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New Bugs In Florida Stymie Researchers, Threaten Crops

2013-06-26 23:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: With its pleasant climate, Florida has become home to more exotic and invasive species of plants and animals than any other state in the continental U.S. Some invasive species have been brought in deliberately, such as the Burmese python or the Cuban brown snail. But the majority of species are imported inadvertently as cargo. Amanda Hodges, who heads the biosecurity research lab at the University of Florida, says that until recently, scientists saw about a dozen new bugs arrive in Florida each...

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