What's the most disastrous introduced species you can think of?
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from;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_tree_snake
"Shortly after World War II, and before 1952, the Brown tree snake was accidentally transported from its native range in the South Pacific to Guam, probably as a stowaway in ship cargo.25 As a result of abundant prey resources on Guam and the absence of natural predators outside of feral pigs and Mangrove monitors, Brown tree snake populations reached unprecedented numbers.2 Snakes caused the extirpation of most of the native forest vertebrate species; thousands of power outages affecting private, commercial, and military activities; widespread loss of domestic birds and pets; and considerable emotional trauma to residents and visitors alike when snakes invaded human habitats with the potential for envenomation of small children.2 Since Guam is a major transportation hub in the Pacific, numerous opportunities exist for the Brown tree snakes on Guam to be introduced accidentally to other Pacific islands as passive stowaways in ship and air traffic from Guam.2 To minimize this threat, trained dogs are used to search, locate, and remove brown tree snakes prior to the departures of outbound military and commercial cargo and transportation vessels from the island. 6 Numerous sightings of this species have been reported on other islands including Wake Island, Tinian, Rota, Okinawa, Diego Garcia, Hawaii, and even Texas in the continental United States.7 An incipient population is probably established on Saipan.2 Paracetamol has been used to help eradicate the snake on Guam. 89"
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The Africanized Honey Bee might be one of the most dangerous introduced species because of their aggressive nature. Unlike European Honey Bees, the Africanized Honey bee or "killer bees" will attack unprovoked. African Honey Bees were brought to Brazil in 1956 and were hybridized so they could withstand the Brazilian climate. These hybrid bees have been migrating north ever since.
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There is a difference between a species that is officially introduced and ones that are just let out, or come in through customs.
The Africanized Honey Bee were accidentally released. They were never 'introduced'.
http://www.ento.okstate.edu/ahb/
We can only hope that humans will stop trying to solve problems by introducing a new species into an area. This only creates yet a new problem.
