Alien Species
...at is supposed to be on board. Whether the introduction of a new alien species is deliberate or unintentional with evolution this might be a long losing battle ahead of us. Learning about evolution leads me to believe we might lose this battle to the alien species. We studied how farmers using pesticides have to change the substances because of the few plant eating bugs the farmer wasn’t able to kill, have now made another community with a certain gene that is able to stand certain pesticides. I feel that if we focus in on one species the same thing will happen. If a boat docks in Texas and months later we try to control it or kill off that species, what will we do to the few that didn’t die or the group that traveled by plane to California then Arizona? By the time we find something new to control or kill that species, there are already 5 new ones. Something needs to be done as this problem is growing everyday at an alarming rate. Though I wish we could just throw in the towel and let the invaders win. That is not an option as we will no longer be safe in our homes or outside. Homes are being lost, people are getting sick, crops are being lost, and lakes that are used for water, food, travel are being seized by plants. What is really sad is that in some cases the foreign plant should have never been there in the first place. Th...