VIDEO: Ireland and EU working together in bid to tackle infestation of invaders
THE chances are you don’t have to go too far from home to see one of Europe’s and Ireland’s most invasive plants. If there is just the odd clump of these invaders in your area there is still a chance they could be eliminated, but if the infestation is more established and common, then it may be a case of looking at longer-term management options.
In reality, most alien species arriving to Ireland cause no negative effect for us and do no harm to our native wildlife. In fact, more than one third of Ireland’s wild plants are alien, with just 16 listed as invasive. But even a small number of species can cause a lot of harm.
