movement of introduced plants, albeit over much larger distances, is exactly how the problem of invasive species began -- think of kudzu-choked forests, wetlands taken over by purple loosestrife ...

Lythrum salicaria, more commonly known as purple loosestrife, is so damaging to other species that some states have taken steps to outlaw the plant. It's definitely an invasive garden plant to avoid.

given that invasive plants already cost the United States around $30 billion per year in eradication efforts, not to mention the damage to biodiversity and natural habitats. Purple loosestrife ...

movement of introduced plants, albeit over much larger distances, is exactly how the problem of invasive species began—think of kudzu-choked forests, wetlands taken over by purple loosestrife or ...

A Keuka College biology major has turned her passion for science and illustration into a campaign against invasive species threatening the Keuka Lake Watershed. Lily McLaughlin, a fourth-year student ...

Staff will conduct the controlled burns mid-April to help knock back weeds and encourage native plants to grow.

Lily McLaughlin has combined her love of biology and art to raise awareness about invasive species in and around Keuka Lake.

Kudzu, purple loosestrife, Japanese knotweed ... This article explores one of the most destructive invasive plants in the United States—Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica)—examining its origins, ...

The attempt to control fire ants has been so expensive, time-consuming and ineffective that biologist E. O. Wilson has called it ‘the Vietnam of entomology.’” — Amy Stewart, “Wicked Bugs” I spent ...