Given that you can’t get outdoor to work in the backyard garden, now is a great time to do your yard research. One critical subject to brush up on is the risk of invasive species.   Invasive species are organisms (vegetation, animals, and pathogens) that are not native to our ecosystem and whose introduction leads to economic or environmental damage, or hurt to human well being.



a insect on the ground: Top view of a spotted lanternfly.


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Best view of a noticed lanternfly.

How they are introduced. Invasives can be distribute by way of lots of actions these kinds of as boating, mountaineering, fishing, and even swimming. Seeds, vegetation, and bugs can connect to boots, waders, outfits, automobiles, and/or boats. Even world wide web revenue, passenger baggage, and transporting certain things these kinds of as firewood are other strategies to distribute invasives.

Why invasives make a difference. Invasives threaten our crops, forests, and way of life. Left unchecked, invasives can devastate overall agricultural industries, threaten our food offer, and price employment and cash.

New York state has formed 8 Partnerships for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISMs) to support reduce and limit the damage induced by invasives.   Oneida County is element of the St. Lawrence & Japanese Lake Ontario (SLELO) region.     Stop by their website at www.sleloinvasives.org which is entire of useful information which include how to grow to be a citizen volunteer for SLELO. There also are virtual lessons and webinars.  

The New York Condition Invasive Species Info website nyis.info is a further wonderful useful resource to determine invasives of concern to our state. One of the most recent insect threats is the spotted lanternfly which has most just lately been uncovered in the Finger Lakes region.   Understand far more about this risky insect on the sites listed. 

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This write-up at first appeared on Observer-Dispatch: In the Back garden: The threat of invasive species

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