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Invasive
Jumping Carp Rode Flood Waters on Mississippi (Dec 2, 2008)
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
The infamous silver carp, or "jumping
carp," has been found in the Mississippi
River near La Crosse. This is the first confirmed
identification of a silver carp upstream of Clinton,
Iowa, and the first identified in Wisconsin waters.
Spiny
Water Flea Confirmed in First "Inland" Water (Dec
2008)
New York Department of Environmental Conservation.
The spiny water flea, an aquatic invasive
species, has been confirmed as present in the
Great Sacandaga Lake in the southern Adirondacks,
the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) announced today. Previously,
it had been identified in the Great Lakes. This
is first time the spiny water flea has been confirmed
in an "inland" body of water.
Zebra
Mussel Found on Susquehanna River at Conowingo
Dam in Maryland: Nine-Mile Long Lake Stretches into Pennsylvania (Nov 24, 2008)
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection.
Environmental Protection and Fish and
Boat Commission officials have confirmed the
discovery of a zebra
mussel at the Conowingo Hydroelectric Dam
in Maryland; the first time the Driessena
polymorpha has been found in the lower
Susquehanna River. Signs will be posted at
Susquehanna River launching ramps to remind
boaters and anglers to report any sightings
and to scrub their vessels and equipment before
moving them to prevent unwanted hitchhikers.
Invasive
Mussels in the News -- Zebra Mussels Found in
Electric Lake (Nov 18,
2008)
Utah Divison of Wildlife Resources.
A small, high-mountain lake in central Utah
is the first body of water in Utah to test positive
for zebra mussels. The Division of Wildlife Resources
announced Nov 18 that zebra mussel DNA has been
found in water samples taken from Electric Lake.
Asian
Citrus Psyllids Detected in Imperial County (Oct 17 29, 2008)
California Department of Food and Agriculture.
Variable-leaved
Watermilfoil; New invasive aquatic plant confirmed in Vermont (Oct
13, 2008)
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation.
Aquatic biologists at the Agency of Natural Resources confirmed the arrival
of a new invasive aquatic plant found in Halls Lake in Newbury Vermont, Myriophyllum
heterophyllum (variable-leaved watermilfoil).
Pathogen
Alert: Chrysanthemum White Rust detected in Massachusetts (Sep
26, 2008)
Massachusetts Introduced Pests Outreach Project.
Chrysanthemum white rust (Puccinia horiana, "CWR"), a serious
fungal disease of chrysanthemums, has been discovered in Massachusetts. Infected
plants were found at nurseries and at retail locations, with diagnoses confirmed
by plant pathologists from USDA APHIS-PPQ.
This pathogen can spread quickly in greenhouse and nursery environments, causing
severe crop losses.
Asian
Fish Tapeworm Found in Great Lakes (Sep 15, 2008)
International Association for Great Lakes
Research.
Invasive
New Zealand Mud Snail Found in Lake Michigan (Aug 14, 2008)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Chapaign.
Researchers at the Lake Michigan Biological
Station, a field station of the Illinois Natural
History Survey, discovered a population of New
Zealand mud snails while processing a sample from
Lake Michigan -- one of the first reported sighting
of this species in the lake.
Single
Asian Citrus Psyllid Detected in San Diego (Aug 29, 2008)
California Department of Food and Agriculture.
Pest
Alert: Asian Longhorned Beetle Detected in Massachusetts (Aug
7, 2008)
Massachusetts Introduced Pests Outreach Project.
The Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis, "ALB"),
a pest of hardwood trees including maple, birch and horse chestnut, was recently
discovered in Worcester, Massachusetts. This is the first detection of the
invasive pest in Massachusetts.
DATCP
and DNR Annouce Presence of Emerald Ash Borer in Wisconsin (Aug
4, 2008)
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade
and Consumer Protection.
Officials with the Department of Agriculture,
Trade and Consumer Protection and the Department
of Natural Resources today announced the first
confirmed occurrence of emerald ash borer (EAB),
an invasive, destructive insect pest of ash trees,
in Wisconsin.
Discovery
of forest pest triggers state, federal response (Jul 30, 2008)
Oklahamo Department of Agriculture, Food, and
Forestry.
On Jul 25, 2008, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) positively
identified emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis, in
Wayne County, Missouri. This is the first detection of EAB in the State of
Missouri.
Emerald
Ash Borer Infestations Found in Fairfax County, Virginia (Jul
11, 2008) and Virginia
Quarantines Movement of Ash Trees and Products
from Fairfax County (Jul
16, 2008)
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services.
Two new infestations of emerald ash borer (EAB)
were recently discovered (Jul 7 and 9) and confirmed in ash trees in the town
of Herndon and the Newington area, both in Fairfax County, Virginia. As of
Jul 14, 2008, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
placed a quarantine on Fairfax County to prevent the artificial spread of EAB
to uninfested areas of the Commonwealth.
Worm-eating
Slug Found in Garden (Jul 10, 2008)
BBC News.
A "ghost" slug found in a garden in Cardiff has been declared a new
species by specialists at the National Museum of Wales and Cardiff University.
The origin of this slug, and its route into Britain, is completely unknown,
and specimens have not been seen in Europe before this was discovered in Cardiff
last year.
ODNR
Confirms Finding the VHS Virus in Muskie at Clear
Fork Reservoir in North-Central Ohio (Jun 18, 2008)
Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
These results mark the first isolation of viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHSv),
outside the Great Lakes Basin.
Invasive
Island Applesnail Found in Horry County (Jun 12, 2008)
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources Aquatic
Nuisance Species team and its partner organizations
are currently dealing with the highly invasive
island applesnail, Pomacea insularum,
which was recently discovered in a retention
pond just southeast of Socastee in Horry County
near the Grand Strand.
Invasive
Algae Found In Maryland: Potentially Destructive Didymo found in
Gunpowder FallsInvasive Algae Found In Maryland: Potentially Destructive
Didymo found in Gunpowder Falls (May 6, 2008)
Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
DNR urges anyone who observes Didymo (in
Maryland) to contact Don Cosden at 410-260-8287
as soon as possible.
Alder
Phytophthora (Phytophthora alni subsp. uniformis)
in Alaska (includes recent Jan 2008 update)
USDA. FS.
Forest Health Protection. Alaska Region.
Phytophthora alni subsp. uniformis (PAU)
was isolated from soil beneath alder from two
riparian areas in 2007; one area was in south-central
and one in interior Alaska. This is the first
time this hybrid pathogen has been found in North
America.
Zebra
Mussels Detected in Lake Pueblo State Park (Jan 17, 2008)
Colorado Division of Wildlife.
Zebra Mussels
Found in California Reservoir (Jan 16, 2008) / Quagga and Zebra
Mussels: Incident Description
California Department of Fish and Game.
This is the first population of zebra mussels found in California waters. |
