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See also: IPM Scouting in Woody Landscape Plants for more pests and diseases

See also: IPM Scouting in Woody Landscape Plants for more pests and diseases

See also: IPM Scouting in Woody Landscape Plants for more pests and diseases (Publication E2839)

It's the Law -- If you are moving from a spongy moth quarantine area to a non-quarantine area, you must inspect your outdoor household items for the spongy moth and remove all life stages of this destructive insect before you move.
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This year’s unusually warm winter and spring has led to the early hatch of spotted lanternfly (SLF) in states to our south.  Reports have come in over the past couple of weeks of SLF hatching from Virginia to Pennsylvania, and we anticipate them following suit here in Massachusetts in the next month.

IUCN has launched a global standard for classifying the severity and type of impacts caused by alien species, known as the Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT). This tool will alert scientists, conservation practitioners and policy makers to the potential consequences of invasive alien species, guiding the development of prevention and mitigation measures.

The Japanese Beetle was discovered in Mesa County in the summer of 2022. The Colorado Department of Agriculture has been working in partnership with local stakeholders to eradicate the pest and prevent its spread into additional areas of Colorado. 

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See also: Texas Forestry Association's "Dirty Dozen" (scroll to view) for more fact sheetss