Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FORT PIERCE — Biologists want your help in the fight against one of Florida's most notorious invasive species. For decades, the ...

The red berries of the Brazilian peppertree—a weedy, invasive species common in Florida—contain an extract with the power to disarm dangerous antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria, scientists at Emory ...

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 5 (UPI) --A tiny bug from South America could help landowners in Florida and other states start winning a decades-long, multimillion-dollar war against invasive Brazilian pepper ...

Brazilian peppertree thrips (Pseudophilothrips ichini) showed promise as biological control agents for invasive Brazilian peppertree populations in Florida according to a recent study published in ...

They're invasives, crowding native plants out of over 700,000 acres of the Florida landscape. Some pretty out-there remedies for getting rid of them (including bugs and goats) are being tried. Who ...

The invasive Brazilian pepper seems to be a topic of concern lately. Gregg, who lives in Martin County ask via email if it is illegal to remove this plant from preserve areas. John questioned also via ...

In Florida, more than two invasive species get established every month, brought in through cargo or by visitors. But researchers are making progress in the battle against one major pest: the Brazilian ...

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MELBOURNE— Biologists may soon have another biological weapon in their war against the infamous Brazilian pepper tree: an army of jumping plant lice. These tiny insects — called Calophya Latiforceps — ...

The red berries of the Brazilian peppertree -- a weedy, invasive species common in Florida -- contain an extract with the power to disarm dangerous antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria, scientists at ...