Science News
from research organizations
Nutria, A Rat-like Pest Ravaging Gulf Coast Wetlands, Can Be Lured With New Substance
- Date:
- March 10, 2008
- Source:
- Stevens Institute of Technology
- Summary:
- A 10-pound rodent pest called nutria ravaging southern wetlands in the US, which has been especially damaging to the marshland ecology in the Mississippi Delta following Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, may have finally met its match thanks to molecular science.
- Share:
FULL STORY
A 10-pound rodent pest called nutria ravaging southern wetlands in the US, which has been especially damaging to the marshland ecology in the Mississippi Delta following Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, may have finally met its match thanks to molecular science that includes the work of Professor Athula B. Attygalle, an expert in molecular chemistry and mass-spectrometry based at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, and a team of scientists from Cornell University and University of Iowa.
Story Source:
Materials provided by Stevens Institute of Technology. Note: Content may be edited for style and length.
Cite This Page:
Stevens Institute of Technology. "Nutria, A Rat-like Pest Ravaging Gulf Coast Wetlands, Can Be Lured With New Substance." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 10 March 2008. <www.sciencedaily.com
Stevens Institute of Technology. (2008, March 10). Nutria, A Rat-like Pest Ravaging Gulf Coast Wetlands, Can Be Lured With New Substance. ScienceDaily. Retrieved October 10, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com
Stevens Institute of Technology. "Nutria, A Rat-like Pest Ravaging Gulf Coast Wetlands, Can Be Lured With New Substance." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com
Explore More
from ScienceDaily
RELATED STORIES