2026-08-28 10:45 UTC
This is a bit of a long shot, but perhaps someone here knows the answer. Many years ago, I was in Hawaii and I remember being told about a project that attempted to control an exotic tree species that was outcompeting a native species. The exotic tree was vulnerable to a particular insect (?) that didn’t exist in Hawaii, so the insect was introduced in an attempt to eradicate the exotic tree. However, it turned out that this insect actually preferred the native tree species and caused even more damage. Does anyone know any more detail? Like the tree species and the insect.
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