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National Invasive Species Information Center
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Invasive Species Resources

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Animal Health - Exotic Newcastle Disease
Georgia Department of Agriculture.
APHIS Accepts Comments on an Environmental Assessment to Control Cogongrass in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina (Mar 4, 2020)

USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has analyzed the potential environmental effects of establishing an integrated management strategy to control cogongrass in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina. The draft environmental assessment is now available for comment. Cogongrass is an invasive exotic grass found on public and private property, along roadways, in forests, and on farmland. This federally regulated noxious weed grows rapidly, reducing forest productivity, harming wildlife habitat and ecosystems, and encroaching on pastures and hayfields. Because of cogongrass' impact on agriculture and forest industries, Congress has given APHIS funding to partner with Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina to control the spread of this weed. APHIS is proposing is an integrated management strategy that uses preventive, cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical methods to control cogongrass in key areas of its distribution. APHIS invites the public to review and comment on this environmental assessment by April 1, 2020.

Bureau of Environment - Invasive Species Best Management Practices

New Hampshire Department of Transportation.

To address mounting concerns over invasive plants and the role NHDOT activities play in the spread of these plants along roadsides, Best Management Practices (BMPs) have been developed with input from Maintenance Districts, the Roadside Development Section, the Bureau of Construction, and the NH Department of Agriculture. Implementation of these BMPs will help prevent the spread of invasive plants caused by maintenance and construction activities.

Butternut Restoration Project
New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands.
Cogongrass.org
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Provides comprehensive information on cogongrass in Georgia along with links to other southeastern state efforts on cogongrass. To date, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas have on-going research, education and/or control programs that are supported by university, state and federal agency cooperators.
Division of Forest Health and Monitoring

Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry. Maine Forest Service.

Got Pests?

Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry.

Integrated Pest Management
University of New Hampshire. Cooperative Extension.
Integrated Pest Management Programs
University of Kentucky. Entomology.
Invasives Program Background
Lake Stewards of Maine.
Special Note: Formerly known as the Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program.
Kentucky Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS)
University of Kentucky. College of Agriculture.
Lake Host Program
New Hampshire Lakes Association.
Laurel Wilt Disease Associated With Redbay Ambrosia Beetle

Georgia Forestry Commission.

Let Us Know If You See Any Winter Moths

Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry. Maine Forest Service.

Maine Forest Service. Winter moth was first recorded in Nova Scotia in the 1930s and then in the Pacific Northwest in the 1970's. It showed up in eastern Massachusetts in the early 2000's and has since spread into coastal Maine from Kittery to Bar Harbor. Fill out the Winter Moth Survey to help us gather information about the distribution of these moths across Maine. The results will be used to help with biological control development and other research.
Maine Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS)

Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry.

Maine Quarantine on Emerald Ash Borer Announced

Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry.

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry has announced a formal quarantine on emerald ash borer (EAB) and material that may harbor it. Quarantine Area: The quarantine area includes all of York County, all of Cumberland County, parts of Oxford County, and the northeastern corner of Aroostook County. The quarantine boundaries were drawn to include a buffer on those towns where EAB had been detected. EAB was found in northern Aroostook County in May 2018, western York County in September 2018, and Cumberland County in September 2019. If you suspect emerald ash borer, please report it online, or call: 207-287-3891.

Nuisance Species Plans
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
Picking Our Battles: Planning Successful Invasive Plant Management Projects

New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.

Public Pest and Recycling Assistance
Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Pest and Weed.
Quackgrass (Elytrigia repens) Control Methods in Organic Agriculture (PDF | 1.28 MB)

Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

See also: Weeds - Quackgrass for more species resources