Consumers should properly dispose of infected rhododendrons and lilac plants [link to release] JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Agriculture, in coordination with USDA Animal and Plant Inspection Service, has detected ramorum blight on rhododendron...
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Nominations Open for Invasive Plant Action Awards
Contact: info@moinvasives.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New awards program of the Missouri Invasive Plant Task Force to recognize exemplary work in invasive plant early detection and control. JEFFERSON CITY (May 13, 2019)—As public awareness grows about the harmful...
Callery Pear Buy-back Event in St. Louis, MO — April 26, 2019
Do your part to reduce this highly invasive tree that threatens native wildlife and causes difficulties for private and public landowners, and receive a free native tree! Jefferson City, MO (April 15, 2019)—Homeowners with an invasive tree in their yard can celebrate...
Bush Honeysuckle Found Guilty at The Old Courthouse St. Louis, MO
The Trial of Bush Honeysuckle publicly convened elements of education, ecology and civic responsibility in the historic setting of the Old Courthouse at Gateway Arch National Park, on April 4, 2018. Learn more here. Congratulations to Dale Dufer for organizing such an...
Missouri Invasive Plant Task Force Unveils Statewide Invasive Plant Assessment Feb. 7, 2019
New online tool will help prioritize invasive plant management efforts throughout Missouri Jefferson City, MO (February 8, 2019)—Yesterday, at the Missouri Natural Resources Conference in Osage Beach, MO, Dr. Quinn Long, a member of the Missouri Invasive Plant Task...
2019 Illinois Invasive Species Symposium Accepting Abstracts
The 6th annual Illinois Invasive Species Symposium will be held on May 23 at the Champaign County Extension Auditorium in Champaign, IL. Mark that date in your calendars because this event will provide an opportunity to learn about projects and programs underway to...
Invasive Plant Opinion Article in Jefferson City News Tribune
In the Jefferson City News Tribune the week of December 10, 2018.
Private and Public Property Owners Invited to Pledge to Stop the Spread of Invasive Plants
Contact: Carol Davit, 573-356-7828, caroldavit@gmail.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Private and Public Property Owners Invited to Pledge to Stop the Spread of Invasive Plants The Missouri Invasive Plant Task Force, a resource of the Grow Native! program, invites...
Download Guidebook on Management of Invasive Plants & Pests of Illinois
A comprehensive guidebook on Management of Invasive Plants & Pests of Illinois is now available online as a free download: https://goo.gl/fNn1vN The book includes clear and direct recommendations for management of ubiquitous and emerging invasive species,...
The Power of Partnerships: How Hard Work Plus Some Social Media Spread the Word about Invasive Callery Pear
On September 28, hard work on the part of Missouri Invasive Plant (MoIP) Task Force members culminated in a successful day. MU cut down a callery pear tree and became the first official signer of the MoIP Task Force Pledge to Stop the Spread of Invasive Species. You...
Mizzou Botanic Garden Cuts Down Pear Tree & Takes the Pledge to Stop the Spread of Invasive Plants
Mizzou Botanic Garden Cuts Down Pear Tree & Takes the Pledge to Stop the Spread of Invasive Plants The Missouri Invasive Plant Task Force, a resource of the Grow Native! program, invites communities, campuses, businesses and other entities to follow Mizzou Botanic...
Honeysuckle Trial in St. Louis
A St. Louis man sued bush honeysuckle. Here's how it turned out. Witnesses featured MoIP's own Carol Davit (Missouri Prairie Foundation director), Kat Dockery of the Open Space Council St. Louis, and more.
2nd Annual Invasive Species Day at Missouri State Fair 2018
The Missouri Invasive Plant Task Force (MoIP) had a great time at the MO State Fair on Friday, August 10! We were thrilled to be among other important organizations participating in last week's invasive species collaboration/education event. Thank you to the steady...
Position Open at Missouri Botanical Garden
Position Open at Missouri Botanical Garden: Restoration Ecology Coordinator - Litzsinger Road Ecology Center
MDC, MoDOT, Missouri Prairie Foundation collaborate on Invasive Species Strike Team
Click here to listen to the KRCU interview with MoIP vice-chair Nate Muenks. Invasive weeds will no longer have “the right of way” for over 700 miles of southeast Missouri roads. CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), Missouri Department...
“Plant This, Not That!” Posters Now Available
"Plant This, Not That! Native Missouri Trees to Plant Instead of Invasive Callery/Bradford Pear" is an 11-poster set (title page + 10 species) inspired by the "Stop the Spread" campaign and designed by Missouri Invasive Plant Task Force. Available in the following...
Awards given for fighting invasive plants, increasing native habitat
– by Nancy Bedan, on Columbia Audubon Society website At a ceremony on April 25, the City of Columbia recognized the Columbia Audubon Society (CAS) for its work in habitat restoration at the Columbia Audubon Nature Sanctuary (CANS) and for its community outreach and...
Missouri Noxious Weed Law – Not Right for Callery Pear
When the Missouri Department of Conservation posted about stopping the spread of Callery pear, there were several good questions and comments about legal ramifications for distributing invasive plants. We will address some of them here. “If Callery pear trees are a...
Invasive to Watch This Season
Wintercreeper (Euonymous fortunei) can be controlled in spring, when new foliage emerges. When the ground is wet, small vines can be pulled. Large stems climbing up trees can be carefully cut, with the cut stem treated with herbicide (40% triclopyr solution when above freezing). Foliage can be treated with a 3% triclopyr solution, mixed with a non-ionic surfactant along with methylated seed oil or similar crop oil to help the herbicide stay on the foliage for better uptake by the plant.