After extensive review, the knotweed psyllid (Aphalara itadori) has been released in NY's Tioga and Broome counties to control Japanese Knotweed.
New York Invasive Species Research Institute
Archive for category: News
Research Summary: Dropping Like Flies
Success: a fungus can help suppress Spotted Lanternfly, invasive insect to the Northeast U.S.
New Forest Pest Funding Opportunity
Recent funding opportunity from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Research Summary
Impacts of invasive earthworms and deer on native ferns in forests of northeastern North America
Research Summary
Cocoon Heat Tolerance of Pheretimoid Earthworms Amynthas tokioensis and Amynthas agrestis
NAISMA Conference
This year, the New York Invasive Species Research Institute is partnering with the North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA) to host a joint North...
Summary of 2018 CCE In-service: Invasive Species Track
For three days this November, researchers, managers and cooperative extension leaders joined together to explore different invasive species topics at the annual Cornell Cooperative Extension In-service.
Spotted Lanternfly Detected in New York
The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) has been detected in New York State...
Bipartisan effort to fight invasive species with new bill
New York lawmakers agree that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service should have more oversight on legislation regarding invasive species...
Moth provides hope against invasive swallow-wort
After extensive testing a natural predator from pale swallow-wort’s region of origin was approved by the USDA for field release in August of 2017. This predator...