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Cane toads and sugar cane toads refer to the same species, the cane toad (Rhinella marina), which is considered a significant environmental problem in many regions, particularly Australia. They were introduced to control agricultural pests but have become invasive, outcompeting native species and disrupting ecosystems. Their toxic secretions pose a threat to predators, further exacerbating their negative impact. Overall, the cane toad is a major ecological issue rather than comparing two different problems.
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Were cane toads brought into Australia to eat sugar cane?
No. Cane toads were brought into Australia to eat the cane beetles devastating the sugar cane crops in northeastern Australia. The toads were an experiment, imported into the country by the Australian Bureau of Sugar Experimental Stations to eat cane beetles, specifically, Greyback and French's Cane Beetles. These native beetles ate grass roots, bored into the roots of sugar cane crops and caused the plants to die and go brown. Using poison controls had been unsuccessful, so it was hoped cane toads would prove to be an effective biological control on the beetles.
What toad has been a pest in Australia?
The cane toad was introduced into Australia. Australia has no native toads at all.
Why are Puerto Rican Crested Toads on the endangered species list?
Puerto Rican Crested Toads, or simply Puerto Rican Toads, are listed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as a threatened species because of habitat loss and pressure from other species that have been introduced to the island.
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The egg that has been laid by a toad What is is it called?
Frogs and toads lay masses of eggs which are called spawn.
What is sugar flour?
flour that is sugar Does this mean powdered sugar or flour that has been mixed with sugar?
Which planet could have been a star if it had been a little bigger?
There are no planets in our solar system that "could have been a star" if they had been "a little bigger".You may be referring to Jupiter; however, it would have had to be about 20 times bigger. That's like saying that a tricycle could have been a school bus if it were "a little bigger".
What should you do if my girlfriend gets upset about another boy shes been out with?
I personally think that you should just ask her what she is upset about, and try to be the bigger man and understand her problem:)
Did archies sing sugar sugar?
Yes... Where have you been?
Why did cane toads come to Australia?
Cane toads were imported by the Australian Bureau of Sugar Experimental Stations to eat cane beetles. The beetles were a major pest of sugar cane and threatened to ruin the industry. The Greyback and French's Cane Beetles, native insects that naturally ate grass roots, bored into the roots of sugar cane crops and were causing the plants to die and go brown. Control with poisons like arsenic trioxide, carbon disulfide and even 1,4 dichlorobenzene was failing badly, and the success of biological control against he prickly pear led influential politicians and the CSIR to believe the toad would eat the beetles.Unfortunately, toads cannot access adult beetles which fly away and the larvae live underground, so the experiment was a failure. European common toads (Bufo bufo) were tested for controlling grass grubs, but it was found they could not dig down to reach them - a basic quarantine process never done with cane toads.Since none of Australia's native animals have resistance to bufotenin (unlike other places where cane toads have been introduced), they have become more of a pest than the beetles ever were. Quolls, medium-sized carnivorous marsupials, have been very badly hit by poisoning from toads and now are largely confined to Tasmania where toads cannot reach (they sink in seawater). Many snakes have also declined badly where toads are present.Fertility control methods, though as yet unproven despite years of research, offer the only hope for control. However, I do not even know basic questions on this issue like how long poisonous toad eggs remain viable without sperm to fertilise them - I have assumed they would eventually die in the absence of sperm, but I have not found data.
What damage did cane toads do to Australia?
Cane toads eat anything thay can handle (eat) and have no natural enemies. They also eat rare species of other frogs for example. The toads are poisonous so Australian enemies that will attempt to eat the toad will die, including pets like cats and dogs.
Are baby cane toads poinonous for dogs?
Yes. At all stages of the cane toad's life cycle, from eggs to tadpoles to baby toads to adults, cane toads are poisonous to anything that tried to ingest them. The poison has been responsible for the deaths of many native Australian animals.
