April is Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is asking the public to help prevent the spread of invasive pests, which cost our nation an estimated $120 billion each year in damages to our environment, agriculture and native species. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has identified 18 “Hungry Pests” as some of the most destructive invasive species that people can unknowingly spread in the things they move, pack and bring home from vacations. For more information, see top invasive pest threats.
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Note: Oct 24, 2013 -- We have migrated our What's New section to a new interface (Drupal). If you have previously bookmarked our What's New section (weblogs.nal.usda.gov/invasivespecies), please update your bookmark to the new location (https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/whats-new).
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USDA. APHIS. Hungry Pests.
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Post Date: Apr 20, 2015
National Invasive Species Awareness Week.
Participate in events across the nation to raise awareness and identify solutions to invasive species issues at local, state, tribal, regional and national scales.
* See our News and Events section for more information and additional resources
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Post Date: Feb 23, 2015
Provides general resources for smartphones applications (apps) to assist in tracking, monitoring various species, including invasive species. New resources include:
* EDDMapS Ontario
* Georgia Cotton Insect Advisor
* iBiocontrol - Noxious Weeds and their Biocontrol Agents
* IPM Toolkit
* IPAlert
* New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team
* Southeast Agricultural Stink Bug ID
* Squeal on Pigs
* WA (Washington) Invasives - Report Sightings* See our Monitoring - Smartphone Applications section for more information and additional resources.
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Post Date: Nov 20, 2014
USDA. NAL. National Invasive Species Information Center.
This workbook contains basic information on programs in USDA that could be used to fund and support invasive species related projects. This list should be a helpful place to start a search for sources of technical and financial resources for invasive species activities but may not include all potential invasive species funding opportunities. USDA contacts for program support listed in the document are current at the time of publication. The contacts listed in the "other grant information" section can assist you in determining which opportunities may fit best with your needs.
Please use this workbook to help in your important and vital work in safeguarding and enhancing natural, recreational and agricultural resources.
* See our U.S. Department of Agriculture Grant and Partnership Programs for Invasive Species page for more information.
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Post Date: Nov 20, 2014
New York Department of Environmental Conservation.
A regulation was adopted in Jul 2014 that prohibits or regulates the possession, transport, importation, sale, purchase and introduction of select invasive species. The purpose of this regulation is to help control invasive species, a form of biological pollution, by reducing the introduction of new and spread of existing populations. This regulation becomes effective Mar 10, 2015. Two species, Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii) and Eurasian boars (Sus scrofa) have grace periods. For more information, see Invasive Species Regulation (scroll to view) and Lands and Forests Emergency, Proposed & Recently Adopted Regulations.
* See our New York state resource page for more information and additional resources.
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Post Date: Oct 23, 2014
International Union for Conservation of Nature.
The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has adopted new guidelines to prevent and control biological invasions by pets, aquarium and terrarium species, live bait and live food. The new guidance is largely based on input from the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
* See our International section for more information and additional resources.
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Post Date: Oct 23, 2014
