Fleas from the Center for Disease Control Archive

A set of images from the Center for Disease Control shows the key features for identifying various fleas. Some of the taxonomy in the pictures has changed. The corrections for the taxonomy are listed in the description of the picture. You can view the set at http://www.insectimages.org/browse/series.cfm?id=70

Invasive Plant Images From Steve Dewey

A new set of over 800 western invasive plant images by Steve Dewey, Utah State University, has been added. They can be found at:

http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/autimages.cfm?aut=2320

GA-EPPC Invasive Plant List Update

The Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council has updated its list of invasive plants. The new list can be found at: http://www.gaeppc.org/list.cfm

Chili thrips pest list expansion

The following list contains a few of the new hosts that the Chilli thrips has been found attacking. Of particular concern are the various woody ornamentals and the weed (pusley) which are common in our landscapes. The damage to ligustrum was very significant. To see photos go to the following page and click on PHOTO LINK.

http://www.mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/LSO/thripslinks.htm



Ligustrum japonicum (ligustrum)
Gardenia jasminoides (gardenia)
Pittosporum tobira (pittosporum)
Hedera helix English ivy
Richardia brasiliensis (Brazil Pusley or tropical Mexican clover)
Ocimum basilicum (basil)

Additional Images from David Cappaert

Added 47 new images from David Cappaert. All of his images can be found at:http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/autimages.cfm?aut=4192

Honeybee Hive Extraction Image Set

A new set of images from Timothy Haley detail the process of removing an established hive of bees from a building. The set can be found at: http://www.insectimages.org/browse/series.cfm?id=50

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England Radio Story

On June 1, 2006, NPR ran a story on the Invasive Plant Atlas of New England. Dr. Les Mehrhoff, the director of IPANE at the Universoty of Connecticut, was interviewed for the story.

The story can be found at:
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wnpr/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=922601

Tropical Spiderwort publication available

A link to the new NCSU tropical spiderwort flyer by Mike Burton and Steve Hoyle is available at http://www.gainvasives.org/publications.cfm and http://www.invasive.org/browse/subject.cfm?sub=4551