🚁👩🏿‍🤝‍🧑🏾🦟An unlikely trio are teaming up to combat the invasive prickly pear cactus in Kenya. Learn how drones, the community and a tiny insect are protecting livelihoods ⏩ ow.ly/HZhA50R3YxC

🐌From destroying rice fields to spreading harmful parasites, the invasive apple snails are becoming an increasing threat worldwide. This freshwater pest is threatening ecosystems, agriculture, and human health. Learn how we can stop its spread 👉 ow.ly/sBc650Rcb4B

🐌 The invasive apple snail, among the 'top 100 worst invasive species,' threatens ecosystems and agriculture globally.😨 Urgent prevention measures are needed to curb its spread. Learn more about this challenge and the efforts to combat it 👉 ow.ly/z3UK50Rm4av

Zambian farmers consider synthetics & biopesticides against fall armyworm. 🐛 They choose sustainable pest management with land security & financial stability. 🌱 Discover further insights from the CABI-led study 👉ow.ly/NrX650Ruzge

The invasive Box tree moth is spreading worldwide. 🦋 Our CABI scientists, partnering with Canadian researchers, have updated a model to predict its spread in North America. Learn more 👉 ow.ly/ex0G50RzgOA

The tiny weevil protecting UK rivers! The Azolla Control project is releasing the biocontrol to stop the aquatic fern's invasion. Azolla forms dense mats that block light and cut oxygen, harming fish and flora. 👉 ow.ly/miXt50RK8eW #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #BePlantWise

A starfish has 5 'arms' but what are they called? 🤔 A) Rays B) Fingers C) Legs Comment below! 👇 #BioDiversityQuizTime

CABI's new guide in Socotra, Yemen details 50 invasive species and their impacts. 🐛🪲 With Socotra facing threats from these invasives, the guide aims to raise awareness and foster effective management. Read more 👇 ow.ly/u52J50RuFXu #InvasiveSpeciesWeek

🌺Himalayan balsam, a rapidly spreading invasive weed in the UK, outcompetes native plants and diminishes biodiversity. However, biocontrol offers a sustainable solution to mitigate the plant's dominance. Read more 👉ow.ly/eeoz50RJTvq #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #BePlantWise

𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗽! 🌵The prickly pear is a cactus and has a fleshy body capable of storing water, but it is also known as a____ A) Succulent B) Shrub C) Tree Comment your answer below! 👇 #BiodiversityDay

Japanese knotweed is an invasive species wreaking havoc on native biodiversity across the UK. 🌿 CABI researchers have identified the Aphalara itadori psyllid and a fungal pathogen as potential agents.🪲 Learn more 👉 ow.ly/9aWt50RJWYN #Invasivespeciesweek

Floating pennywort is a major invasive weed in the UK.☘️☘️☘️ It is choking waterways, harming wildlife and threatening biodiversity. But, our scientists are fighting back with a South American weevil. Learn more👉ow.ly/aP8r50RJQ1K #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #BePlantWise

A great day exploring a Himalayan balsam rust release site to find rust-infected seedlings. We welcomed visitors from Defra and Natural England, sponsors of our UK weed biocontrol work.

YDCP met CABI at Wheldrake Ings to plan the release of the rust Fungus on Himalayan balsam. The first rust was released on the selected site last Thursday! LDV NNR

Sonal Varia CABI Invasive Species presenting at #neobiota2024 the rust release against Himalayan balsam. Great volunteer effort 💪 and significant spread. Overwintering accomplished, now looking for long term impact!

🎃 The Death's-Head Hawkmoth—with a skull mark and chilling "scream," it raids beehives for honey. This speedy moth even inspired Silence of the Lambs! #SpookySpecies Learn more 👇 ow.ly/x7M350TWWLO

CABI’s first African Plant Health Forum focused on partnerships to boost food security as Africa’s population grows. The PlantwisePlus programme helps farmers to tackle pests and climate challenges for a sustainable future. 🌱 🔗 ow.ly/VwzV50U0kJC

🥑🥑🥑 The lace bug is a pest of avocado. It is causing increasing economic problems in Florida & the Caribbean. Its feeding causes gradual chlorotic areas on the surface of the leaves, leading to defoliation. 👉 Learn more about this avocado pest: ow.ly/YXki50LXc4b

🍌✅ The eradication of diseased plants & the use of virus-tested planting material can effectively control this disease. However, the disease has not been eradicated from any country where it occurs! 😨 ➡️Learn more on the Invasive Species Compendium: ow.ly/oKl050U76Wn

2024 is wrapping up! 📆 Check out the most popular Invasives Blog posts of the year, featuring community action and youth empowerment. Did your favourite make the list? 👉 Read more: ow.ly/NXvt50UtCyt