Invasive Species /tags/invasive-species Invasive Species en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 15 May 2023 19:34:59 GMT Invasive hammerhead worm could make its way to Austin after all that rain /energy-environment/2023-05-15/invasive-hammerhead-worm-could-make-its-way-to-austin-after-all-that-rain This worm is known for irritating human skin, being poisonous for pets and eating earthworms from flower beds. Mon, 15 May 2023 19:34:59 GMT /energy-environment/2023-05-15/invasive-hammerhead-worm-could-make-its-way-to-austin-after-all-that-rain Haya Panjwani Don't Plant Or Pitch Mailed Mystery Seeds /texas/2020-08-03/dont-plant-or-pitch-mailed-mystery-seeds From Texas Standard:Across the country, small packets of seeds have been showing up, unsolicited, in people’s mailboxes and at their front doors. The� Mon, 03 Aug 2020 17:51:35 GMT /texas/2020-08-03/dont-plant-or-pitch-mailed-mystery-seeds Michael Marks Invasive Beetles Have Killed East Texas Ash Trees For Years, But Now They're Spreading /texas/2020-06-10/invasive-beetles-have-killed-east-texas-ash-trees-for-years-but-now-theyre-spreading From Texas Standard:An invasive species of beetle, the emerald ash borer, has spread to Denton and Bowie Counties for the first time.The small,� Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:23:47 GMT /texas/2020-06-10/invasive-beetles-have-killed-east-texas-ash-trees-for-years-but-now-theyre-spreading Michael Marks In the Growing Battle Against Invasive Plants, Texas Lags Behind Other States /energy-environment/2016-10-26/in-the-growing-battle-against-invasive-plants-texas-lags-behind-other-states Doctor Hans Landel blows minds for a living.He travels the state giving workshops on invasive plants. But he starts each one with a warning. “If you’re� Wed, 26 Oct 2016 12:45:57 GMT /energy-environment/2016-10-26/in-the-growing-battle-against-invasive-plants-texas-lags-behind-other-states Mose Buchele This Invasive Species Is Clogging Up Our Waterways /texas/2016-09-02/this-invasive-species-is-clogging-up-our-waterways From Texas Standard:Texas is being invaded by an aquatic menace. No, I’m not talking about Alligators or Barracudas, I’m talking about Zebra mussels. At� Fri, 02 Sep 2016 22:00:00 GMT /texas/2016-09-02/this-invasive-species-is-clogging-up-our-waterways Alain Stephens | The Trace The Remedy for These Tree-Killing Beetles Might Haunt Your Dreams /energy-environment/2016-06-08/the-remedy-for-these-tree-killing-beetles-might-haunt-your-dreams Somewhere in the forests of Northeast Texas there is a tree, or maybe group of trees, where an invasive species is breeding. It’s a beetle called the� Wed, 08 Jun 2016 15:25:59 GMT /energy-environment/2016-06-08/the-remedy-for-these-tree-killing-beetles-might-haunt-your-dreams Mose Buchele Central Texas Boaters Could Soon Face More Rules Because of Zebra Mussels /energy-environment/2014-01-21/central-texas-boaters-could-soon-face-more-rules-because-of-zebra-mussels As the invasive and annoying zebra mussel pops up in a sixth Texas lake, state wildlife commissioners are getting ready to vote on new rules that would� Wed, 22 Jan 2014 01:34:37 GMT /energy-environment/2014-01-21/central-texas-boaters-could-soon-face-more-rules-because-of-zebra-mussels Nathan Bernier