Impact of invasive species under study

It is estimated that the impact regarding the costs of invasive species to the territory is seventeen times higher than previously estimated, a huge sum that weighs on the budgets of societies, at least according to a study conducted considering data from 1960 related to non-native plant species and animals that harm agriculture, insects that spread diseases and lead to the extinction of other species. For example wild boars destroy crops and insects that are increasingly spreading due to climate warming transmit diseases such as dengue and malaria with costs that fall directly on health systems and on families who must face these health issues. It seems that plants are the most economically burdensome group in terms of damage and eradicating an invasive species is indeed very difficult.

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