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Melaleuca Trees
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introduced to florida, native to australia, thrive on land and shallow water and spread into everglades
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melalecua trees bio control?
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beetle
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purple loosestrife
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introduced from europe as a garden flower, spread into wet habitats , invading wetlands, found in ohio.
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purple loosestrife bio control/?
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beetle that humans have to spread by humans
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What are alien species?
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organisms that have been moved from their native home to another planet.
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what is an invasive species?
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when alien organisms take over theiw new home and replace native plants and animals
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where is the prickly pear cactus found
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warm and dry places?
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where was the prickly pear cactus introduced?
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australia as a garden plant
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how did the prickly pear cactus spread?
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birds dropping seeds
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what is the prickly pear cactus bio control?
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moth from argentina began to eat native cacti
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what is the water hycainth known as
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pest of the south
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where did the water hycainth come from
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south america introduced to US
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why was water hycainth brought here
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pretty flowers
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water hycainth is one of the worst..
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weeds in the world aquatic
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the growth rate of water hycainth
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highest of any known plant
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water hycainth can double in how many days?
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12
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what is the water hycainth bio control?
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Two kinds weevils: adults and larva feed exclusively on these plants
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where were the melacuca trees introduced?
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florida
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where are the melacua trees native to?
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australia
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where do the melacua trees thrive?
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land or water spread into the everglades
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what is the melacua tree biocontrol?
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melacuca snout beetle
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what are required qualities of bio control insects?
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• 1. Very specific for host plants (target pests) will not eat native plants
• 2. Able to reproduce in a new environment • 3. Able to spread to new areas as fast as the host does |
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kuduz is known as the
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mile a minute vine
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kuduz is from
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japan
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kuduz was introduced to the..
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south
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kuduz
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• Promoted to replenish soils depleted and eroded by cotton and tobacco farming
• One of the few plants cant invade and destroy a forest • Difficult to control herbicides are best for now |
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biocontrol of kuduz?
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goats
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where was the garlic mustard introduced from and why?
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europe for food
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garlic mustard are spring empherals which means they...
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emerge early in spring finish life cycle in early summer and are done.
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biocontrol for garlic mustard?
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none but us
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why was the autumn olive introduced?
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to help bird poop
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what are autumn olives?
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profilic fruit production that are eaten by birds
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instead of eating the fruit from the autumn olives the birds
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eat the seeds and poop them out everywhere
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what is bio control of autumn olives?
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none
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amur honeysuckle was introduced from where?
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asia
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amur honeyscuke is a ..
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bright red fruit birds eat and poop seeds everywhere
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who is working on controlling invasive species?
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US department of agriculture, us forest service, bureau of land management etc.
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