Invasive Species

Using Microwaves To Cook Ballast Stowaways (Slashdot)

13 May 2008

Smivs writes "US researchers say they have developed an effective way to kill unwanted plants and animals that hitch a ride in the ballast waters of cargo vessels. Tests showed that a continuous microwave system was able to remove all marine life within the water tanks. The UN lists 'invasive species' dispersed by ballast water discharges as one of the four main threats to the world's marine ...

Microwave is Redirected to Kill Shipboard Pests (New York Times)

13 May 2008

A researcher has discovered a unique use for your microwave oven fighting invasive species.

Invasion Of The Spiny Water Fleas: Drying Anchor Lines Can Help Contain Spread (Science Daily)

13 May 2008

Reducing the spread of some invasive species into our lakes could be as simple as asking boaters and fishers to dry out their equipment, says one biology professor studying invasive species in Lake Ontario. When anchor rope, fishing line and the boats themselves are thoroughly dried, the invasive species and their eggs will die, rather than spreading to another location, she explains. "It's such ...