In 1935, an Australian entomologist shipped 102 cane toads from Hawaii to fight crop beetles; 2,400 were released before anyone tested the plan

Australian scientists introduced toxic cane toads to control sugar cane pests in 1935. These toads failed to eat the target ...

URI lab raising wasps to fight back against spotted lanternflies

Researchers at the University of Rhode Island are studying parasitoid wasps as a potential biological control for the ...
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Poison control officials warn of toxic toads, mushrooms after Phoenix-area rainfall

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Recent unseasonable rainfall in the Valley is bringing rarely seen toads and mushrooms to parks and backyards. An increase in these organisms in the Valley has prompted warnings ...