Megacopta cribraria, Bean Plataspid


Invasive Species: Megacopta cribraria, Bean Plataspid

Megacopta cribraria, a recently introduced insect, quickly demonstrated its invasive potential. From its discovery in October 2009 in nine Georgia counties, it had spread to four Southern U.S. states by the end of …

Sturnus vulgaris, European Starling


Invasive Species: Sturnus vulgaris, European Starling

It is believed that about 100 European Starlings released in New York in the early 1890s had successfully established populations in widespread parts of the Eastern United States by about 10 years later. …