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Jul 2008
An archive of selected "In the News" items previously featured on the NISIC Home Page.
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Entomologists
are matchmakers for cerambycid beetles (Jul 31, 2008)
University of California. Agriculture and Natural
Resources.
Scientists have discovered cheap, generic blends of love potions to attract several
species of pest cerambycid beetles.
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The
Nature Conservancy Tests 'Revolutionary' New Technology to Protect
Native Forests (Jul 29, 2008)
Nature Conservancy.
The Nature Conservancy last week began testing
a new remote sensing technology on Kaua‘i
that it believes will revolutionize natural
resource management in Hawai'i.
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EPA Discharge
Permit Requirement for Recreational Boaters: President Bush Signs
Clean Boating Act of 2008 (Jul 29, 2008)
BoatU.S.
The Clean Boating
Act of 2008 (PDF | 23 KB) permanently restores the long-standing exemption
for recreational boats from permitting requirements under the federal Clean Water
Act. The EPA was set
to put the requirement in place for all vessels (including recreational) as the
result of a lawsuit over ballast water discharges
from large, ocean going ships.
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Invasive
Species Cost Great Lakes $200M (Jul 17, 2008)
United Press International.
A U.S. study
conducted by the Center
for Aquatic Conservation at the University of Notre
Dame and University of Wyoming suggests invasive
species brought in by ocean-going ships may be costing
the Great Lakes region more than $200 million a year.
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Species
Not Established in the U.S.
USDA. NAL. National Invasive Species
Information Center.
This section provides examples of why we must increase our efforts in early
detection and rapid response and prevention of
new introductions.
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Bird
Flu Vaccine Shows Promise (Jul 17, 2008)
United Press International.
A California company says its early-stage
testing of a new bird-flu vaccine for humans looks
promising.
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U.S.
Should Join Canada in Adopting Uniform Stands to Prevent Introductions
of Invasive Species in the Great Lakes (Jul 16, 2008)
The National Acadmies.
The United States should follow Canada's lead and adopt standards identical to
those proposed by the International
Maritime Organization (IMO) to prevent invasive species from entering the
Great Lakes, says a new
report from the United States' National Research Council.
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Native
wasp to be used in search for harmful forest pest (PDF
| 26 KB) (Jul 1, 2008)
USDA. FS.
Northeastern Area.
Forest health managers in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic will soon employ a common
native wasp to search for a nasty, tree-killing invasive insect -- the emerald
ash borer. It may mark the first time people will use an insect species to
search for a forest pest.
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