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Announcing the 2013 Texas Invasive Plant and Pest Conference October 21-24, 2013 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, Texas This October, the Texas Invasive Plant & Pest Council and the Institute for the Study of Invasive Species will be co-hosting the fifth statewide conference on invasive species at Sam Houston State University in Huntsvillle, Texas. Building on previous conferences, the 2013 conference will be a professional level meeting including keynotes, concurrent sessions, posters, field trips and symposia. This conference is designed to serve scientists, land managers, state and federal agencies, local governments, the green industry and other stakeholders interested in invasive species issues in the state of Texas. To learn more about the Conference Program, Call for Papers, Abstract Submission, or Sponsors and Exhibitors, visit the 2013 Conference Website at www.texasinvasives.org. Click here to register. Click here to submit an abstract. |
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Zebra Mussels On the Move:
Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) larvae, known as veligers, have been confirmed in Lake Bridgeport. The news comes days after the discovery of the invasive exotic in Lewisville Lake. |
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Proposals Sought for Pest Projects Supporting Distribution Studies & Collaboration Efforts Proposals are now being accepted for the Cooperative Agriculture Pest Survey (CAPS) Program for calendar year 2014 surveys. The purpose of the Cooperative Agriculture Pest Survey program is to provide a distribution profile of plant pests in the United States deemed to be of regulatory significance to USDA-APHIS-PPQ, State Departments of Agriculture, tribal governments and cooperators by:1. Confirming the presence harmful plant pests; and 2. Establishing and maintaining a cooperator or stakeholder network of cooperators to safeguard plant resources. Proposals must be submitted to Awinash Bhatkar, no later than July 25, 2012. Please refer to the survey 2014 CAPS guidelines for details and templates. - Read More. |
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Invasion of the Asian Tiger Mosquito Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito) has been a problem in Texas for decades, and now that problem is now is expected to get worse due to warmer climate conditions. The first U.S. sighting was in Texas in the 1980s, where it was found in a shipment of tires (which can hold the standing water provided mosquitoe breeding habitat). This mosquito is extremely aggressive and partly titled "tiger" because, once it attaches to skin, it does not let go. It also transmits more than 20 diseases, according to the Cornell Chronicle, including West Nile fever, dengue fever, yellow fever and two types of encephalitis. - Learn More. |
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More News CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: Blue Hole Regional Park Invasive Plant Removal - June 29th Volunteers are requested to come to the Blue Hole Regional Park in Wimberley for an intensive half-day project to remove invasive plants on Saturday, June 29. Start at 8:30 a.m. Contact Dell Hood for more information. Africanized Honey Bees Kill Texas Man In Moody Texas, a swarm of Africanized bees attacked and killed a Central Texas man and seriously injured a woman trying to help him. - Read More.
Illinois ISAM's Hunt for "Invasive Species Slogans" 6th Edition - Movie & Moving Invaders Webinar debate where two "Invasion Biology" leading scientists, Dr. Mark Davis (author of Invasion Biology, 2009) and Dr. Daniel Simberloff (UT-Knoxville Institute for Biological Invasions Director) will discuss when, if and how conservation biologists and managers should deal with non-native species. - Watch now. NAISN Launches New Informational Website The North American Invasive Species Network (NAISN) has launched a new informational website (www.naisn.org), which provides a wide variety of invasive species management and research resources, links to a multitude of potential partner organizations, and access to streamlined data-sharing platforms for users throughout the USA, Canada, and Mexico.
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Invaders of Texas Funding for 2014: The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center applied for funding to "Continuation of a Sentinel Network to Detect and Report Invasive Species”. The funding will support public education efforts, including free workshops, online training modules, webinars and Texasinvasives.org. We are excited to continue our partnership with the USDA to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species. – Read More. |
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Citizen Science Workshops
Sentinel Pest Network & Invasive Species Workshops
Workshop Schedule:
Saturday June 29, 2013 |
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