Invasive and Exotic Species

Acknowledgements

Invasive Plants of Asian Origin Established in the United States and Their Natural Enemies

From: Hao Zheng, Yun Wu, Jianqing Ding, Denise Binion, Weidong Fu and Richard Reardon, Invasive Plants of Asian Origin Establihed in the United States and Their Natural Enemies, USDA Forest Service, FHTET-2004-05.

The authors would like to thank the following individuals for their contributions to this publication:

Drs. Donna Ford-Werntz and John Strazanac, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV; and Dr. Antonius Baudoin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA for their technical review and comments.

Liu Min and Zhang Guoliang, Institute of Biological Control, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing; Yang Changju and Zhao Chunsen, Department of Plant Protection, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China; Lituo Huang, USDA Forest Service, Morgantown, WV, for their technical assistance.

Michael Anderson, Fairmont, WV, for layout and graphics.

The authors would like to acknowledge the following library facilities and their websites: Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (http://www.las.ac.cn); National Library of China (http://www.nlc.gov.cn); Library of the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Library of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; IndexFungorum maintained by CABI Bioscience (http://www.indexfungorum.org); Chinese Biodiversity Information System (http: //www.brim.ac.cn); PLANTS database (http: //plants.usda.gov); The Nature Conservancy website (http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu); and USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine website (http:// www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/weeds).

Images used in this publication were provided by: University of Georgia (UGA), Forestry Images (http:// www.forestryimages.org), Invasive.org (http://www.invasive.org) indicated by the UGA number on the image; USDA Plants Database (http://plants.usda.gov/) indicated by USDA-PD under the image; The Nature Conservancy Wildland Invasive Species Team (http:// tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/) indicated by TNC under the image; Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (http:// www.wildflower.org/) indicated by LBJWC under the image; and Pat Breen, Oregon State University.

Funding for this publication was provided by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Biological Control and the USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team and International Programs.

Additional copies of this publication can be ordered from Jianqing Ding, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University (607) 254-6474, email: dingjianqing@yahoo.com or jd259@cornell.edu; or Yun Wu/Richard Reardon, USDA Forest Service, 180 Canfield Street, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, (304) 285-1594/1566 or email ywu@fs.fed.us or rreardon@fs.fed.us.

On The Cover: Left to right: Albizia julibrissin (Mimosa) leaves and flowers; Lonicera tatarica (Tartarian honeysuckle) leaves and flowers; Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree) fruits.

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