Jan. 16 emerald ash borer webinar: Managing riparian forests before and after
Closeup of an adult emerald ash borer.(USDA Forest Service photo by James Jacobs)
WISCONSIN — The USDA Forest Service Eastern Region State Private, and Tribal Forestry Watershed Team will host an hour-long webinar Thursday, Jan. 16, for land managers, forest health managers and forestland owners to discuss…
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Spongy Moth
Lymantria dispar adults. Male (bottom right) and female (left) Asian Lymantria dispar shown for comparison. Courtesy photo from bugwood.org, by USDA APHIS PPQ.
The Lymantria dispar dispar is a non-native insect established in 19 states, the District of Columbia, and neighboring parts of eastern Canada. Historically it has been the most destructive pest of oak-dominated hardwood…
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Invasive Forest Plants
Removing mud and seeds from your shoes can help prevent the spread of invasive plants and animals. (Courtesy photo by Kim Lanahan-Lahti, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry). A New Way to Stop Invasive Pests – Clean Recreation. Read more
Preventing or reducing undesirable impacts of non-native invasive plants is a difficult challenge facing all land managers.…
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Invasive Forest Pathogens
Sudden Oak Death in China Camp State Park near San Rafael, CA. (USDA Forest Service photo by Bruce Moltzan)
Preventing or reducing undesirable impacts of invasive forest diseases are a difficult challenge facing all land managers. Invasive forest diseases such as Sudden Oak Death, Laurel Wilt, White Pine Blister Rust, Chestnut Blight, Dutch Elm Disease, and Butternut Canker, continue to have…
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Fighting invasive emerald ash borers with woodpeckers and citizen scientists
Invasive non-native insects have been called the “wildfires of the East,” given the damage they cause to trees. One pest, the emerald ash borer, has killed hundreds of millions of rural and urban ash trees.
An arborist injects an ash tree with insecticide. (USDA Forest Service photo by Therese Poland.)…