Pest Spotlight: European Starling
PMP Staff
By: Gerry Wegner Ph.D. Sturnus vulgaris (Passeriformes: Sturnidae) The European starling is yet another example of a failed attempt at releasing non-native species thought to be beneficial. One hundred European starlings were imported from England and released in New York’s Central Park in the early 1890s, with hopes that this species would help control insect pests. […]