The best solution to invasive species issues is rarely going to be adding another invasive species. Ecological interactions are phenomenally complicated. The chances of the solution species becoming another invasive species is rather high. Then people start looking for yet another new species to solve that problem. It seems to me that this method just gets you into an Old Lady that Swallowed a Fly situation.
this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2025
15 points (94.1% liked)
Environment
4692 readers
1 users here now
Environmental and ecological discussion, particularly of things like weather and other natural phenomena (especially if they're not breaking news).
See also our Nature and Gardening community for discussion centered around things like hiking, animals in their natural habitat, and gardening (urban or rural).
This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
IIRC, there's a rather long history of exactly this happening in many different cases.
Are we including entrepreneurs in this?
but acacia isnt native to california, there are so many things they are doing wrong too, alot ornamentals can be invasive themselves. theres even succulents can be invasive, ive seen people growing them, but they are cognizant enough to prevent it from spreading on thier front garden.