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  2. The next invasive garden threat? A slithering, jumping worm.

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    The insatiable invertebrates, native to east-central Asia, are believed to have been introduced to the United States in the late 1800s, likely as hitchhikers in potted plants.

  3. Group warns of invasive pear trees in area - AOL

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    Mar. 29—The State of Indiana Cooperative Invasives Management is cautioning against the use of ornamental pear trees in landscaping due to it being an invasive plant species. Callery pear trees ...

  4. Invasive species in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The economic impacts of invasive species can be difficult to estimate especially when an invasive species does not affect economically important native species. This is partly because of the difficulty in determining the non-use value of native habitats damaged by invasive species and incomplete knowledge of the effects of all of the invasive species present in the U.S. Estimates for the ...

  5. Invasive ‘murder hornets’ are wiped out in the US, officials say

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    The hornets were first detected in North America in British Columbia, Canada, in August 2019 and confirmed in Washington state in December 2019, when a Whatcom County resident reported a specimen.

  6. Kudzu in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Now the dominant nitrogen-fixing plant in the eastern United States, kudzu fixes an estimated 235 kilograms per hectare (209 + 11 ⁄ 16 lb/acre) of nitrogen per year, which is an order of magnitude higher than the rates of native species. [6] This ability allows it to flourish in nitrogen-poor sites where other plants are unable to grow.

  7. It's Invasive Species Awareness Week. Do you know what's ...

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    It's National Invasive Species Awareness Week. Here are some of the worst invasive species — insects, plants and animals — wreaking havoc across Indiana. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us.

  8. Vincetoxicum nigrum - Wikipedia

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    Vincetoxicum nigrum escaped from a garden in the Cambridge area of Massachusetts and naturalized in the surrounding states and is still spreading today. [5] Massachusetts [7] and New York [8] classify the plant as an invasive species. Beyond the northeastern US, the plant has been reported in Wisconsin and California. [5]

  9. First, the tornado. Then, the invasive plants. How can ... - AOL

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    What happened to Cherokee Park after the tornado hit is a long lesson on the negative impact of invasive species. To understand why, we have to back up to when Cochran Tunnel was built as part of ...