Items
of Interest:
VHS
Test Results In; Fish Disease Has Not Spread
Inland (Aug 10, 2010)
Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources.
State fisheries officials
reported that the potentially deadly Viral
Hemorrhagic Septicemia fish virus did
not spread to any inland Wisconsin waters
that were tested for the virus in 2010. None
of the fish that Department of Natural Resources
fisheries biologist collected from nearly
70 lakes and rivers this spring tested positive
for VHS. Earlier this year, Cornell University
researchers reported
finding VHS in Lake Superior fish collected
in summer 2009, but no fish kills were
evident in that lake in 2009 or 2010 because
of VHS, and none of Wisconsin's 2010
testing suggested the virus had spread from
that massive lake to inland lakes or streams.
Potato
Late Blight Confirmed in Wisconsin (Jul
14, 2010)
University of Wisconsin Cooperative
Extension.
Late
blight, caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora
infestans, has been confirmed in a
potato field in Marquette County on Jul
14, 2010. This is the first confirmed report
of late blight in Wisconsin for 2010. In
2009, late blight affected primarily tomatoes
in Wisconsin, with the first report on
Jul 29, two weeks later than this report
for potatoes. The University
of Wisconsin- Madison Vegetable Pathology
Web Site has additional information,
including fungicide details.
Firewood
Facts, Rules & Advice
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
To protect Wisconsin's parks and forests from firewood hitch hikers (invasive
pests and diseases), the Wisconsin DNR has created a permanent rule effective
Jun 1, 2010, which prohibits bringing firewood onto any state managed property
from more than 25 miles away or from outside of Wisconsin (unless the wood is
from a Wisconsin certified dealer).
Clean
Boats, Clean Waters Program
University of Wisconsin. Extension.
The Clean Boats, Clean Waters volunteer watercraft inspection program is an opportunity
to take a front line defense against the spread of aquatic invasive species.
New
Fishing/Boating Check-Off To Help Invasive
Species Fight (Mar 10, 2010)
Senator Jim
Holperin.
When Wisconsin anglers
buy their 2010 fishing license this spring
or summer they'll
be asked if they want to donate a small fee
to help eliminate the invasive
species that threaten Wisconsin waters. The
question was added to the 2010 state budget
to help raise would raise at least a half
million dollars in new revenue to combat
the spread of aquatic invasives in the state’s
inland lakes and rivers.
Spread
of Key Aquatic Invasive Species Slowed
in 2007-2008 (Jun 2, 2009)
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary
Matt Frank announced a new report shows
the spread of key aquatic invasive species has
slowed in recent years. See the 2007-08
Summary Report on Aquatic Invasive Species for
more information about Wisconsin's efforts.
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