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News Articles: invasive species

Two needle ants attack a termite.

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One invasive ant species to watch out for this spring

As the weather warms up and you spend more time outdoors, keep an eye out for the Asian needle ant, an invasive species of ant that can cause serious problems in your yard.

April 28, 2025
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  • Chase McGee
Nandina domestica’s red berries contain cyanide, which is often deadly for birds and pets. Scott Zona/ Courtesy of the NC Botanical Garden

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Is this common bush in your GA yard? It can kill birds & be toxic to pets, small children

Winter is often full of muted, dull colors and frigid temperatures. But one common yard bush brings the color back into the dreary season — though it's also toxic to certain wildlife and humans.

January 30, 2025
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  • Chelsea Madden
He's never had to spend $20 on a salad and that is why he knows true peace.

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Invasive green crabs threaten West Coast ecosystems. One solution? Otters

As invasive green crabs wreak havoc on California's estuaries, a new study has found that a restored sea otter population might be the solution.

January 15, 2025
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
Nymphs (juvenile Spotted Lanternflies) are black with white spots and turn red as they develop.

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The destructive spotted lanternfly is in Georgia. Here's how to ID it and what to do if you see one

On Thursday, Nov. 14, the United States Department of Agriculture confirmed with the Georgia Department of Agriculture the first detection of an invasive plant hopper known to risk Georgia’s agriculture in Fulton County in October.

November 19, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Phragmites in the Great Salt Lake wetlands.

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You might beat back phragmites, the scourge of wetlands, but then what?

Wetlands managers have spent years using fire and chemicals to fight phragmites, an invasive reed that chokes everything else out. But coaxing beneficial native plants to move back in is difficult.

November 12, 2024
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
 The central European bicolored ant, <em>L. emarginatus</em>, forages along a tree branch in New York City’s Riverside Park.

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Meet the ManhattAnt, the ant that's taken New York's streets by storm

The ManhattAnt has become the dominant ant species in the Big Apple, and scientists aren't sure why.

August 14, 2024
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
A man pokes at a beehive in the corner of a building with a stick.

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Nearly a year after their sighting, the fight against invasive yellow-legged hornets continues

The Georgia Department of Agriculture has put up nearly 1,000 hornet traps on Georgia's coast, hoping to eradicate the invasive species that preys on bees.

July 12, 2024
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  • Devon Zwald
The mystery snails are native to parts of Asia. Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division

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Invasive, shelled creature seen in popular Georgia lake, experts warn. What to know

An invasive, shelled creature was spotted in a popular Georgia lake, as experts warn the public of potential environmental and health risks.

June 20, 2024
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  • Simone Jasper
A Joro spider is seen in Johns Creek, Ga., on Oct. 24, 2021. Populations of the species, native to East Asia, have been growing in parts of the South and East Coast for years and many researchers think it's only a matter of time before they spread to much of the continental U.S.

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Joro spiders are big and colorful, but they shouldn't be nightmare fodder

Researchers say the creatures pose little threat to humans but they are concerned about the growing prevalence of invasive species — a problem made worse by global trade and climate change.

June 06, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
This photo provided by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources shows Joel Fleming holding a flathead catfish on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, at the department fisheries regional office in Richmond Hill, Ga.

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An invasive catfish predator is eating its way into another Georgia river, wildlife officials warn

State officials warn that flathead catfish are invading another Georgia river, sparking fears that the predator will threaten native fish included the prized redbreast sunfish.

September 28, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper speaks at a Wednesday news conference in Atlanta, standing next to a portion of the second yellow-legged hornet nest and a map of sightings in Chatham County.

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  • Environment

Second yellow-legged hornet nest found near Savannah, after species ‘very likely’ entered via port

Eradication of the invasive species will take at least three years, officials said.

September 21, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
The Georgia Department of Agriculture shared images of a yellow-legged hornet nest that its scientists removed Wednesday from a tree on a Wilmington Island residential property located near the Savannah Bee Company's garden.

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Nation's first known yellow-legged hornet nest found, eradicated near Savannah

Officials remain on the lookout for more nests belonging to the invasive species, which preys on pollinators.

August 28, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Giant African land snails — seen here in 2019 — have been spotted recently in three counties in Florida, spurring state officials to enact quarantines and eradication efforts against the invasive pests.

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Florida once again has a giant African land snail problem

The state is moving quickly to destroy the snails before the snails destroy Florida's crops. The snails contain both male and female reproductive organs and lay up to 500 eggs at a time.

June 23, 2023
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  • Laurel Wamsley
A piece of plastic debris that's been colonized by both costal barnacles (pink and striped) and a gooseneck barnacle from the open ocean.

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This floating ocean garbage is home to a surprising amount of life from the coasts

A study of plastic trash hauled out of the Pacific Ocean found that most of it had been colonized by coastal life that was thriving right next to species that normally live in the open sea.

April 17, 2023
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Vince Stanley props up a sapling and its rootball.

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  • Environment

Genetically engineered trees in a Georgia forest mark a first in the nation

A California-based company claims it has doubled the growth rate of their GMO trees. What may be even more exciting to Georgia growers — and the heart of the business model — is what the company promises about how much carbon this new forest can store.  

April 13, 2023
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  • Grant Blankenship
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