Tag Archives: Scottish Invasive Species Initiative

Natural born killers – biocontrol of invasive non-native plants in Scotland

Posted on August 20, 2020 by

Biological control is the use of living organisms to help control pest populations. In this post Marion Seier, Senior Plant Pathologist at CABI (Centre for Agriculture & Bioscience International), describes the work being carried out by CABI’s Invasive Species group … Continue reading →

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Assessing the damage of the Tay Reedbeds blaze

Posted on May 14, 2020 by

The Scottish Invasive Species Initiative is tackling invasive species in the north of Scotland – led by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and funded by SNH and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.  Here one of the project team – Mark Purrmann-Charles … Continue reading →

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Buttery Business – the challenge of the invasive White Butterbur

Posted on May 8, 2020 by

The Scottish Invasive Species Initiative is tackling invasive species in the north of Scotland, led by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and funded by SNH and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.  Here one of the project team – James Symonds – … Continue reading →

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