Alien species a growing menace: experts
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Alien">Alien</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="menace">menace</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="warned">warned</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="invasive">invasive</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accidentally">accidentally</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wan">Wan</span> <span word="Fanghao">Fanghao</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="invasive">invasive</span> <span word="biology">biology</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="institute">institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Agricultural">Agricultural</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="threaten">threaten</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="Wan">Wan</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Imported">Imported</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="packing">packing</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="containers">containers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="alien">alien</span> <span word="carriers">carriers</span>,<span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="invasion">invasion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alien">alien</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="untold">untold</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="taken">taken</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 520 <span word="varieties">varieties</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alien">alien</span> <span word="species">species</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 268 <span word="plants">plants</span>, 198 <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="microorganisms">microorganisms</span>.</p><p><span word="Annual">Annual</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="just">just</span> 13 <span word="alien">alien</span> <span word="species">species</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="whitefly">whitefly</span>, <span word="leaf">leaf</span> <span word="miner">miner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rice">rice</span>-<span word="water">water</span> <span word="weevil">weevil</span>, <span word="exceed">exceed</span> 57 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($9 <span word="billion">billion</span>), <span word="academy">academy</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="showed">showed</span>.</p><p><span word="Border">Border</span> <span word="quarantine">quarantine</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 320,000 <span word="detections">detections</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3,400 <span word="harmful">harmful</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Quality">Quality</span> <span word="Supervision">Supervision</span>, <span word="Inspection">Inspection</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Quarantine">Quarantine</span>.</p>
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