USDA Systematic Entomology Lab contributes images from the US National Scale Insect Collection

We recently received close to 1,000 images taken from the United States National Collection of Scale Insects Photographs Archive. These images provide an excellent look at the various life stages and features of scale insects.

All of these images can be found at:http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/autimages.cfm?aut=39996

Giant salvinia in Vietnam

Giant salvinia, an invasive aquatic fern, has been found in Vietnam. For more information go to:

http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2006/10/626716/