We've all heard of omnivores, carnivores, insectivores, but what about invasivores?
Yes! It's really quite obvious - someone who eats invasives to help curb their detrimental environmental effects on an area when they become aggressive and outcompete natives.
Anyone have any recipes for Japanese honeysuckle kebab?
or a yucca milkshake?
I know people have tried various ways to use milfoil ... but I'm not sure it tastes any good.
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there are cautionary tales about introducing an organism to an environment to control another unwanted organism. for example the story of why there are mongooses in Hawaii. - and then there are simply bad ideas like, "why are there rabbits in Australia?" or, closer to home: "Gypsy moths were introduced to New England in 1868 by Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, a French scientist who aimed to breed a hardier silkworm. Some of the moths escaped and established a breeding population in the area." -- just saying -- BG
Efforts at biological control have not worked in the past. It's not a viable way to 'undo' the mess we've already made. So, humans as bioogical controls won't be effective either.
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