01-13-2007, 05:38 AM
Hi Jerry, I agree with you the introduction of any alien species and/or biological control measure is a matter not to be taken lightly. However, there are many examples of success in doing so. Good science is the key. Australia hit a home run by introducing a virus to kill a rabbit plague years ago, but then struck out by bringing over the cane toad (from Hawaii). The difference was science. In Oregon we introduced a non-native grass that thrives in sand to stop a giant sand dune from covering Interstate 84. We also introduced a non-native weed eating fish to clean up Devil's Lake, which was so choked up you could walk on it. Both were incredibly cost effective successes. I think the answer is out there, and I think someday someone will find it. I just hate to hear you say it's too late to stop them, because the affects of these little devils has not yet been fully felt, and if we have lost, for many, paradise is also lost.