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The public has been asked for their views on proposed legislation designed to tackle the threat from imported animals and plants. Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, said the draft Invasive Alien Species Act 2021 would strengthen protection and...

A plant nursery had sold seeds and seedlings that could be contaminated with a parasitic vine. Aberfeldy Nurseries said it had sold 44 packets of imported seeds, which may contain the dodder parasite, and six customers had been accounted for. Julie G...

Bermuda’s banana crisis is continuing as importers and officials struggle to find a solution to pest problems in imported fruit. Some shops used signs to tell customers that bananas will be unavailable “until further notice” and one said it had added...

Government is calling on the public to keep a watch out for two pest vine species being found around the island. Kudzu and hyacinth beans were reported in Bermuda in 2008 and, despite efforts to remove the aggressive vines, patches remain. A governme...

The purpose of this blog is to inform as well as find out what people know about invasive species in Bermuda. Bermuda is a small island where many species tend to thrive. It is important to be educated on the invasive species that thrive on the islan...

“Hundreds” have objected to a proposal for a parking lot to be added at Shelly Bay park for a restaurant there. A public meeting at 6.30pm today at Francis Patton Primary School has been called by Hamilton parish MPs Derrick Burgess and Wayne Furbert...

They say it takes a thief to catch a thief, and the same holds true for bugs. To catch a bug, sometimes you need another bug. That’s the philosophy of ornamental entomologist Suzanne Wainwright-Evans. Ms Wainwright-Evans has travelled the world lectu...