Biocontrol Insect Exacerbates Invasive Weed
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - 13:21
in Biology & Nature
Biocontrol agents, such as insects, are often released outside of their native ranges to control invasive plants. But scientists in Montana have found that through complex community interactions among deer mice, native plants and seeds, the presence of an introduced fly may exacerbate the effects of the invasive plant it was meant to control.