[APWG] NEWS: New "bug nursery" a weapon in war on exotic plants
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Wed May 11 16:13:40 CDT 2011
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/10/2211613/new-bug-nursery-a-weapon-in-war.html
New "bug nursery" a weapon in war on exotic plants
Agencies break ground on a research facility in Davie that can breed
"bio-control agents" -- bugs that attack exotic plants have spread across
the Everglades
By Curtis Morgan
cmorgan at MiamiHerald.com
The Burmese python may be the Everglades' most infamous invader, but a
host of exotic plants like melaleuca and old world climbing fern pose far
bigger ecological threats. Over the decades, they have swallowed marshes,
mangrove forests and tree islands whole.
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