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A study published this month recorded the naturalisation of African Bermuda grass (Cynodon nlemfuensis), a globally known invasive species, along roadsides and disturbed grasslands in the Himalaya and the Western Ghats, two of India's biodiversity hotspots, based on field surveys conducted between 1995 and 2024. Researchers found the species colonising these habitats at an early, localised stage rather than in landscape scale infestations, which is exactly the stage at which an Early Detection and Rapid Response strategy is most effective and least costly. The study highlighted that delays in identifying such biological invasions allow invasive species to spread unchecked, pointing to gaps in India's current bioinvasion monitoring and management policy.