How invasive species spread. Invasives move from garden to garden in many ways — when birds eat the fruit and drop the seeds, by lawnmowers and snowplows.

The beloved golden bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea) is invasive in the U.S. and Europe.The plant is native to southeast China and has been cultivated in Japan for centuries; it was introduced to the U ...

Invasive species can displace native species through competition or transmit new diseases. At the same time, however, some of these non-native species are threatened with extinction in their ...

Non-native species introduced by humans are among the main causes of global species decline—they were partly responsible for 60% of the species that have become extinct worldwide in recent decades.

From river-clogging plants to disease-carrying insects, the direct economic cost of invasive species worldwide has averaged about $35 billion a year for decades, researchers said Monday.