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This past week was Invasive Species Awareness Week in Canada. We asked several experts in the field bout three key invasive species that pose a significant threat to our native species and bio-diversity.
Article continues below advertisement ↴ Northwestern Ontario residents may see an increase in the pine beetle (white-spotted sawyer) population this summer. "It really depends where you are. This insect has a two year life-cycle, which means eggs are laid and then two years later, the adult beetles come out of the logs or dying trees. Their population depends a lot on the material that is available for them to lay their eggs in. So if you've had fires in the area, or some forest harvesting then you get large numbers of beetles two years later in your area," says Taylor Scarr, Director of...