Rising number of foreign pests that could threaten the UK’s biodiversity are also arriving on ornamental plants ...

He thought it was a prank, but was stunned to find it was a tree-frog that had arrived with roses from Colombia via Ecuador. Frogs, lizards and insects pests are the main stowaways detected in the UK.

"Adult snakes and lizards are just the tip of the iceberg," said Prof William Sutherland, of the University of Cambridge. "If they're getting through, what's the chance of us spotting small insects ...

In the summer of 2018, I traveled to Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula to study the gliding tree frog. These nocturnal amphibians live high in the rain forest canopy, on the tippy tops of the branches, only ...

but was stunned to find it was a tree-frog that had arrived with roses from Colombia via Ecuador. Frogs, lizards and insects pests are the main stowaways detected in the UK. Across mainland Europe ...

Reptiles have been spotted on imported plants, but what we should really worry about, according to scientists, are the ...

In the summer of 2018, I traveled to Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula to study the gliding tree frog. These nocturnal amphibians live high in the rain forest canopy, on the tippy tops of the branches, only ...

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Science taught me something today. Tree frogs might be the best athletes on the planet, pound for pound. Look. I know that sounds stupid. They can’t windmill a basketball at 40 years old like ...

This is because insects, fungi, spiders and agricultural pests are also being imported into the UK through the same means. Fast-moving plant shipments into northern Europe make it difficult to ...