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Old 09-May-08, 04:12 AM
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Post Biological Weapons To Control Cane Toad Invasion In Australia

Published: Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT
Source: ScienceDaily

New research on cane toads in Northern Australia has discovered a way to control the cane toad invasion using parasites and toad communication signals. Biologists says that controlling toads has been difficult as things that kill them will often kill frogs. Professor Shine and his team studied cane toads in Queensland that lagged behind the invasion front and found they were infected with a lungworm parasite which slows down adults and, in laboratory tests, kills around 30% of baby toads.

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