Tag: Invasive Species
Invasion of Lanternflies
Mary Kay Malinoski, a veteran entomologist with the University of Maryland’s agricultural extension program, has never seen anything like the spotted lanternfly, a leaf-hopping...
Barberry as Noxious
In December, the Joint Rules Review Committee heard reasons to categorize Barberry as a noxious plant. As a result, the Committee agreed to classify...
Has Tree-of-Heaven Met Its Match?
A naturally occurring fungus might help curb the spread of an invasive tree species that is threatening forests in most of the United States, according to researchers at Penn State, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia University.
Researchers tested the fungus, Verticillium nonalfalfae, by injecting...
New WV Invasive Species – Snails
There is a new invasive species detection of non-native snails at Big Ditch Lake near Cowen, WV. Earl Coakley contacted the WV DNR’s Wildlife...
