The botanical research my employer and I do helps keep botanical gardens, crops, and invasive species from becoming problematic. For instance lantana a huge noxious weed in Australia is native to the Americas. There is insects that control it here but if we could find Australian species of insects that do the same and can survive in Australia's climate we could eliminate such pest plants. It's a delicate balance no one wants to release an insect that can kill a noxious weed but also destroy a nearly untouched ecosystem. We have already somewhat successfully released test vectors in Tennessee to help stop the empress tree from killing the native Appalachian ecosystem.
My employer is having me travel to Darwin Northern Territory
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The botanical research my employer and I do helps keep botanical gardens, crops, and invasive species from becoming problematic. For instance lantana a huge noxious weed in Australia is native to the Americas. There is insects that control it here but if we could find Australian species of insects that do the same and can survive in Australia's climate we could eliminate such pest plants. It's a delicate balance no one wants to release an insect that can kill a noxious weed but also destroy a nearly untouched ecosystem. We have already somewhat successfully released test vectors in Tennessee to help stop the empress tree from killing the native Appalachian ecosystem.