Managing Thrips and Tospoviruses in Tomato by Joe Funderburk, Josh Freeman, Scott Adkins, Sam Hutton, Philip Stansly, Hugh Smith, Gene McAvoy, Crystal Snodgrass, Mathews Paret, Norm Leppla

“…Several invasive species of thrips have established in Florida and are causing serious economic losses to vegetable, ornamental, and agronomic crops. …”
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‘Bloomify™ Red’ and ‘Bloomify™ Rose’, Two Infertile Lantana camara Cultivars for Production and Use in Florida by Zhanao Deng, Sandra Barbour Wilson

“… 'Bloomify™ Red’ and ‘Bloomify™ Rose’ are two new infertile Lantana camara cultivars that have been developed as alternative to the invasive forms of this species, a Category I invasive species in Florida. Both cultivars have been trialed and tested in Florida and reviewed by the IFAS Invasive Plants Working Group, which concluded that the two cultivars are “not a problem species”. …”
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IFAS Assessment of the Status of Non-Native Plants in Florida’s Natural Areas by Alison M. Fox, Doria R. Gordon, Joan A. Dusky, Linda Tyson, Randall K. Stocker

“…The intention is to provide a level of information divided into relevant categories that is greater and more functional than that indicated by simple presence or absence from an “Invasive Species List.” This document is SS-AGR-225, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Managing Mexican Petunia (Ruellia simplex C. Wright) in the Home Landscape by Carrie A. Reinhardt Adams, Christine Wiese, L. C. Lee, Sandra B. Wilson, A. M. Smith, Rosanna Freyre

“…The Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council lists Mexican petunia (wild-type and non-sterile cultivars) as a Category 1 invasive species, meaning that it is “altering native plant communities by displacing native species, changing community structures or ecological functions, or hybridizing with natives.” …”
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Pitones Birmanas en Florida del Sur: Soporte Científico para el Manejo de Especies Invasoras by Rebecca G. Harvey, Matthew L. Brien, Michael S. Cherkiss, Michael Dorcas, Mike Rochford, Ray W. Snow, Frank J. Mazzotti, Marianna Domínguez

“…Mazzotti and translated by Marianna Domínguez, is the Spanish language version of WEC-242, Burmese Pythons in South Florida: Scientific Support for Invasive Species Management. It describes the population of Burmese pythons in south Florida, python reproduction, size and appearance, and the work of the Python Science Support Team. …”
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Napiergrass: Biology and Control in Sugarcane by Curtis Rainbolt

“…Because of the weedy characteristics of napiergrass, it is considered to be one of the world's worst weeds and has been listed as an invasive species by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. …”
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Bacteriocin-like peptides encoded by a horizontally acquired island mediate Neisseria gonorrhoeae autolysis. by Katy Poncin, Samantha A McKeand, Hayley Lavender, Kacper Kurzyp, Odile B Harrison, Annabell Roberti, Charlotte Melia, Errin Johnson, Martin C J Maiden, David R Greaves, Rachel Exley, Christoph M Tang

“…Here, we searched for genes present in these 2 invasive species but not in other members of the Neisseria genus. …”
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Remote sensing applications for managing a large-scale restoration dynamics project throughout the City of Gold Coast conservation estate by Jean-Marc Hero, Luke Shoo, Michael Duncan, Darren Roche, Jesse Kenny, Howard Taylor, Tim Robson, Sanjeev Kumar Srivastava, Josh Veitch-Michaelis

“…Assisted NR (controlling invasive species) is optimal for maximizing biodiversity in open eucalypt forests. …”
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Best practice mechanisms for biodiversity conservation law and policy by Callum Brockett, Katie Woolaston, Felicity Deane, Fran Humphries, Ethan Kumar, Amanda Kennedy, Justine Bell-James

“…However, the law is necessary to regulate the human-environment interactions that form the basis of the drivers of extinction and biodiversity loss, including land-clearing, the discharge of greenhouse gases and the introduction of invasive species. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the literature specifically on biodiversity conservation law, to review and describe the commonalities in laws and legal systems that can be considered successful, or unsuccessful. …”
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Native versus non-native Prosopis woody species: Which fertilize the soil better? by Moslehi Maryam, Ahmadi Farzad, Matinizadeh Mohammad, Sadeghi Seyed Mousa, Izadi Masoumeh, Faunae Nafiseh, Alizadeh Tahereh, Shackleton Ross T.

“…This study assessed differences in the physical, chemical, and microbial properties of soils under trees of the native species Prosopis cineraria and the invasive species Prosopis juliflora trees, focusing on implications for ecosystem management and restoration. …”
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Soil warming increases the active antibiotic resistome in the gut of invasive giant African snails by Yiyue Zhang, Hong-Zhe Li, Martin Breed, Zhonghui Tang, Li Cui, Yong-Guan Zhu, Xin Sun

“…Abstract Background Global warming is redrawing the map for invasive species, spotlighting the globally harmful giant African snail as a major ecological disruptor and public health threat. …”
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Spartina alterniflora invasion significantly alters the assembly and structure of soil bacterial communities in the Yellow River Delta by Pengyuan Sun, Yuxin Wu, Pengcheng Zhu, Jingfeng Wang, Jingfeng Wang, Xiaona Yu, Weihua Guo

“…Altogether, individual plant species had distinct effects on soil bacterial community assembly and structure, with the invasive species having the strongest impact. These results provide insights into microbial ecology and inform management strategies for coastal wetland restoration.…”
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Prediction of Soil Organic Carbon Content in <italic>Spartina alterniflora</italic> by Using UAV Multispectral and LiDAR Data by Jiannan He, Yongbin Zhang, Mingyue Liu, Lin Chen, Weidong Man, Hua Fang, Xiang Li, Xuan Yin, Jianping Liang, Wenke Bai, Fuping Li

“…<italic>Spartina alterniflora</italic> (<italic>S. alterniflora</italic>), an invasive species characterized by high primary productivity and rapid carbon sequestration capabilities, exerts a substantial impact on SOC concentrations. …”
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