The Department of Primary Industries and Water, Tasmania has sent us some new images of Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana). This pest has appeared on the Most Un-Wanted List of several groups in the United States. Take a look at these new images.
Informative artcle from the Weed Science Society of America here.
The Greater Mekong, which is made up of 600,000 square kilometres of wetlands and rainforest along the Mekong River in Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam and China is home to over 1000 new species.
More information at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/3761269/Spider-as-big-as-a-plate-among-scores-of-new-species-found-in-Greater-Mekong.html
Interesting story here.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the finding of a Mediterranean fruit fly population in the El Cajon area of San Diego County, California. APHIS is designating portions of San Diego County as a Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) quarantine area and is applying restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from that area. These actions are necessary to prevent the spread of Medfly to noninfested areas of the United States.
More information at: http://westernfarmpress.com/news/medfly-quarantine-1204/
Article in The Chicago Tribune here.
Interesting story here.
We have some new images from one of our European cooperators. These are some absolutely beautiful images of various forest pests, may of which are exotic pests that we do not want to see here. Take a look at Gyorgy Csoka's new in images on Forestry Images!
We have just released a set of excellent images showcasing weedsand invasive plants of Mexico. These were sent to us by Heike Vibrans, Colegio de Postgraduados and were taken by his colleague Pedro Tenorio-Lezama. Take a look at these images wonderful Weeds of Mexico. You can also check out the Malezas de Mexico (Weeds of Mexico) site run by Heike Vibrans.
