Dick Shaw

Haven’t been on twitter for a while but was interested to see this comparison made. In Europe I doubt the full meaning of #InvasiveSpecies would be understood which makes it hard to explain #biocontrol when the time comes.

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In pictures: Tackling Croton scale in Grenada   – PlantwisePlus Blog blog.plantwise.org/2025/07/29/in-…

Understanding #InvasiveSpecies in agriculture - PlantwisePlus Blog blog.plantwise.org/2025/07/15/und…

Fighting fungus with fungus: a solution to coffee leaf rust? gcrmag.com/fighting-fungu…

This seems to be the first record of the invasive land flatworm Obama nungara in Northern Ireland

Preventing the coconut hispine beetle invasion in Bangladesh blog.plantwise.org/2025/06/02/pes…

Great project and quotes from CABI's own Bob Ramnanan - Imported ladybirds save Grenada’s ice cream fruit scidev.net/global/support…

Wonderful summary of a great event we had the pleasure of organising at the CGIAR Science week in Nairoby - Turning Partnerships into Impact: Lessons from… | NFP Connects nfpconnects.com/insights/turni…

Meet the psyllid, a small but mighty insect taking on aggressive invasive knotweed species.

keep an eye out for #Invasivespeciesweek nonnativespecies.org/about/news/inv…

Warning over low funding to tackle invasive species damaging British wildlife aol.co.uk/news/warning-o…

Enjoying an Inspirational kick-off meeting with colleagues in Malaysia.

DNA barcodes and #citizenscience images map spread of biocontrol agent for control of major invasive shrub - CABI.org cabi.org/news-article/d…

gotta love a weevil - CABI supports weevil release to help control floating pennywort in the Cam Washes – Invasive Species Blog blog.invasive-species.org/2025/02/06/cab…

amazing #fungi New fungal species named in honour of Sir David Attenborough making zombies of cave spiders the-microbiologist.com/news/new-funga…

New fungal species named in honour of Sir David Attenborough making zombies of cave spiders on the island of Ireland - CABI.org cabi.org/news-article/n…

Great example of community engagement re #InvasiveSpecies bbiocontrol - Tackling a cactus menace with sustainable biological control in Kenya’s Naibunga Community Conservancy – Invasive Species Blog blog.invasive-species.org/2025/01/24/tac…

Invasive apple snail in Kenyan irrigation scheme could potentially spread to more areas  – #InvasiveSpecies PlantwisePlus Blog blog.plantwise.org/2025/01/20/inv…

A persistent problem with #InvasiveSpecies - Warnings of stowaway snakes and tree-frogs hiding in pot plants bbc.com/news/articles/…