Updates from Illinois Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Program

Guidelines for Disposal of Terrestrial Invasive Plants

2012-01-25T08:15:00.000-06:00

This document focuses on the disposal of invasive plant material after control work takes place and does not include information about invasive plant

Unlikely Stowaways: Weed Seed Travel to Faraway Places on Cars, Trucks and ATVs

2011-11-10T08:52:00.000-06:00

When you take your four-wheel drive out for a spin this fall, you might be bringing home more than memories. Researchers at Montana State University have found that vehicles are routinely transporting invasive weed seeds. Seeds can stow away on tires, bumpers, wheel wells or the underside of a vehicle and sometimes travel great distances before falling off in a new locale. As weed seeds

New Website for Thousand Cankers Disease of Walnut

2011-11-08T10:54:00.000-06:00

Purdue University researchers have helped develop a website aimed at educating landowners and foresters about a fatal fungal disease (TCD) that is threatening valuable black walnut tree in Eastern states. Purdue Press Release West Lafayette, Ind.— Purdue University researchers have helped develop a website aimed at educating landowners and foresters about a fatal fungal disease (TCD) that is

Super Rangers and the Legion of Bugs

2011-09-15T08:32:00.000-05:00

Promise Illinois—don't move firewood

2011-09-07T14:44:00.002-05:00

Published: Sep. 2, 2011Source: Martha Smith, 309-756-9978, smithma@illinois.eduPerhaps you have heard of a little green beetle that is devastating ash trees wherever it is found, said a University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator. "The pest is the emerald ash borer (EAB), and it is a real threat to our urban forests," said Martha Smith. "In many communities, ash trees make up a

Dog sniffs out Asian longhorned beetle

2011-08-26T08:05:00.002-05:00

from Nursery Management Thunder is part of the National Detector Dog Training Center Staff August 25, 2011 Not too many months ago, Thunder was a homeless beagle at the Houston Beagle Rescue in Houston, Texas. Someone from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s National Detector Dog Training Center (NDDTC) in Newnan, Ga.,

Our Call to Action

2011-08-20T09:34:00.002-05:00

· Despite their best efforts, APHIS and its partners cannot defeat invasive species by themselves. They need you in the fight because you make all the difference in this battle. · For example, by deciding not to move firewood on your next camping trip, you might just save a forest that could have been ravaged by any number of pests—Asian longhorned beetle, emerald ash borer,

APHIS’ Role in Battling these Serious Pests

2011-08-18T09:32:00.001-05:00