Within three months, a shipment of small branches arrived in California. The branches carried not only cottony cushion scale, ...

Invasive biologists have long tried to curb Australia’s cane toad population. The newest approach uses CRISPR gene-editing technology to create cannibalistic “Peter Pan” cane toad tadpoles: tadpoles ...

CENTRAL FLORIDA, FL, USA — Besides the Florida heat, cane toads are also potentially fatal for your pet. The non-native toad secretes a potent toxin called bufotoxin that can severely sicken or ...

A single cane toad can lay a clutch of more than 30,000 eggs, so manual control methods have struggled to keep up with their population growth. Instead, biologists are turning to gene editing.

Recent wet and humid weather in Queensland has led to a surge in cane toad breeding activity across the state. Invasive species manager at Watergum Kelsi Taylor said the recent inclement weather ...

Recent wet and humid weather in Queensland has led to a surge in cane toad breeding activity across the state. Invasive species manager at Watergum Kelsi Taylor said the recent inclement weather ...

Environmental non-profit group Watergum recently conducted its annual ‘Great Cane Toad Bust,’ from January 18-26, that saw almost 200,000 cane toads at all life stages taken from the ...