[APWG] NEWS: Biocontrol Insect Exacerbates Invasive Weed

[Olivia Kwong]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080903134405.htm

Biocontrol Insect Exacerbates Invasive Weed

ScienceDaily (Sep. 5, 2008) -- 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. The authors report their results in the September issue 
of the journal Ecological Applications.

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