Invasive frog and snake cost world economy $16 billion
- July 31, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Invasive frog and snake cost world economy $16 billion
Subject :Environment
Section: Biotechnology
- According to a study published in Scientific Reports Two invasive species, the American bullfrog and the brown tree snake, cost the world an estimated $16 billion between 1986 and 2020, by causing problems ranging from crop damage to power outages.
- The brown-and-green frog, known as lithobatescatesbeianus and weighs over two pounds (0.9 kg), had the greatest impact in Europe.
- The brown tree snake, known as boigairregularis, has multiplied uncontrollably on Pacific islands including Guam and the Mariana Islands, where the species was introduced by the U.S. troops in World War II.