Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FORT PIERCE — Biologists want your help in the fight against one of Florida's most notorious invasive species. For decades, the ...

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Invasive trees in Southwest Florida are being removed, but at what price? It is costly, but experts say the removal of these trees is important. Mike McGowan says the Brazilian peppertree growing in ...

Q: I have just read an article about the Brazilian pepper tree and wanted to know if it is illegal to have one in my garden. My neighbor has been complaining about it and wanted to know if I am ...

Q: The lot behind my house used to have a Brazilian pepper tree that would hang over our fence and drop its berries and reproduce. We fought it for years until we finally killed it. The same lot owner ...

The red berries of the Brazilian peppertree -- a weedy, invasive species common in Florida -- contain an extract with the power to disarm dangerous antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria, scientists at ...

In Florida, more than two invasive species get established every month, brought in through cargo or by visitors. But researchers are making progress in the battle against one major pest: the Brazilian ...

Florida's warm weather and hospitable climate have made it attractive for humans as the population continues to grow, but people aren't the only ones proliferating: Invasive plants are on the rise, ...