Contact: Bob Tatman, Maryland Department of Agriculture | TatmanRL@mda.state.md.us ANNAPOLIS, MD (October 4, 2010) – Winter moth (Operophtera brumata), an exotic pest from Europe, has the potential to be a very serious problem in deciduous forests throughout the eastern United States. It already is well established in Nova Scotia, eastern Massachusetts, British Columbia, Oregon and Washington […]
Contact: K. L. Kyde, Maryland Department of Natural Resources | KKyde@dnr.state.md.us ANNAPOLIS, MD (September 2, 2010) – Cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica), a perennial grass from southeast Asia, is considered one of the 10 worst weeds in the world. Covering billions of acres worldwide, it is well established in the southern United States as far north as […]
Contact: Marc Imlay, Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, Maryland Native Plant Society | ialm@erols.com ANNAPOLIS, MD (August 9, 2010) – Trifoliate orange, Poncirus trifoliata is commonly known as hardy orange and has been found to be highly invasive in southern states. For example, it invaded floodplains along Robeson Creek in Chatham County, North Carolina, where […]
Contact: Marc Imlay, Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, Maryland Native Plant Society | ialm@erols.com ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 5, 2010) – Mahonia bealei is commonly known as leatherleaf mahonia or leatherleaf holly. Leatherleaf mahonia has been classified as highly invasive in southern states by the USDA and University of Georgia. So far investigation reveals that Mahonia bealei is a very serious […]
Contact: Kate K. Traut, Straughan Environmental | 301-362-9200 ext.117 | ktraut@straughanenvironmental.com ANNAPOLIS, MD (June 7, 2010) – Chocolate vine, or fiveleaf akebia (Akebia quinata), may be a sweet-smelling delight in the garden, but it is quickly becoming one of Maryland’s most wanted invasive species. Its delicately trailing vines, exotic-looking palmate leaves, and chocolate-scented flowers are some of […]
Contact: Brian Clark, University of Maryland Extension | bpclark@umd.edu ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 15, 2010) – Feral cats (Felis catus) are a perfect invasive species. They are non native to North America, have a high reproductive rate, relatively low mortality, and high dispersion rates. They also have the ability to be cute and cuddly, a perfect shield […]
Contact: Carole Bergmann, M-NCPPC | Carole.Bergmann@mncppc-mc.org ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 3, 2010) – Over the years, plants that have become invasive were once thought to be beneficial – kudzu and multifora rose are famous examples. Autumn-olive could be included in that group; it and its cousin, Russian-olive, were touted as trees that “grew fast, grew anywhere, and […]
Contact: Bud Reaves, Anne Arundel County | IPREAV00@aacounty.org Norway maple, Acer platanoides L., was first introduced to the eastern United States in the mid to late 1700’s as an ornamental. and has become one of the most widely planted shade and street trees. The tree has been found here for so long most folks believe it is a […]
Contact: Jonathan McKnight, Associate Director for Habitat Conservation for the DNR Wildlife and Heritage Service | JMcKnight@dnr.state.md.us ANNAPOLIS, MD (December 1, 2009) – In 2004, Chris Griffin shot and killed a big feral hog on a plantation in Alapaha Georgia. He told his friends that it was 12 feet long and weighed 1,000 pounds. Word of […]
Contact: Ruth Hanessian | animalexchange@verizon.net ANNAPOLIS, MD (November 2, 2009) – Perhaps. It’s up to you to ensure that Fluffy the cat, Frodo your pet frog and his aquatic hydrilla plant do not become one of the many non-native species that have become established and invasive in Maryland. In some cases, these non-native species are competing […]