The beach vitex is a western Pacific plant that is a major threat to coastal ecosystems and has heavily appeared on more than ...

But for Catherine McGuigan, Invasive Species Management Program Coordinator ... This widespread problem prompted action from Virginia lawmakers. New legislation passed by the General Assembly ...

Some tunicates are native to New England, but most of what this research group finds are invasive species. Scientists believe a lack of predators and warmer ocean waters caused by climate change ...

Among those changes is the proliferation of green crab, a troublesome import from Europe and one of the world's most invasive species. "They're like cockroaches of the sea, basically," Ladd told ...

(WAVY) — The beach ... as part of Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month. “It just takes over an ideal habitat very easily and very quickly,” said Ashton Holliday, Virginia ...