MELBOURNE, Fla. -- Biologists may soon have another biological weapon in their war against the infamous Brazilian pepper tree: an army of jumping plant lice. These tiny insects — called Calophya ...

Biologists may soon have another biological weapon in their war against the infamous Brazilian pepper tree: an army of jumping plant lice. These tiny insects — called Calophya Latiforceps — have the ...

MELBOURNE -- Bill Overholt pinched in his fingertips shiny, budding leaf tips he hopes hold clues to evicting Florida's most dreaded tourist. The University of Florida biologist has embarked on a ...

MELBOURNE— Biologists may soon have another biological weapon in their war against the infamous Brazilian pepper tree: an army of jumping plant lice. These tiny insects — called Calophya Latiforceps — ...

The thick canopy of intertwined roots from the invasive pest known as the Brazilian pepper tree was choking the life and the light from his backyard five years ago. Neil Sheehan, a former elementary ...

They're invasives, crowding native plants out of over 700,000 acres of the Florida landscape. Some pretty out-there remedies for getting rid of them (including bugs and goats) are being tried. Who ...

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. -- Scientists with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences released insects known as Pseudophilothrips ichini, or thrips, into Pasco Palms Preserve ...

The invasive Brazilian pepper seems to be a topic of concern lately. Gregg, who lives in Martin County ask via email if it is illegal to remove this plant from preserve areas. John questioned also via ...

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