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Nov 2008
An archive of selected "In the News" items previously featured on the NISIC Home Page.
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Free
New Tool in the Fight Against Invasive Species (Nov
25, 2008)
Wildlife Forever.
In partnership with the United States Forest Service, Wildlife Forever announces
the availability of a new 27 minute video -- Defending
Favorite Places -- to help sportsmen and women identify invasive species
and take action to help stop their spread.
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Biopesticide
May Solve Zebra Mussel Problem (Nov 24, 2008)
Daily Gazette.
A New York State Museum researcher has created a non-toxic alternative pesticide,
using a natural bacterium that zebra mussels can feed on in small quantities,
but will kill them if they eat too much of it.
State
Museum's Plan to Control Zebra Mussels Going to
Market (Mar 10,
2008)
New York State Museum.
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Climate
Change Opens New Avenue for Spread of Invasive Plants (Nov
19, 2008)
University of Florida News.
Plants that range northward because of climate change may be better at defending
themselves against local enemies than native plants. The team's findings, reported
online in the journal Nature,
suggest that certain plants could become invasive if they spread to places that
were previously too cold for them.
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Species
Profile -- Spiny Water Flea
USDA. NAL.
National Invasive Species Information Center.
Spiny water fleas are small predacious crustaceans that threaten aquatic ecosystems
and fishing by competing with native fish for food and fouling gear. Water
flea introductions have decreased growth or survival rates for many fish, particularly
young plankton feeders.
Spiny
Water Flea Confirmed in First "Inland" Water (Oct 30,
2008)
New York Department of Environmental Conservation.
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Species Profile
-- Asian Citrus Psyllid
USDA. NAL.
National Invasive Species Information Center.
The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) is a pest that acts as a carrier or vector spreading Citrus
Greening, a devastating disease of citrus trees. This bacterial disease
is transmitted to healthy trees by the psyllid after it feeds on infected plant
tissue.
Concern
mounts as citrus pest threat increases (Nov 12, 2008)
California Farm Bureau Federation. |
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West
Nile's North American Spread Described (Nov 6, 2008)
ScienceDaily.
The rapid spread of West Nile virus in
North America over the past decade is likely to have long-lasting ecological
consequences throughout the continent, according to an article
in the November issue of BioScience. The mosquito-borne virus, which was
little known before its emergence in New York in 1999, has since been found in
all 48 contiguous states.
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Species
Profile -- Citrus Greening
USDA. NAL.
National Invasive Species Information Center.
Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as Citrus Greening Disease, is a bacterial plant
disease that – while not harmful to human health – destroys the production,
appearance and economic value of citrus trees and the taste of the fruit and
juice. It is the most serious citrus plant disease in the world and once a tree
is infected, there is no cure. Diseased trees produce bitter, inedible, misshapen
fruit and eventually die.
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Don't
Move Firewood - Protect the Nations Forests
USDA. FS.
Northeastern Area. Forest Health Protection.
Buy and use your firewood locally. Don’t take it with you and don’t
bring any back.
Do you want to protect trees? Then, don't
move firewood. Moving firewood can spread invasive,
tree-killing diseases and insect pests like the Asian
longhorned beetle and the Emerald Ash Borer.
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