? Simple Steps Protect Farms and Gardens If you have a backyard bird feeder, you've probably noticed weeds sprouting on the ground beneath it. Now researchers have determined that the type of feed you use may be to blame. There are simple...

As part of the Weed Science Society of America annual meeting , February 4-7, 2008 in Chicago, a Symposium will be held entitled " Invasive Plant Species and the New Bioeconomy ." This special symposium will be held on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 from 1:00 pm - 5:10 pm. Deployment of exotic...

From the University of California-Riverside press release and published in EurekAlert! October 1, 2007 . Book on weeds and invasive plants discusses how to manage them using ecological approaches Invasive species are a prime reason for loss of biodiversity, says UC Riverside's Jodie Holt, a co-author...

From Nature Newsblog : After years of fighting the threats posed by foreign species on the Hawaiian islands, conservationists have discovered that invasive birds may now be the only hope left for the survival of some native plants. Hawaii is one of the most invaded places in the world, in terms of foreign...