Attack Of The Asians
Asian jumping carp could gobble up the Great Lakes
"This is a classic result of the unintended consequences of human innovation.
The Asian carp came to the U.S. for placement in southern catfish farms. The carp feed off plankton, which helps keep underwater factory farms clean and production high.
But fish farms don’t have fences, and when floods hit the south, the Asian carp landed in nearby rivers and streams. Now they’re thriving in the mighty Mississippi River, and have been detected just five miles away from Lake Michigan in recent days."
Asian Longhorned Beetle could devastate New England forests
"The pest can devastate most types of trees except oak…and it has no predator."
Asian hornets terrorise French
attacks frogs
"Hundreds of the insects attacked a mother on a stroll with her five-month-old baby in the Lot-et-Garonne department, southwestern France, at the weekend before turning on a neighbour who ran over to help. The baby was unharmed.
They then pursued two passers by and two Dutch tourists on bikes. The victims were treated in hospital for multiple stings, which are said to be as painful as a hot nail piercing the skin."
Asian Clam Invasion Is Growing Fast, Lake Tahoe Report Finds
"The dime-sized Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea) that is the researchers’ top concern this year probably has been in the lake for only 10 years, but it is already replacing native pea clams in lake sediments."
Asian Tiger Mosquitoes invading United States
"In 1994, it was documented in all counties of Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee, and it's now well established in the South. It carries an exceptional number of diseases for a mosquito species including Chikungunya fever, dengue fever, St. Louis encephalitis, yellow fever, Cache Valley virus and West Nile virus, and dog heartworm."
Asian swamp eel threatens native N.J. wildlife
"Snake-like and aquatic, it can change its sex -- a convenient quality when trying to breed and infest new turf. It's a deadly predator, gobbling up all manner of aquatic life. Yet, in times of drought, the slippery creature also can remain burrowed in mud for weeks without food or crawl ashore and walk to a more suitable environment."
wants to move in
Asian Bush Honeysuckle takes over Indiana
"This is a classic result of the unintended consequences of human innovation.
The Asian carp came to the U.S. for placement in southern catfish farms. The carp feed off plankton, which helps keep underwater factory farms clean and production high.
But fish farms don’t have fences, and when floods hit the south, the Asian carp landed in nearby rivers and streams. Now they’re thriving in the mighty Mississippi River, and have been detected just five miles away from Lake Michigan in recent days."
Asian Longhorned Beetle could devastate New England forests
"The pest can devastate most types of trees except oak…and it has no predator."
Asian hornets terrorise French
attacks frogs
"Hundreds of the insects attacked a mother on a stroll with her five-month-old baby in the Lot-et-Garonne department, southwestern France, at the weekend before turning on a neighbour who ran over to help. The baby was unharmed.
They then pursued two passers by and two Dutch tourists on bikes. The victims were treated in hospital for multiple stings, which are said to be as painful as a hot nail piercing the skin."
Asian Clam Invasion Is Growing Fast, Lake Tahoe Report Finds
"The dime-sized Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea) that is the researchers’ top concern this year probably has been in the lake for only 10 years, but it is already replacing native pea clams in lake sediments."
Asian Tiger Mosquitoes invading United States
"In 1994, it was documented in all counties of Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee, and it's now well established in the South. It carries an exceptional number of diseases for a mosquito species including Chikungunya fever, dengue fever, St. Louis encephalitis, yellow fever, Cache Valley virus and West Nile virus, and dog heartworm."
Asian swamp eel threatens native N.J. wildlife
"Snake-like and aquatic, it can change its sex -- a convenient quality when trying to breed and infest new turf. It's a deadly predator, gobbling up all manner of aquatic life. Yet, in times of drought, the slippery creature also can remain burrowed in mud for weeks without food or crawl ashore and walk to a more suitable environment."
wants to move in
Asian Bush Honeysuckle takes over Indiana
posted by nolocontendere at 4:57 PM
2 Comments:
amazing!
we've had a very noticable increase in yellow jackets this summer in the valley. they've been very aggressive, too. i had the thought they may be trying to give us a message--get your shit together people!
'Yellow' jackets. Something must be done!
Yellow jackets were my nemesis when I was doing trees. I can't tell you how many times I was stung from them pouring out of their ground nests. I'm not allergic but actually staggered sometimes from the stings. Of course wearing a Sony walkman while I worked didn't exactly help much.
Yup, this is the high time of the year for the little buzzards. You must be having weather conducive for fruiting in the valley.
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