Guidelines For Owners Of Aquariums And Exotic Pets
Giant Hogweed (Heracleummantegazzianum) – Poisonous Invader of the Northeast
Native Flowers For Gardening And Landscaping
Information about native plants you can use for gardening and landscaping your property
Adélgido Lanudo De ForestsLa Tuya
El adélgido lanudo de la tuya (hemlock woolly adelgid, HWA) es un insecto invasivo parecido a los áfidos que ataca a las tuyas de América del Norte. Estos adélgidos son muy pequeños (1.5 mm) y usualmente difíciles de ver, pero pueden identificarse fácilmente gracias a las masas lanudas blancas que forman en la parte inferior […]
Asian Longhorned Beetle Fact Sheet
The Asian longhorned beetle, or ALB, is an invasive wood-boring insect that feeds on avariety of hardwoods including maple, birch, elm, ash, poplar, horse chestnut andwillow, among others. Native to China and Korea, the beetles are approximately 1.5inches long and shiny black, with white spots on their wing cases. They have black andwhite antennae that […]
Water Chestnut Fact Sheet
Water chestnut is an aquatic invasive plant that is native to Eurasia and Africa. Introduced in theUnited States in the mid-1800s as an ornamental plant, water chestnut was soon found growing inCollins Lake near Scotia, NY. Water chestnut colonizes areas of freshwater lakes, ponds and slowmoving streams and rivers where it negatively impacts aquatic ecosystems […]
Starry Stonewort Fact Sheet
Starry stonewort is an algae with a plantlike structure that is native to Eurasia. It was likely introducedto the Great Lakes from ballast water and has spread to inland lakes in New York. It was firstdiscovered in the United States in the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1978. Stonewort is associated withseveral social and economic impacts […]