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Do you have any invasive species in your area? Plant or animal.

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Posted - February 26, 2018

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  • 10037
    Yes. Both plant and animal. 

    It's really hard for me to be mad at some of them because they're visually appealing. Also, it's not their fault that stupid humans introduced them to the environment in the first place. 

    Best to try to contain them, though. I imagine that Native American Indians wish they could have contained the original invasive species to this continent! 
      February 26, 2018 8:49 AM MST
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  • 5455
    I agree, it's kind of hard to hate some of those flowers, lol.

      February 26, 2018 12:53 PM MST
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  • 44178
    Ah, yes...Purple Loosestrife. It is now completely covering some of river islands and is totally worthless, taking over numerous species.
      February 26, 2018 1:24 PM MST
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  • 5808
    pigeons, rats, mice, weeds...lol
      February 26, 2018 9:20 AM MST
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  • 10449
    Yes -

    Plants - Scotch Broom: Highly flammable, hard to kill and thrives in all conditions.

    Animals - Flatlanders"  Explode with anger (especially when driving), whine about everything, can't thrive anywhere.  {"it's too dry", "it's too wet", "there're too many trees in the forest", "We need more shopping malls", "my neighbors chickens wont shutup" ...  wah, wah, wah!. }
      February 26, 2018 9:39 AM MST
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  • 14795
    Japanese knot weed....you can't sell you home if you or you  neighbours   has its..... If you do nothing about it the government prosecutes you...:(
    Its in various properties in London...it's also now in many parts of England as well...
    It was brought into the country by very careless horticulturalist that let it grow wild and get out if control.....
      February 26, 2018 10:07 AM MST
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  • 22891
    not that i know of
      February 26, 2018 10:42 AM MST
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  • Fennel is a Mediterranean native that has become invasive in the Bay Area. Eucalyptus trees are Australian natives that grow throughout coastal California. Not only are they invasive, they're also highly flammable.

    And we are overrun with squirrels. They are actually native, but we've killed their natural predators, which means they multiply at an alarming rate. 
      February 26, 2018 11:00 AM MST
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  • 44178
    Sounds like you need a few hawks for the squirrels. We have a neighborhood one that keeps them in check.
      February 26, 2018 1:27 PM MST
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  • 6988
    I have Multifloral Roses. They are nasty to contact but the birds love to nest in them. I have Emerald Ash Borers and Japanese beetles.
      February 26, 2018 12:08 PM MST
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  • 44178
    Let us not forget those pesky Gobies in the lake that steal my worms.
      February 26, 2018 1:28 PM MST
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  • 5455
    This is the list from my state's Department of Environment and Natural Resources website:

    Zebra Mussels
    Rusty Crayfish
    Asian Carp
    Quagga Mussels
    Asian Clams
    Silver Carp
    Bighead Carp
    Grass Carp
    European Rudd
    Western Mosquitofish
    Didymo
    Flowering Rush
    Purple Loosestrife
    Common Reed
    Curly Leaf Pondweed
    Eurasian Watermilfoil
    Leafy Spurge
    Canada Thistle
    Perennial Sow Thistle
    Hoary Cress
    Russian Knapweed
    Salt Cedar
    Gypsy Moth
    Absinth Wormwood
    Black Henbane
    Bull Thistle
    Chicory
    Common Burdock
    Common Mullein
    Common Tansy
    Dalmation Toadflax
    Diffuse Knapweed
    Field Bindweed
    Giant Knotweed
    Houndstongue
    Musk Thistle
    Ox Eye Daisy
    Phragmites
    Plumeless Thistle
    Poison Hemlock
    Puncturevine
    Scotch Thistle
    Spotted Knapweed
    Sulfur Cinquifoil
    Saint Johnswort
    Yellow Toadflax
    Mountain Pine Beetle




      February 26, 2018 12:49 PM MST
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  • Looks like you have privacy issues!
      February 26, 2018 1:13 PM MST
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  • 10037
    I see that chicory is on there. See, that's one that I just can't be mad at!  It's certainly a welcome invader to me. :)
      March 1, 2018 2:21 PM MST
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  • "Seagulls" ... mostly.

      February 26, 2018 12:51 PM MST
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  • 44178
    They have invaded the world. But without them what would clean parking lots of discarded McPukie's French fries.
      February 26, 2018 1:31 PM MST
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  • Prison inmates.  :)
      February 26, 2018 1:36 PM MST
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  • 44178
    A novel idea.
      February 26, 2018 1:39 PM MST
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  • 7775
    Yea. Stupid people.
      February 26, 2018 1:41 PM MST
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  • 3523
    We have an invasive race where I live: caucasians, and I'm one of them.
      February 27, 2018 5:32 PM MST
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  • Japanese knotweed
      February 27, 2018 5:34 PM MST
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