Blog entries tagged invasive species

European Grapevine Moth

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100

A new foreign insect pest has been found in a north coast vineyard, and extensive trapping is underway to see how widespread the European Grapevine Moth may already be.

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The European Vineyard Moth and the Light Brown Apple Moth have a very similar appearance, which isn’t really surprisRead More...

Bio-converter

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0100

Sonoma County inventor James McElvaney (right), has developed a system to convert organic waste into energy and other beneficial byproducts, one that creates the energy that powers it in the bargain.

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Bob Hillman, McElvaney's partner in their start-up, Bioconverter LLC, sees their new technologyRead More...

Climate Change and Invasive Plants

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0100

Some invasive plants in northern California will not tolerate higher temperatures and other habitat changes resulting from global warming. But there are others that can be expected to thrive and spread even further.

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