Insect release proposed to control exotic strawberry guava
Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 22:29
in Biology & Nature
U.S. Forest Service scientists with the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry have submitted a proposal to release a Brazilian insect to control the spread of strawberry guava, a South American tree that has invaded and degraded native Hawaiían ecosystems since it was introduced in 1825 as a garden plant.