Running Bamboo Invasive in Connecticut

James Moshier writing for the Bulletin posted this story about bamboo in Connecticut, "Terri Groff, a retired nurse who is field researcher for the Institute of Invasive Bamboo Research, gave a briefing to the Preston Board of Selectmen on Thursday, noting that she has located two species of running bamboo — Yellow Groove Bamboo and/or Running Timber Bamboo — at 11 locations in the town. Groff lives in Preston."

Caryn Rickel,Seymour founder of the Institute of Invasive Bamboo Research has been working hard to get regulations passed for the control of running bamboos. She has written papers and trained volunteers to gather and report data on these invasive plants to EDDMappS. There have been 168 reports of Phyllostachys aureosulcata in Connecticut alone with many other reports of species in the genus, Phyllostachys, being reports in several states.

 

• Read the entire article in The Bulletin
• Infestations of Phyllostachys aureosulcata, Yellow groove bamboo reported to EDDMapS
• Pictures of Phyllostachys aureosulcata in Bugwood Images

 

Phyllostachys aureosulcata, Yellow groove bamboo
 Image by: Caryn Rickel, Institute of Invasive Bamboo Research, Bugwood.org

Fighting Zebra & Quagga Mussels at Washington State University

An excerpt from the recent article by WSU News: "Researchers at Washington State University are preparing for a Northwest invasion of the zebra mussel - a small, distinctly striped and rather tenacious freshwater mollusk that can quickly encrust underwater surfaces. The mussels have caused significant damage in other parts of the country and pose an enormous risk to the hydroelectric infrastructure, recreational facilities and unique ecological system of the Columbia River Basin."

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zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha
Photo by: Amy Benson, U.S. Geological Survey, Bugwood.org