Our most read blogs of 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, we’ve tallied the numbers to showcase the most popular articles on the Invasives Blog this year, along with a few favourites! This year’s most read blogs capture our collaborations in research and invasive species. We hope your favourites made it onto our most-read list! Take a look…
Tackling the scale insect problem in Kenya
Scale insects are a group of very small insects that often don’t look like an average plant pest, but they are a growing problem in countries like Kenya. The pests attack important crops and plants that are integral to the country’s economy such as coffee, citrus and mango and in some cases have been known…
Extreme climate change could ‘more than double’ areas suitable for devastating fruit and nut pest
Scientists fear that extreme climate change could ‘more than double’ areas suitable for the devastating fruit and nut pest – the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) – which is already posing a significant risk to crops in Europe, North America and East Asia where it originates.