👉 Last but not least: Vespa mandarinia, the Asian Giant Hornet.
🟠 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies has very few natural predators in introduced environments.
🌱It preys on native bee species, negatively impacting agriculture and other insect species, and can also carry pathogens.
#UnionConcernSpecies
👉 Let's talk about Delairea odorata, also known as Cape-ivy.
🍃 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies can grow vigorously, covering shrubs and trees, impeding the germination and growth of native seeds.
🔴 It is toxic to animals and fish.
#IASinEurope #UnionConcernSpecies
🪱 Today's #InvasiveAlienSpecies is Platydemus manokwari, the New Guinea Flatworm.
📍 It is a versatile and adaptive predator that has few natural limiting factors.
👉 It feeds on a variety of invertebrates and land snails, potentially altering the soil food web.
#IASinEurope #UnionConcernSpecies
🦅 Meet Pycnonotus jocosus, the Red-whiskered Bulbul!
🔵 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies may hybridise with native species, cause crop damage, and directly compete with native birds for resources
🍃 There are also concerns that it may facilitate the spread of invasive plants
#UnionConcernSpecies #IAS
👀 Our next #InvasiveAlienSpecies is Neogale vison, the American Mink.
🟢 It is a direct competitor with many native EU species that share its ecological niche, such as the European mink, Pyrenean desman, and Water vole
🪱It is also known to be a carrier of pathogens
#UnionConcernSpecies #IASinEurope
