Introduction: Exotic pests

Also in this issue:

Response of soils to sodic and saline conditions

New facilities to foster solutions for exotic pests

Lizards slay Lyme disease spirochetes

Center for Exotic Pest Research tackles controversy

Silverleaf whitefly extends range

Scientists see spike in Africanized bee numbers

Blessing or curse? Varroa mite impacts Africanized bee spread and beekeeping

Invasion biology: Rethinking our response to alien species

IPM helps control elm leaf beetle

Invisible invaders: Insect-transmitted viruses threaten agriculture

Persistent silverleaf whitefly exploits desert crop systems

Ravenous Formosan subterranean termites persist in California

Cracks affect infiltration of furrow crop irrigation

A better tick-control trap: Modified bait tube controls disease-carrying ticks and fleas