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Those seeds clinging to your hiking socks may be from invasive plants – here's how to avoid spreading them to new locations

  • Written by Megan Dolman, PhD candidate in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Boise State University
Those seeds clinging to your hiking socks may be from invasive plants – here's how to avoid spreading them to new locationsThese stowaways can do a lot of damage.Brett L./ Flickr, CC BY-SA

With spring settling in across the U.S. and days lengthening, many people are ready to spend more time outside. But after a walk outdoors, have you ever found seeds clinging to your clothes? Lodged in your socks and shoelaces? Perhaps tangled in your pet’s fur? While most of us...

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