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Spotted lanternfly: Worcester infestation is largest in state as hunt for eggs continues telegram.com/story/news/envi… @henrytelegram @MassPests @MassDeptAgr #LanternFly
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It’s National Invasive Species Week! Join us and the @NYSDEC on Friday, February 24 to learn about spotted lanternfly control. Join DEC’s Facebook and Instagram Live and another on DEC’s Instagram Live for an information and Q&A session. #NISAW #InvasiveSpecies
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The emerald ash borer kills ash trees. Infestations are in 36 states. Learn more about this invasive species and the efforts to maintain ash in the American landscape: aphis.usda.gov/plant-health/…
#NISAW #EAB #InvasiveSpecies
ALT USDA-APHIS infographic with image of emerald ash borer
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🪲Fighting bugs with bugs🪲
Forest health staff recently visited @Allegheny_NF to locate possible release sites of Leucotaraxis, flies that eat the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid. #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #HWA #BioControl #StatePrivateAndTribalForestry #ForestHealth
ALT One of the hemlock trees with sufficient HWA densities. The tree is in a dense forest and has been marked with pink flagging.
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It's National #InvasiveSpecies Awareness Week! There are many invasives - plants, insects, animals, microorganisms & pathogens - plaguing forest & water ecosystems. For more info: ➡️fs.usda.gov/detail/r9/home/?…⬅️ #NISAW #InvasiveSpeciesWeek
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It’s National Invasive Species Awareness Week and APHIS reminds you to be on the lookout for the spotted lanternfly and its egg masses! Smash and scrape them on sight!
Learn more: aphis.usda.gov/HungryPests/S…
#NISAW #InvasiveSpecies
ALT USDA-APHIS infographic with images of an adult spotted lanternfly and spotted lanternfly egg masses
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August is Tree Check Month for Asian longhorned beetle! Please inspect your trees, especially maples, for #ALB and its damage. #TreeCheckMonth @USDA_APHIS @OhioDeptofAg @MassDeptAgr @nyagandmarkets @SCDAgriculture
aphis.usda.gov/aphis/resourc…
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Nursery certification ensures clean plants and efficient interstate commerce. Have a suggestion to more effectively safeguard nursery production? Submit your suggestion for FY23 Plant Protection Act Section 7721 funds aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocu…
ALT Plant nursery with rows or healthy plants
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Need something to do with kids now that school’s out? Be a Beetle Buster, look at trees for Asian longhorned beetles #ALB @StopALB @OhioDeptofAg @MassDeptAgr @nyagandmarkets @SCDAgriculture aphis.usda.gov/pest-disease/…
ALT Beetle buster family activities list
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ALB program announces plans for combatting infestations in Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and South Carolina. Finding ALB sooner eliminates the beetle quicker which saves more trees @StopALB @MassDeptAgr @nyagandmarkets @OhioDeptofAg @SCDAgriculture aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroo…
ALT An inspector checks a tree for signs of the Asian Longhorned Beetle
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#EEE risk is remote statewide, but #WNV risk is "Moderate" in some areas - see this map for your town's risk level: mass.gov/info-details/massac… #CMMCP
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Mosquitoes and ticks are out, and their bites can cause serious illnesses like EEE and Lyme disease. When outdoors, use EPA-approved repellent, applied slowly & evenly to the face, neck, arms, & legs. Wear full-length protective clothing. More info: mass.gov/MosquitoesAndTicks.
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One of the lesser known, but extremely important jobs of @CBP Office of Field Operations. Preventing invasive insects from reaching US territory. Here they were found in wood packing materials on a foreign ship. Potential catastrophe averted. Thanks to @USDA_APHIS as well!
CBP agriculture specialists with @CBPGulfCoast ordered the removal of a vessel due to invasive insects found in the wood used to secure their previous cargo. The wood was found to be infested with five separate pests, two of which required action.
Read: go.usa.gov/xFBxw
Mass Pests retweeted
Mosquitoes and ticks are out, and their bites can cause serious illnesses like EEE and Lyme disease. When outdoors, use EPA-approved repellent, applied slowly & evenly to the face, neck, arms, & legs. Wear full-length protective clothing. More info: mass.gov/MosquitoesAndTicks.
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Join us Tuesday (3/9) at 1:00pm for a free webinar about beech leaf disease (BLD). Only recently discovered, BLD affects & kills both native & ornamental beech tree species. Explore what scientists are learning about this new threat to these regal trees. bit.ly/2Oh3DV4
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Adult Spotted Lanternfly, Eggs Found in Upstate New York
growingproduce.com/fruits/ad… #CropProtection
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#ScientistSunday Meet Dr. Therese Poland, an entomologist with @usfs_nrs. From hiding ladybugs under her bed at age 8 to tracking Asian longhorned beetle larvae by the sound of their chewing, learn all about her fascinating career at ow.ly/gx5p50Ci8oW.
ALT Image shows Dr. Poland wearing a red work vest and standing in a forest next to a tower of insect traps.
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Breaking news from @OhioDeptofAg: the #invasivespecies spotted lanternfly in Ohio. No surprise, really - this was inevitable, and there is a nearby infestation in PA. SLF is a major pest of fruit trees, vines, and smooth-barked trees.
agri.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov…
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I learned today that a Spotted Lanternfly was photographed #Billerica in August. What’s next 2020?!? (Story to come) – at Pinehurst, MA
#Billerica: have you seen these bugs? Two dead bugs recently found in eastern MA have state agricultural officials sounding the alarm about an invasive pest with a big appetite for grapevines, hops and fruit trees.
