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TIPPC News
It's official! Melia azaderach (Chinaberry) has been added to the Texas Department of Agriculture's Noxious and Invasive Plants list. TIPPC submitted a formal request in 2012 after the successful addition of Lygodium japonicum (Japanese climbing fern), the first species to make the list after a formal request from TIPPC. |
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The Bigger Problem: The 2009 discovery of an exotic insect in Georgia, Megacopta cribaria (kudzu bug), seemed like a potential problem-solver for the "Vine that Ate the South", Pueraria lobata (kudzu). The kudzu bug feasts on the invasive vine, and studies indicate that this insect is able to reduce a kudzu patch by 50% within two years (Jim Hanual, U.S. Forest Service).
Unfortunately, kudzu bugs also feed on several other legume species, including soybeans. In fact, research indicates that if infested fields are left untreated, there can be up to a 20% decline in soybean yield (Phillip Rogers, University of Georgia). |
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Invasive Species Control Taken to a Whole New Level - the Air: Toxic Mice Airdropped in Guam A highly invasive species to the U.S. territory of Guam, Bioga irregularis (brown tree snake), is responsible for the extinction or severe reduction of several native species to the island. The brown tree snake "is a nocturnal, arboreal predator. There's just nothing like it here. It arrived here and found an island full of very naïve native wildlife," says David Vice from USDA Wildlife Services. Over the last several years, different strategies to have been implemented to combat this reptile pest, including trapping, snake-detecting dogs, and nightly spotlight searches. Within the next several months, an entirely new approach will be set into action - dead mice laced with painkillers. The mice will have little parachutes and dropped from helicopters in hopes that they get snagged in the forest canopy and eaten by the snake. Little impact on native species is expected, primarily because the snakes have wiped out the birds and other species that would have been at risk. - Read More. |
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More News EAB News: New Method to Lure Males to Decoy Females Penn State University may have found a new early detection method to prevent the spread of Emerald Ash Borer. - Read More. Illinois ISAM's Hunt for "Invasive Species Slogans" 5th Edition - Illustrations This new series of posts focuses on fun, interesting, creative, and sometimes strange approaches to invasive species illustrations, with a special call for creative conference T-shirts. - Check out the submitted entries or enter your own!
Commander Ben Featured in Texas Co-op Power
Help Austin Parks Foundation Restore Blunn Creek Preserve
If you would like your invasive species event or news listed in the next iWire, please send the details to iwire@texasinvasives.org. |
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Volunteer to Monitor Invasives on City of Austin Land
The City of Austin and the Invaders of Texas Program have partnered to train local volunteers on invasive plant species identification and monitoring. These efforts are in support of Austin’s Invasive Species Management Plan, the first plan of its kind in Texas and the second municipal plan in the nation! Volunteers will work with city staff to develop a base map of where invasive plant species are located on City lands, and that information will be used to prioritize sites for treatment or removal of invasive plant species. |
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Citizen Science Workshops
Sentinel Pest Network & Invasive Species Workshops
Workshop Schedule:
Saturday June 29, 2013 |
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