please use easy words, do not make the answer long too : 1. Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria., a European perennial, is establishing populations in aquatic ecosystems in North America, where it is disrupting interactions between native species. Researchers at the University of Guelph are studying a European beetle as a method of biological control.

Question

a. What general assumptions are being made concerning the European beetle? 

b. Describe the ecological concerns if the assumptions prove to be incorrect. 

Answer 1

a. The general assumption being made is that the European beetle can help control the population of purple loosestrife in North America.

b. If the assumptions about the European beetle prove to be incorrect, there is a risk that the beetle could harm native species or even become a pest itself in the new environment.