Science news articles about 'alien plant species'

... , are regarded as one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. The highest numbers of alien plant species were reported from Belgium, the UK and the Czech Republic. The UK, Germany and Belgium have ...

... wary of the greater potential for invasion of alien plant species. Weber and Li recommend that China ... develop and maintain an efficient system of invasive species control now, before existing invaders ...

An alien plant species has invaded Missouri and is threatening to overrun crops and livestock pastures. To combat the scourge weed, officials are deliberately releasing two alien insect species to ...

... under controlled conditions in a greenhouse. Ornamental shrubs and cultivated plants constitute a majority of the alien plant species that have become a problem and are therefore referred to as ...