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Article: Unwelcome Invaders Moving In and Taking Over.(Brief Article)
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- State Legislatures
- Article date:
- July 1, 2000
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There's a silent, insidious environmental invasion of the United States that claims billions in damages each year. And we're not talking about something Out of Invasion of the Body Snatchers or Creature from the Black Lagoon.
It's invasive species--plants, animals, insects and microbial pests that have been introduced to the United States from elsewhere via produce shipments, ships, trucks and other ways that can be found to "hitch a ride."
These "foreigners" have had adverse effects, such as reducing profitability of grazing land or choking out native flora and fauna. According to a recent study by researchers at Cornell University, invasive weeds and ...