N.Ireland
Protecting Northern Ireland’s native ash trees from an invasive insect is the aim of a new three-year project by AFBI scientists.
Arable
A major potato pest, the Colorado beetle, has been successfully eradicated from the UK since its last sighting two years, according to Defra.
NIEA has successfully completed the safe and controlled removal of an Asian hornet nest in the Dundonald area of Belfast.
Restoring native predator populations could help to keep some of the most problematic invasive species around the world in check.
New research has found that the damage costs by invasive species are at least 10 times the management expenditure.
Environment
A new campaign to protect Irish waterways from invasive alien species has been launched (Wednesday, January 19) by multiple organisations across the country and Northern Ireland.
To date, there have been nine confirmed sightings of the Asian hornet in England and five nests have been destroyed, according to the Defra.
