Hacker News with Generative AI: Invasive Species

10 Lizards were smuggled into Cincinnati in a sock. Now there are thousands (nationalgeographic.com)
For more than 70 years, thousands of common wall lizards, known as Lazarus lizards, from Europe have made Cincinnati their home. Even through record-low temperatures and snowfall, they’ve managed to survive—and multiply. But how did these Mediterranean reptiles gain such a foothold in a Midwestern city? It all started with a 10-year-old boy and a sock full of lizards.

Animals, Biology, Urban Wildlife, Cincinnati, Invasive Species

4 points by nfriedly 2 days ago | 1 comments

Federal Firings Threaten Great Lakes' $5B Fishery (insideclimatenews.org)
Sweeping layoffs of federal employees have struck the program responsible for controlling the invasive sea lamprey that threatens fish across the Great Lakes, the earth’s largest freshwater ecosystem.

Government, Environmental Issues, Invasive Species, Great Lakes, Fisheries

33 points by rntn 32 days ago | 2 comments

In 1859, 24 Rabbits 'Colonized' a New Continent–A Biologist Tells the Story (forbes.com)
Introduced for the sake of sport, the entry of these rabbits to Australia marked the beginning of an infestation that would continue to plague the ecosystem over 150 years later.

Australia, Ecology, History, Invasive Species

5 points by xbmcuser 64 days ago | 1 comments

Invasive Plants Are Fueling California's Wildfire Crisis (wired.com)
Fire has always shaped the landscape in California. But today it burns hotter, more frequently, and spreads farther than ever before—a shift driven by human development, climate change, and the prevalence of invasive species, which are non-native plants that have negative effects on local ecosystems. Grasses and trees brought to California for agriculture, landscaping, or by accident, have transformed the state’s fire dynamics.

Invasive Species, Wildfires, California, Climate Change, Ecology

11 points by pseudolus 70 days ago | 2 comments

Across southeastern US, weedy rice steals herbicide resistance from crop rice (phys.org)
Weedy rice is a close relative of cultivated rice that infests rice fields worldwide and drastically reduces yields.

Agriculture, Genetics, Biology, Environmental Science, Invasive Species

7 points by PaulHoule 80 days ago | 3 comments

WSDA, USDA announce eradication of northern giant hornet from the United States (agr.wa.gov)

Invasive Species, Agriculture, Government, Washington State, United States

169 points by rguiscard 100 days ago | 132 comments

Two-inch long 'murder hornets' eradicated from US, agriculture department says (theguardian.com)
The world’s largest hornet, an invasive breed nicknamed the “murder hornet” for its dangerous sting and ability to slaughter a hive of honeybees in as little as 90 minutes, has been declared eradicated in the US, five years after being spotted for the first time in Washington state near the Canadian border.

Invasive Species, Agriculture, Entomology, Washington State, Canada

6 points by howard941 104 days ago | 10 comments

Two-inch long 'murder hornets' eradicated from US (theguardian.com)
The world’s largest hornet, an invasive breed nicknamed the “murder hornet” for its dangerous sting and ability to slaughter a hive of honeybees in as little as 90 minutes, has been declared eradicated in the US, five years after being spotted for the first time in Washington state near the Canadian border.

Invasive Species, Entomology, North America, Environmental News

6 points by ziofill 104 days ago | 1 comments

Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (1988) (cinemasojourns.com)
One of the biggest threats to natural habitats and healthy ecosystems around the world is the introduction of non-native invasive species into their realm.

Environmentalism, Invasive Species, Documentary Films

39 points by jjgreen 140 days ago | 40 comments

Destructive weed, found in New York state, resists common herbicides (phys.org)
The invasive pigweed Palmer amaranth, first found in New York soybean fields in 2019, has been dubbed the "spotted lanternfly of weeds" for its ability to spread quickly and wreak havoc on crops.

Agriculture, Invasive Species, New York, Herbicides

13 points by PaulHoule 141 days ago | 2 comments

Invasive 20-pound rodents continue to spread in the Bay Area (sfgate.com)
Close to a thousand nutria have been hunted down in the Bay Area this year alone, and wildlife officials are urging people to share reports of the invasive, 2.5-foot-long rodents as recent sightings caught on camera show they’ve spread to Contra Costa County, posing a risk to a critical watershed.

Invasive Species, Wildlife, Environment, Bay Area, California

23 points by NoRagrets 181 days ago | 15 comments

Bamboo Can Invade Your House (core77.com)

Bamboo, Invasive Species, Construction, Home Improvement

38 points by surprisetalk 230 days ago | 7 comments

Tumbleweeds: The fastest plant invasion in the USA's history (nhm.ac.uk)

Plant Biology, Invasive Species, United States, History

8 points by thunderbong 240 days ago | 1 comments

The dual nature of Japanese Knotweed (worldsensorium.com)

Invasive Species, Botany, Japan, Environment

41 points by dnetesn 301 days ago | 45 comments

The hornet has landed: Scientists combat new honeybee killer in US (knowablemagazine.org)