Invasive Species

Whether it’s flushing them down the toilet or sending them down the river, releasing live goldfish into public water does more harm than good.

Michigan government agencies have awarded millions of dollars in grant funding to efforts aimed at slowing the spread of invasive species.Department of…

There have been two identified cases of the invasive spotted lanternfly this month in Michigan. Three adult flies were found dead in Kent and Wayne…

Gypsy moths are an invasive species that first arrived in Michigan with a major outbreak in the 1980s. Now some parts of the state are seeing a…

One Michigan entomologist says the state won’t have to worry about “murder hornets” for at least a decade.So-called “murder hornets” - a giant asian…

Researchers have created a formula to combat invasive plants and animals through work done on Beaver Island. They said getting rid of invasives is a…

Republicans and Democrats in Michigan’s congressional delegation say there are some critical environmental issues that affect the Great Lakes. They say…

Right now they’re hundreds of miles away, but experts say an invasive insect may soon hitch a ride to Michigan. Spotted Lanternflies are native to…

State and federal agencies have unveiled a new set of tools for managing invasive species in the Great Lakes basin.The online tool maps the Great Lakes…

A foreign parasite taking hold of Michigan’s honey bee population has keepers and scientists ramping up ways to track its movements.The Varroa mite…