Adopt A Tree volunteers are determined to slow the wily Asiatic bittersweet and help preserve biodiversity on the island.
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Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Some people hunt for deer and turkeys in the fall …
while others hunt for invasive plants.
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Posted inTimes Record
Midcoast land trust hosts workshops to combat invasive species
Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust is taking on invasive species and transforming volunteer days into opportunities to educate locals.
Posted inLocal & State, News
How to protect ash trees and preserve a Wabanaki tradition
How to help protect the brown ash tree used in Wabanaki basketry from the invasive emerald ash borer. • Cut, buy, or burn only local firewood to avoid carrying beetle-infested wood to new territory. It’s the law. • Monitor for telltale signs of infestation – extensive woodpecker stripping of trunks, s-shaped larval tunnels in the […]
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Scientist warns that increased shipping could turn Casco Bay into ‘bioinvasion hotspot’
A Biddeford scientist has identified 3 new invasive species in Casco Bay that he has tied back to Eimskip, the Icelandic shipping company that visits Portland weekly.
Posted inKennebunk Post
Kennebunk dogs learn to find invasive species
Local dog trainer Melissa McCue-McGrath has successfully trained six dogs to identify the invasive spotted lanternfly species.
Posted inLocal & State
Vulnerable Maine forests get boost against nonnative insects with pest predictor tool
A University of Maine researcher has led the effort to create a tool that may predict the next species to become a pest before it arrives in Maine.
Posted inFood, Local & State, News
Fruit flies end strawberry season early for some Maine farms
Warm weather caused the invasive spotted wing drosophila population to swell sooner than usual. A small fruits specialist remains hopeful raspberry and blueberry farmers will be able to control the fly.
Posted inTimes Record
Learn about worms in Maine with KELT and an entomologist
Join the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust for a free Zoom lecture at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, to learn about jumping worms and how to identify them in your garden. Jumping worms, also known as snake worms, are an invasive species that can impact local gardens and ecosystems by rapidly changing soil composition and plant […]
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
There’s a scourge on the Connecticut River. It could threaten a billion-dollar asset
Scientists found a previously undiscovered, genetically unique and exceptionally robust strain of the invasive weed hydrilla that so far has not been found anywhere else in the world.