Rice ecosystem often involves a complex interaction of various pest species with rice. An example of such interaction is that between the invasive Pomacea spp. and Limnocharis flava. Both invasive pests have caused heavy loss to rice in Southeast Asia including Malaysia. However, information on the ...

Native from Eurasia, Vincetoxicum rossicum (Kleopow) Barbar Moench and V. nigrum (L.) Moench (Apocynaceae) invade forested landscapes of eastern North America where they prevent regeneration of native species. A third species, Vincetoxicum hirundinaria Medik., was also introduced but never reached ...

Paysandisia archon is a Neotropical moth belonging to the family Castniidae (Lepidoptera), introduced into Europe with imported palms from Argentina, first reported in 2001 from Catalonia (Spain), which has spread to most European countries in the Mediterranean basin. This paper summarizes the...

In this article the author represent the red eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) as ecological dangerous reptile species and inform about the European status of it, after demonstrate a hibernation investigation. This targeted the hibernation capability of red eared sliders in three consecutive ...

The box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859), is one of the numerous exotic invasive species recently introduced in Europe. Since its introduction in France in 2008, its has rapidly spread and nowadays is present in more than 33 départements and 13 regions. Its spreading was due to its...

Each species requires certain amount of suitable habitat to fulfill its life needs. There are natural barriers for spreading the animals populations. For last 200 years anthropogenic changes of environment create another serious barriers. The main results of man activities can be degradation and...

Many tropical oceanic islands host unique taxa that have evolved in isolation from non-indigenous influences. Some of these endemic taxa are now threatened by man-induced changes that include the introduction of predators, competitors, vegetation and seed dispersers. While considerable progress has ...

The invasive plant species, Spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.) and common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare L.), are altering native rangeland communities in western North America (Tyser and Key, 1988; Jacobs, 2008). To increase our understanding of why sheep consume these species to a certain...

The tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta (Povolny) is the most damaging pest of tomatoes in South America. In 2006 the pest was introduced by accident in Spain and since then it has invaded many countries in South Europe and the Mediterranean region. In 2009 there were official reports for new invasions ...