invasive species

There are certain warning signs of Spring that you might have trouble. One is to see a tree in Missouri that is oozing sap. That could be a sign that a vicious invasive insect is present and causing issues for the ecosystem that could have bad consequences for much more than just the trees in your neighborhood.

I consider myself a natural-born skeptic and a new scientific paper won't be changing that outlook anytime soon. It makes a wild claim that feral hogs are actually good for Missouri.

I have good news and bad news. Well, it's mostly bad news, but there is a silver lining to a report that a species of wicked-looking venomous flying spiders are headed toward Missouri.

In case you didn't know, there's already a big problem with feral pigs in Missouri. A new report says that an even larger version of these swine is headed toward Missouri if something isn't done to stop them.

Invasive carp are a problem in virtually every Missouri river. There's one waterway in Missouri though that now has a lot less of these nasty fish as the state announced they have annihilated 38,000 pounds of them.

Well, it's happened yet again. An invasive fish that has been called a 'river monster' because of what it can do to native fish in Missouri has been found in the Show Me State again and this time in a completely different area. This fish can even survive slithering on land.

My dad used to tell me not to worry about tomorrow because today has enough worries. This issue is not a today thing, but boy could it become a conversation in the future. It's a mammoth invasive spider that is spreading like wildfire in the direction of Missouri, but there's not really a reason to worry even when/if it arrives.

I know this will sound surprising to some, but most worms are helpful. This isn't one of those. It's a nasty invasive worm that has been spotted in Missouri and if you try to cut it, you're only making it stronger.

I am normally a live and let live type of person. However, in this case I'll make an exception. There is an evil invasive worm in Missouri and if you see it, you really should kill it immediately and that's not an overreaction.

The word is that Missourians could see the return of an awful invasive worm this year. It looks like a combination of a hammerhead shark and a worm and it's really bad news.