The Mass. Department of Agricultural Resources has reproduced two of its most popular handouts for Asian longhorned beetle outreach in a Spanish language format. Our ALB Tree Guide and ALB Look-alikes sheets are now both available in Spanish:
To view the entire collection of ALB outreach materials, visit the Massachusetts ALB Cooperative Eradication Program’s Media [...]
New from the ALB Educational Outreach Development Team at the Mass. Department of Agricultural Resources:
It’s Asian Longhorned Beetle Jeopardy! Aimed at those at high school level or older, this fun version of the popular Jeopardy! game is all about the Asian longhorned beetle. Download it here.
Damage from invasive insects like the Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) and Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is easiest to spot in winter and early spring, without leaves blocking our view into the upper canopy. But in winter, there are no leaves on the trees, so how do we identify host species? Check out our winter tree [...]
The New England Wild Flower Society has uploaded a series of short videos to YouTube profiling invasive plants in Massachusetts. To learn more, check out their identification tips for mile-a-minute vine (Polygonum perfoliatum), Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum), and multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora).
If you think you see mile-a-minute vine, please photograph it or take a sample, [...]
Officials from the US Department of Agriculture, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, the city of Boston, and the town of Brookline have scheduled public meetings to discuss the recent discovery of Asian longhorned beetles (ALB) in Jamaica Plain and eradication efforts:
Wednesday, July 21, 6:30-8:30pm. Brookline Public Library, [...]
Are invasive plants plaguing your neighborhood? Head to Shelburne, MA this Saturday, May 22 to the Highlands’ Least-Wanted Invasive Plants Forum to learn why invasive plants are harmful to our wildlife and landscape and what can you do about them, and then attend a hands-on field session where you will learn to identify and [...]
A while ago, we blogged about “Aliens Have Landed: Exotic Invasive Species of New England,” an ABC book about invasive species written by students at the Fall Brook Elementary in Leominster, MA. We’re happy to report that to help get the word out about invasive species, Ms. Fiandaca and her class have generously allowed us [...]
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