Impacts of invasive earthworms and deer on native ferns in forests of northeastern North America
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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...
New Educational Video on Hydrilla Available
In partnership with Dr. Linda Rayor of the Cornell Naturalist Outreach Program and Carol Jennings of the Park Media Lab at Ithaca College, NYISRI...
Recordings from Invasive Species Track of Cornell Cooperative Extension In-service Now Available
The 2017 Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Systems In-service, held November 13th to 15th at Cornell University, brought researchers and natural resource...
Spread by trade and climate, bugs butcher America’s forests
From The Washington Post- "Aided by global trade, a warming climate and drought-weakened trees, [invasive insects] have become one of the greatest threats to biodiversity in the United States."