Invasive Species B/C

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1. Scientific and common names.
2. Habitat and diet.
3. Unsuccessful biocontrol method.
4. Sexual maturity range.
1. [i]Myocastor coypus[/i], Nutria.
2. Small lotic and lentic freshwater systems (aka ponds and streams, and they eats stems and leaves of plants in their habitats.
3. I couldn't find that one...
4. Mature at 6 months.
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Magikarpmaster629 wrote:
Jaol wrote:
[attachment=0]images.jpg[/attachment]
1. Scientific and common names.
2. Habitat and diet.
3. Unsuccessful biocontrol method.
4. Sexual maturity range.
1. [i]Myocastor coypus[/i], Nutria.
2. Small lotic and lentic freshwater systems (aka ponds and streams, and they eats stems and leaves of plants in their habitats.
3. I couldn't find that one...
4. Mature at 6 months.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to use pythons (Python rebae) as a biocontrol for coypu in Lake Navaisha in Kenya. (From my binder)
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1. Scientific and common names
2. Where is it native to? How and where did it reach the US?
3. How is it invasive? Give three reasons for its success as an invasive species.
[img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Rapana_Black_Sea_2009_G7.jpg[/img]
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Magikarpmaster629 wrote:
1. Scientific and common names
2. Where is it native to? How and where did it reach the US?
3. How is it invasive? Give three reasons for its success as an invasive species.
[img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Rapana_Black_Sea_2009_G7.jpg[/img]
1. Veined Rapa Whelk (Rapana venosa)
2. Native to W Pacific and got to the US by ballast water of ships
3. It changes the ecology at the "sea" floor. It doesn't have many natural predators. It has a hard shell. It tolerates a large habitat range.
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Jaol wrote:
Magikarpmaster629 wrote:
1. Scientific and common names
2. Where is it native to? How and where did it reach the US?
3. How is it invasive? Give three reasons for its success as an invasive species.
[img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Rapana_Black_Sea_2009_G7.jpg[/img]
1. Veined Rapa Whelk (Rapana venosa)
2. Native to W Pacific and got to the US by ballast water of ships
3. It changes the ecology at the "sea" floor. It doesn't have many natural predators. It has a hard shell. It tolerates a large habitat range.
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[attachment=0]sirexwasp-498x336.jpg[/attachment]
1. Scientific and common names.
2. Diet.
3. Native and introduced range.
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Jaol wrote:
[attachment=0]sirexwasp-498x336.jpg[/attachment]
1. Scientific and common names.
2. Diet.
3. Native and introduced range.
1. Sirex woodwasp, [i]Sirex noctilio[/i]
2. They are wood-borers; adults don't eat anything, but the larvae are voracious eaters of the inner bark of trees
3. Native to Europe, and central Asia. Introduced into New England
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Magikarpmaster629 wrote:
Jaol wrote:
[attachment=0]sirexwasp-498x336.jpg[/attachment]
1. Scientific and common names.
2. Diet.
3. Native and introduced range.
1. Sirex woodwasp, [i]Sirex noctilio[/i]
2. They are wood-borers; adults don't eat anything, but the larvae are voracious eaters of the inner bark of trees
3. Native to Europe, and central Asia. Introduced into New England
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1. Order, Scientific nomenclature, common name
2. List 3 invasive properties of this organism
3. Where are they native to?
4. What is the role of the specimen in this specific picture?
5. Explain their reproductive process. How are new nests created? How many of this species are in each nest?
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Re: Invasive Species B/C

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Okay, I am just going to jump in here so....
1. Blattodea,[i] Copototermes formosanus[/i], Formosan Subterranean Termite 
2. a) Large foraging range 
          b) Extremely difficult to completely eradicate 
          c) Consumes wood at rapid rate
3. Southern China 
4. Worker 
5. After a nest produces alates they fly to a ideal location. Then female mates with males to lay eggs and form royal chamber. After 2 to 4 weeks the eggs hatched and by there second instar stage - the female lays a second batch of eggs. This repeats till a colony is created (can take months for full colony). [No clue on any specific number]
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