Invasive alien brambles have been spreading across South Africa since the early 1900s, having come from North America and Europe. All brambles fall within the genus Rubus. Their common names in South Africa are braam (Afrikaans), ijingijolo (isiZulu) and monoko-metsi (seSotho).
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Lisa: But isn’t that a bit short-sighted? What happens when we’re overrun by rubis-eating insects?
Principal Skinner: No problem. We simply unleash wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They’ll wipe out the rubis-eating insects.
Lisa: But aren’t the snakes even worse?
Principal Skinner: Yes, but we’re prepared for that. We’ve lined up a fabulous type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat.
Lisa: Then we’re stuck with gorillas!
Principal Skinner: No, that’s the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death.
Lisa: Hmm.