Image Recruiting for National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS)

We have been working with the National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS) to provide quality images of pests that may be of concern to the United States. We've found a few species that we currently have no images to illustrate. If you happen to have some images of these creatures that you would like to share, please contact Joe LaForest

Slugs and Snails

Tropical Leatherleaf Slug (Laevicaulis alte)

Veronicellid Slug (Leidyula moreleti)

Land Snail (Macrochlamys indica)

Two-striped Slug (Veronicella cubensis)

Veronicellid Slug (Veronicella sloanii)

Camaenidae Snail (Zachrysia provisoria)

Snail (Zachrysia trinitensis)

Ampullariid Snail (Pomacea sp./spp.)

Budapest Slug (Tandonia (Milax) budapestensis)

White Garden Snail (Helicid) (Theba pisana)

Yellow Shelled Slug (Parmarion martensi)

Nematodes

British Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne artiellia)

Columbian Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne chitwoodi)

Citrus Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne citri)

Citrus Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne donghaiensis)

False Columbia Root-knot Nema. (Meloidogyne fallax)

Citrus Root-knot Menatode (Meloidogyne fujianensis)

Citrus Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne indica)

Javanese Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne javanica)

Citrus Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne jianyangensis)

Citrus Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne kongi)

Apple Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne mali)

Citrus Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne mingnanica)

Pecan Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne partityla)

Coconut Palm Red Ring Nematode (Rhadinaphelenchus (Bursaphelenchus) cocophilus)

Stubby Root Nematode (Paratrichodorus sp./spp.)

Insects

Soybean Pod Borer (Leguminivora glycinivorella)

Pea Leafminer(south A.biotype) (Liriomyza huidobrensis)

Vine Mealybug (Planococcus ficus)

Lilac Mealybug (Planococcus lilacinus)

Oak Ambrosia Beetle (Platypus quercivorus)

Soft Scale (Protopulvinaria longivalvata)

Cottony Citrus Scale (Pulvinaria polygonata)

Cherry Fruit Fly (E.) (Cff) (Rhagoletis cingulata)

Western Cherry Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis indifferens)

Apple Clearwing Moth (Synanthedon myopaeformis)

Mango Aphid (Toxoptera odinae)

Little Fire Ant (Wasmannia (ochetomyrmex))

Mites

Laelapid Mite (Tropilaelaps clareae)

Rice Panicle Mite (Steneotarsonemus spinki)

Red Palm Mite (Raoiella indica)

Diseases

Flag Smut (Urocystis agropyri)

Soybean Dwarf (Soybean Dwarf Virus (SBDV)

Soybean Mosaic (Soybean Mosaic Virus (SMV)

Soybean Bacterial Blight (Pseudomonas syringae)

Potato Mop-top (Potato Mop-top Virus (PMTV)

New World Soybean Rust (Phakopsora meibomiae)

Weeds

Wand Loosestrife (Lythrum virgatum)

Horse Thistle; Stemless Thistle (Onopordum acaulon)

Image Recruiting for Federal Noxious Weeds

We are constantly looking for images to illustrate species of regulatory concern. There are a few Federal Noxious Weeds that we have had a hard time finding images for. There are also a number of species that we would like more images of. If you have any images of the species listed below that you would like to share, please contact Joe LaForest.

ye gu (Aeginetia indica)

yerba de hierro (Alectra fluminensis)

onionweed (Asphodelus fistulosus)

animated oat (Avena sterilis)

golden false beardgrass (Chrysopogon aciculatus)

bigfruit dodder (Cuscuta megalocarpa)

globe dodder (Cuscuta potosina globifera)

globe dodder (Cuscuta potosina)

African couchgrass (Digitaria abyssinica)

velvet fingergrass (Digitaria velutina)

three-cornered jack (Emex australis)

devil's thorn (Emex spinosa)

Brazilian satintail (Imperata brasiliensis)

murainagrass (Ischaemum rugosum)

