The cost of some invasive species could be 16 times higher than we thought

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May 26, 2025, 2:30 pm297 ptsTop
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.

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