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  • Commercial Vessel Ballast Water Management (2020-2021): Report to Congress

    • Jul 7, 2024

    • Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Research Online; National Ballast Information Clearinghouse; United States Coast Guard.

    • The 2018 Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA) requires an annual report on the effectiveness of national ballast water management (BWM) requirements. This report provides analyses of (1) the patterns of ballast water (BW) delivery and management; (2) Coast Guard’s compliance and enforcement actions regarding BWM regulations; and (3) patterns of biological invasions by marine and estuarine aquatic nuisance species (ANS). It covers the two-year period from January 2020 through December 2021 to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Coast Guard’s statutorily mandated BWM regulatory program and validates that enforcement efforts continue to increase BWM and reduce the risk of introducing ANS into U.S. waters.

      Citation: National Ballast Information Clearinghouse and United States Coast Guard. 2023. Commercial Vessel Ballast Water Management (2020-2021): Report to Congress July 7, 2023. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Homeland Security.

  • Commissioner Tyler Harper Announces Eradication of Three Additional Yellow-legged Hornets Nests, New Biweekly YLH Newsletter

    • Oct 27, 2023

    • Georgia Department of Agriculture.

    • Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper and the Georgia Department of Agriculture announced the discovery and eradication of three additional Yellow-legged hornets’ nests in the area near Savannah, Ga. In addition to these new eradications, the Department is announcing a new, biweekly newsletter, the Yellow-Legged Ledger, to provide the public with important updates on our efforts to prevent the establishment of this invasive pest.

  • Common Aquatic Plant Management Problems

    • South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Freshwater Fisheries Section.

  • Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)

    • Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

  • Common Forest Insects and Diseases

    • Colorado State University. Colorado State Forest Service.

  • Common Garden Pests and Problems - Chestnut Blight

    • Missouri Botanical Garden.

  • Common Garden Pests and Problems - Dutch Elm Disease

    • Missouri Botanical Garden.

  • Common Garden Pests and Problems - Japanese Beetle

    • Missouri Botanical Garden.

  • Common Names of Insects Database

    • Entomological Society of America.

    • The Entomological Society of America (ESA) Common Names database is an essential reference for anyone who works with insects. It includes more than 2,000 common names and is searchable by common name, scientific name, author, order, family, genus, and species.
      See also: Better Common Names Project which aims to ensure common names are respectful, inclusive, and accurately descriptive.

  • Common Teasel

    • Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

  • Communities, Plants, and Animals - Invasive Plants

    • Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry. Maine Natural Areas Program.

  • CompassLive

    • USDA. FS. Southern Research Station.

    • CompassLive provides latest updates and is an online science magazine of the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station.
      See also: Exotic and Invasive Species articles and Plant Diseases articles.

  • Compete in the 2025 Florida Lionfish Challenge

    • September 1, 2025

    • Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

    • The annual Lionfish Challenge is an incentive program that rewards harvesters for their lionfish removals. With a tiered system, everybody can be a winner. The participant who harvests the most lionfish will be crowned the Lionfish King/Queen. The Challenge is open now and will run through September 14. You can register for the 2025 Lionfish Challenge and find more information at FWCReefRangers.com/Lionfish-Challenge. Questions regarding the challenge can be sent to Lionfish@MyFWC.com.

  • Comprehensive Review of Burmese Python Science Released

    • Feb 8, 2023

    • DOI. USGS. Wetland and Aquatic Research Center.

    • The U.S. Geological Survey has released a comprehensive synthesis of Burmese python science, showcasing results from decades of USGS-funded research on python biology and potential control tools. The giant constrictor now represents one of the most challenging invasive species management issues worldwide.

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  • Connecticut Integrated Pest Management Program

    • University of Connecticut. College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources.

    • Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a sustainable and scientific approach to managing pests. IPM practitioners base decisions on information that is collected systematically as they integrate economic, environmental and social goals. This approach applies to any situation, agricultural or urban, and is flexible enough to accommodate the changing demands of agriculture, commerce and society.

      The University of Connecticut IPM Program staff members work directly with and provide educational outreach to commercial growers, natural area managers, groundskeepers, educators and the general public in Connecticut. In addition, they conduct research and offer extension programs in these areas: Fruit, Greenhouse, Invasive Species, IPM Curriculum, Nursery, Turf & Landscape and Vegetables.

  • Connecticut Invasive Plant List

    • Nov 2014

    • Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group.

  • Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group

    • University of Connecticut. Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group.

  • Connecticut Mile-A-Minute Vine

    • University of Connecticut. Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture.

  • Connecticut's Beech Trees Severely Impacted by Beech Leaf Disease [PDF, 345 KB]

    • Jun 6, 2022

    • Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.

    • Scientists from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) are reporting that Beech Leaf Disease (BLD) has increased dramatically in both severity and distribution in 2022 compared to 2021. First detected in lower Fairfield County in 2019, BLD is now widespread on American beech (Fagus grandifolia) throughout all eight Connecticut counties, with symptoms most severe in Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex and New London Counties. Given that BLD is now widely established throughout Connecticut, reports of BLD to CAES and DEEP are no longer requested.