Asian marshweed (Limnophila sessiliflora)

serrated tussock grass (Nassella trichotoma)

broomrape (Orobanche ramosa)

kodomillet (Paspalum scrobiculatum)

kikuyugrass (Pennisetum clandestinum)

African feathergrass (Pennisetum macrourum)

Kyasuma grass (Pennisetum pedicellatum unispiculum)

mission grass (Pennisetum polystachion setosum)

alapataco (Prosopis alpataco)

algarobilla (Prosopis argentina)

mesquite (Prosopis burkartii)

calden (Prosopis caldenia)

cusqui (Prosopis calingastana)

algarrobillo (Prosopis campestris)

mesquite (Prosopis castellanosii)

algarrobo patagonica (Prosopis denudans)

algarrobillo (Prosopis elata)

churqui (Prosopis ferox)

mesquite (Prosopis fiebrigii)

algarrobo paraguayo (Prosopis hassleri)

algarrobilla (Prosopis humilis)

barbe de tigre (Prosopis kuntzei)

palo de hierro (Prosopis palmeri)

tornillo (Prosopis reptans cinerascens)

mesquite (Prosopis rojasiana)

vinal (Prosopis ruscifolia)

albardon (Prosopis sericantha)

Argentine screwbean (Prosopis strombulifera)

lata (Prosopis torquata)

velvet mesquite (Prosopis velutina)

shrubby blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)

wild blackberry (Rubus moluccanus)

wild sugarcane (Saccharum spontaneum)

lobed salvinia (Salvinia biloba)

Herzog salvinia (Salvinia herzogii)

South African ragwort (Senecio inaequidens)

Madagascar ragwort (Senecio madagascariensis)

simplestem bur-reed (Sparganium erectum stoloniferum)

exotic bur-reed (Sparganium erectum)

denseflower witchweed (Striga densiflora)

cowpea witchweed (Striga gesnerioides)

purple witchweed (Striga hermonthica)

coatbuttons (Tridax procumbens)

Registration now open for Natural Areas Conference

Registration is now open for the Natural Areas Conference 2008. For more information click here.

Study shows that fuel breaks help to promote the spread of nonnative, invasive plants

A study of 24 fuel treatment sites in California shows that more nonnative species grow in fuel treatment areas than in adjacent areas. The study also showed differences in the percentage of nonnative species in fuel breaks depending on how they were constructed. The report can be accessed here.

USDA Report Says Climate Change Affecting Crops, Livestock

AG Weekly.

Climate change is increasing the risk of U.S. crop failures, depleting the nation’s water resources and contributing to outbreaks of invasive species and insects, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a report released Tuesday. See article here.

New Pesticide Now Registered for Use in Treating Ash Trees for Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)

A new pesticide has been registered for control of Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipenis). It shows some promise for controling the borer in areas where EAB is already present but the trees are apparently healthy. More testing will be done to reinforce these findings. You can find details about this innovation in the press release.

Weed image recruitment for NPDN First Detector training materials

The National Plant Diagnostic Network Training and Education Committee will be creating presentation materials that may be used to educate First Detectors such as master gardeners, garden clubs and homeowners about certain pests. Many of these species are exotic or newly introduced.

To help this effort, we are putting out a call for images on the following weed species.

• Asiatic Sand Sedge (Carex kobomugi)
• Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)
• Black Swallowwort (Cynanchum nigrum)
• Brazilian elodea (Egeria densa)
• Common Reed (Phragmites australis)
• Eurasian water-milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
• Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
• Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)
• Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata)
• Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
• Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
• Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum)
• Japanese Stilt Grass (Microstegium vimineum)
• Kudzu (Pueraria montana)
• Mile-a-minute (Polygonium perfoliatum)
• Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)
• Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)
• Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
• Tamarisk (Salt Cedar) (Tamarix ramosissima)
• Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
• Water Chestnut (Trapa natans)
• Winged euonymus (Euonymus alatus)

If you have some images of these species that you think would be useful, please let me know. We'll add the images to the Bugwood Image Database and forward copies to the individuals working on particular species presentations.