Emerald Ash Borer. A report recently published in the Journal of Economic Entomology offers data on the newest parasitoid wasp released against the EAB beetle: Spathius galinae. One of the authors, Dr. Jian Duan of the Beneficial Insect Introduction Unit at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBlb73RlQ2U On Thursday afternoon (July 26) of the Council's ReLeaf Conference in Rochester, panelists Cornell Extension Associate Mark Whitmore, NYS Parks Natural Heritage Program's Julie Lundgren, and Finger Lakes Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM) Coordinator Hillary Mosher will be screening “The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid: A [...]
A drone’s aerial perspective on a red oak (Quercus rubra), infected with oak wilt, in Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery. NYSDEC recently launched its use of drones for things like monitoring coastal erosion on Lake Ontario, exploration of bat caves in Mineville, restoration of beach dunes on [...]
Dr. Tara Bal examining earthworm activity in leaf litter. Whoa. Worms can cause a lot of problems, as we've been exploring on the blog with regard to the organic matter over-consumer, Asian jumping worm. A Michigan Tech study entitled "Evidence of damage from exotic invasive earthworm [...]
Cornell Cooperative Extension just came out with a helpful bulletin about Amynthas worms. It includes images showing how to tell apart invasive European worms and the more damaging Amynthas worms, and advice on how to prevent their spread. Limited research on potential predators to hope control this pest shows that [...]
NYC Parks Director of Forestry for Brooklyn Andrew Ullman shares news of oak wilt containment efforts in that borough. The image at left shows how oak wilt appears on the leaves of white oak (A) and on red oak (B). The leaves fall prematurely, with some green [...]