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Red
Palm Mite Infestation Identified in Palm Gardens (Dec 5, 2007)
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services.
This is the first confirmed report of this
serious plant pest in the United States and is
a direct threat to the ornamental palm and coconut
industries in Florida, Alabama, Arizona, California,
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Texas.
Medfly
Infestation Detected in Rancho Palos Verdes Area (Oct 25, 2007)
California Department of Food and Agriculture.
First Medfly infestation in Los Angeles County since 2001.
Emerald
Ash Borer Found in West Virginia (Oct 19, 2007)
West Virginia Department of Agriculture.
DNR
Surveying for Invasive Rusty Crayfish (Oct 18, 2007)
Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
The rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus),
an aggressive, non-native, and invasive species,
was first discovered in the Monocacy River in north-central
Maryland on Jun 28, 2007. It was later discovered
in Maryland's portion of the Susquehanna River
watershed.
Invasive
Lionfish Species Confirmed in Gray’s Reef National Marine
Sanctuary (Oct 15, 2007)
DOC. National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Zebra
Mussels Confirmed at Northeast Kansas' Perry
Reservoir (Oct
24, 2007)
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.
Chrysanthemum
White Rust (Puccinia horiana P. Henn) Found in Connecticut (Sep
27, 2007)
North American Plant Protection Organization.
On Sep 13 and 14, 2007, the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed Chrysanthemum
White Rust (CWR) at two separate nurseries in Hartford
and Fairfield Counties, Connecticut, respectively.
Soybean Rust Confirmed
For First Time in Kansas (Sep 21, 2007)
Kansas Department of Agriculture.
Precautions
Advised to Contain Cheney Zebra Mussel Infestation (Sep 21,
2007)
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.
Bullfrogs
Found in the Uinta Basin (Utah) (Sep 21, 2007)
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
The American bullfrog is native to the eastern
U.S and Canada. It is illegal to possess or transport
one in Utah. Call (435) 781-5315 to report sightings
of bullfrogs in Utah.
Detection
of Sirex noctilio Fabricius (Sirex woodwasp) in Lamoille
County, Vermont (Sep 18, 2007)
North American Plant Protection Organization.
This is the first detection of S. noctilio in the New England region
of the United States.
NYSDEC
Announces Didymo Found in Lower Section of Batten
Kill: First Confirmation of the Aquatic Nuisance Algae in New York
State (Sep 2007)
New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation.
New
Aquatic Invasive Weed (Hydrilla) Found in Northeast Wisconsin (Aug
15, 2007)
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade
and Consumer Protection.
Wavyleaf
basketgrass: New Invader Waves a Red Flag (Aug 6, 2007)
Maryland Invasive Species Council.
Foot and
Mouth Disease confirmed in cattle, in Surrey (Aug 3, 2007)
United Kingdom Department for Environment
Food and Rural Affairs.
The
Fig Whitefly Singhiella simplex (Singh) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae):
A New Exotic Whitefly Found on Ficus Species in South Florida (Aug
3, 2007)
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services.
New
cyst nematode species on corn (Jul 30, 2007)
Iowa State University. Extension. Integrated
Crop Management, IC-498(21).
New
Invasive Insect Confirmed in Michigan Sirex Woodwasp
located in Macomb County during routine survey efforts (Jul 16, 2007)
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
and Environment.
ANR
Confirms First Northeastern U.S. Infestation of "Didymo" (Jul
6, 2007)
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources.
Zebra
Mussels Found in Tioga County Lake: First Time Zebra Mussels Discovered
in Pennsylvania Tributary to Susquehanna River (PDF | 90 KB) (Jul
3, 2007)
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
Agriculture
Department Announces Detection of Emerald Ash Borer In Pennsylvania (Jun
27, 2007)
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
Invasive
Species Expands in State: The light brown apple
moth is an invasive species from Australia (Apr 26,
2007)
California Farmer.
Gladiolus
Rust, Uromyces transversalis (Thum.), detected again in
Florida (Apr 16, 2007)
North American Plant Protection Organization.
Pest
Alert: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug found in Massachusetts (March
2007)
Massachusetts Introduced Pests Outreach Project.
Light
Brown Apple Moth in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California (Mar
22, 2007)
North American Plant Protection Organization.
Chrysanthemum
White Rust (CWR) in California (Mar 9, 2007)
North American Plant Protection Organization.
Zebra
Mussels Found In Winfield City Lake; Boaters Must
Take Precautions (Feb
27, 2007)
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.
Invasive
Quagga Mussels Identified in California (Jan 19, 2007) / Quagga
and Zebra Mussels: Incident Description
California Department of Fish and Game.
Invasive
mussels now confirmed at Lake Havasu as well as Lake Mead: Hydroelectric
power, water delivery and ecosystems could be affected (Jan
19, 2007)
Arizona Game and Fish. |
