As 2022 draws to a close, we have crunched the numbers and pulled together the most read blogs on the Invasives Blog this year. Plus some firm favourites.
Invasive species like golden apple snail, fall armyworm, and Tuta absoluta proved to be popular topics for our readers this year. CABI’s work in biological control around the world also grabbed readers’ attention.
Did any of your favourites make the most-read list this year?
Number 3
Tree of heaven: can a mite reduce the spread of this highly invasive pest?
By Toby Penrhys-Evans
Number 4
Why the invasive apple snail is causing Kenya’s basmati rice to lose its sweet smell of productivity
By Fernandis Makale, Harrison Rware
Number 5
Devilweed: the ‘green invasion’ that’s destroying biodiversity and livelihoods
By Donna Hutchinson
Number 7
Ruffling parrot’s feathers: the biological control of Myriophyllum aquaticum
By Donna Hutchinson
Number 15
CABI collaborates on research suggesting Asia is a ‘genetic melting pot’ for fall armyworm
By Wayne Coles
Number 17
Mass rearing tiny wasps to control the brown marmorated stink bug pest
By Donna Hutchinson
Number 18
‘Wonder weevils’ released in Yorkshire waterways in fight against invasive floating pennywort
By Wayne Coles
Number 19
Potential of parasitoid to control invasive fruit fly highlighted in study
By Donna Hutchinson
Number 20
Can intercropping make fall armyworm’s natural enemies more effective?
By Léna Durocher-Granger
Firm Favourites
Articles from the archives that our readers love.
Eucalyptus – the ‘thirsty’ trees threatening to ‘drink’ South Africa dry
Cuscuta reflexa identified as problematic dodder devastating farmers in Western Kenya
Controlling Himalayan balsam, one of the UK’s most invasive weeds
Thank you for reading the Invasives Blog this year and we wish you a safe and prosperous 2023.
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