GoGardenNews - Items of gardening and ecological interest — invasive species

An article published in Compass Travel Vietnam caught us by surprise. Of all things, water hyacinth fetches a high price in some places. Mucho dinero has been spent trying to eradicate it. But what if we just ate the weeds?

Piranha fish has been found in North Carolina. It's commonly known as the piranha fish. They're known for their razor-sharp teeth and vicious attacks. Being warm-water creatures, one wouldn't expect to find them in North Carolina, but surprise, surprise, surprise!

As you've read here before, the Pyrus calleryana (Bradford pear and its iterations) was introduced by the USDA decades ago as a desirable ornamental tree. OOPS, they did it again. As it turns out, the USDA made another big mistake. Now some states are trying to eradicate it, even offering rewards for the public spirited persons who help.

Theodore Bunker reported in Newsmax that "the first nest of 'murder hornets' discovered in the United States...contained about 200 queens that were capable of producing larvae." The hornets were discovered a couple of years ago in Washington State. Could they become an invasive species?

An article in Newsbreak by Alissa Rose warns of hammerhead worms. "Recently, a dangerous species of worm called hammerhead worms were found in North Carolina. But they're not limited to North Carolina. The photo above was taken in Austin Texas by PvilleSteve, (CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons).