invasive species

The insect, which attacks grapes, apples and hops, has been seen in 33 communities in Massachusetts so far, with infestations in four.

Scientists in Massachusetts are closely tracking a growing presence of an invasive insect that’s not only harmful to agriculture, but a pest to communities they infest. Spotted lanternflies, while not new to the Bay State, are being found in more communities across the commonwealth. Worcester this month became the fourth to identify an infestation of them. Some places in...

Kill-on-sight requests are a part of public campaigns to fight an invasive insect now massing and feeding on plants around much of the eastern United States.

Officials are asking residents to immediately kill any spotted lanternflies on sight. The sap-sucking insect poses a threat to agricultural crops and the logging industry.

A respected Polish scientific institute has classified domestic cats as an “invasive alien species,” citing the damage they cause to birds and other wildlife.

Tamworth Distilling, a New Hampshire distillery, has come up with a concoction called “Crab Trapper” — whiskey flavored with invasive green crabs.

The emerald ash borer is an invasive insect that is causing problems in over 30 U.S. states and parts of Canada. Learn about the insect, how it is destroying ash trees and why this is a huge problem.

“Crazy,” “jumping” worms are causing a problem in Maine and other places in New England. Officially, they are amynthas, but they are also known by other names like “crazy worms,” “Alabama jumpers,” “jumping worms” and “snake worms.” According to Maine’s state horticulturist, Gary Fish, the creatures are an invasive species from Asia that likely made their way to the...

A small breeding population of an invasive insect that can damage native trees and crops has been found in Massachusetts for the first time, state agricultural officials said. The spotted lanternfly population was found in Fitchburg, close to where a lanternfly nymph was reported earlier this summer, according to a statement Tuesday from the state Department of Agricultural Resources. The…

Washington State Department of Agriculture released video of the first murder hornet nest found this year, complete with hundreds of live hornets and wriggling larva.