According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), invasive species are non-native plants, animals and pathogens that negatively impact the local environment.

Invasive plants (i.e. weeds) have been on the upswing lately as a threat to take over desirable plants, out-compete farm crops, and disturb the fragile health of ecosystems.

— Find a space to dry seeds, such as a barn, shed or greenhouse, well before it is needed. — Stock up on equipment, such as ...

They have a few traits that make them, as conservation biologist Joe Roman put it to The New York Times, “a perfect invader”.

Did you know that the way weeds spread isn't your only woe? Some species can also attract pests to your yard. Discover which ...

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Others bristle at the plan’s inclusion of herbicides alongside biologic and mechanical methods of controlling invasive weeds in the lake ... as short-term management zones where there is new moderate ...

They can maintain favorable trait combinations, giving invasive species ... allow plants like ragweed to keep crucial genetic combinations intact as they spread to new regions," Associate ...

Eliminate all the ground weeds that compete for much-needed ... need to be removed. Very few plants that we grow in Texas are as invasive. It reseeds itself lavishly around the neighborhood ...

Secret doors, smoke plumes, air locks, a million species and shipwrecked treasures: this world-renowned Sydney establishment could be the most biodiverse spot in the country.

Invasive forest plants like buckthorn, honeysuckles and Japanese barberry create dense, damp thickets where surveys show ticks love to lurk. With a new opportunity to turn the tide on ticks in sight, ...