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Invasive Species Newslinks - Rochester, NY area 

RochesterEnvironment.com

These NewsLinks represent a decade of ferreting out local online NewsLinks to the issue of Invasive Species . 

The more recent stories are on the top and oldest at the bottom of this list.  Looking for something specific. Use Control + F and search for it on this page.

And, although many of these links no longer work, I believe that it is important to be able to find that these stories have existed for ferreting out existing or impending environmental problems. The repercussions of pollution or overuse of a resource often takes a long time for us to recognize and when we finally do, it is invaluable to be able to track the history of various issues before they found a tipping point and became a crisis. Students, scientists, historians, and citizens alike should benefit from being able to follow the thread of an issue back through time.

2010

• Scientist promises urgent quest for methods to prevent Asian carp from overrunning Great Lakes | Markets | Market News | Canadian Business Online (AP) - Scientists are stepping up the quest for new poisons and other tools that could prevent Asian carp from gaining a foothold in the Great Lakes, Obama administration officials told a congressional panel Thursday. (February 26, 2010) [More on Invasive Species in our area]
• EPA admits blame for invasive species  | A 41-page report from the Environmental Protection Agency released this week that acknowledges that, until recently, the agency hasn't done enough to keep invasive species out of the Great Lakes. The admission in the "Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan" comes as environmentalists and anglers alike are in a tizzy over the potential invasion of the dreaded Asian carp. (February 25, 2010) The Detroit News | detnews.com | Friday, February 26, 2010 | News, sports, features, blogs, photos and forums from Detroit and Michigan [More on Invasive Species in our area]
• Asian Carp Invasion of Great Lakes - 13WHAM.com - Rochester News, Weather, and Sports Rochester, NY --- Asian Carp could be on their way to Lake Ontario and the Finger Lakes.  It’s a scary possibility that many are hoping against.  Asian Carp are considered invasive species and their presence in the largest freshwater system in the world could doom populations of other fish such as trout or salmon. (February 24, 2010) Home - 13WHAM.com - Rochester News, Weather, and Sports [More on Invasive Species in our area]
• Scientists to explore sex lives of gobies Study aims to control invasive fish | University of Windsor researchers are hoping to exploit an invasive species' romantic side -- and save the Great Lakes sport fishery in the process. The researchers have snagged a $446,690 grant for a three-year study aimed at tricking female round gobies into thinking males of the species are nearby (February 24, 2010) Windsor Star - Breaking news Ontario, business, sports, entertainment and more [more on Invasive Species in our area]
• Michigan Messenger » Federal carp control strategy is widely criticized | Obama's split-the-baby plan displeases both sides in dispute | A $78.5 million dollar federal plan to keep Asian carp from becoming established in the Great Lakes is drawing criticism from diverse groups that say the proposed temporary closure of the locks in Chicago area canals will disrupt the economy without stopping the spread of aquatic invaders. (February 15, 2010) Michigan Messenger [more on Invasive Species in our area]
• Feds pass on surest solution to Asian carp advance - washingtonpost.com TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- The surest way to keep rampaging Asian carp from gaining a foothold in the Great Lakes is to sever the link between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River basin, created by engineers in Chicago more than a century ago. (February 11, 2010) washingtonpost.com - nation, world, technology and Washington area news and headlines [more on Invasive Species | Great Lakes]
• 02/03/2010: ASIAN CARP REGIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO HOLD FEB. 12 PUBLIC MEETING IN CHICAGO Chicago (Feb. 3, 2010) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, on behalf of the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee, will hold a meeting in Chicago on Feb. 12 to discuss plans and get recommendations on Asian carp control efforts. The committee will answer questions and listen to comments from the public. A second meeting will be scheduled in the near future elsewhere in the Great Lakes basin. The meeting also will be available via live web stream at: http://www.epa.gov/greatlakes/live. Those who cannot attend the meeting in person can submit questions on the Web site. (February 3, 2010) U.S. EPA Newsroom - News Releases [more on Invasive Species]

2009

• Rochester | 24 Hour Local News | TOP STORIES | Invasive Water Species Damaging Environment There is a long list of invasive species making New York State home. Cornell University says these species are damaging crops, infecting waterways, and causing disease in livestock and even humans. But, researchers say we are part of the problem. (January 11, 09) Rochester | 24 Hour Local News | TOP STORIES  [more on Invasive Species in our area]
• Coast Guard plan aims to prevent invasive species from entering nation's freshwater systems | democratandchronicle.com | Democrat and Chronicle Twenty years after the pervasive zebra mussel was first detected in the Great Lakes, the U.S. Coast Guard is preparing rules to prevent new invasive species from infiltrating the nation's freshwater systems. Ecologists, environmentalists and public officials have mixed feelings about the rules. Some expressed their sentiments during a public comment period that ended earlier last month. (January 4, 09)  democratandchronicle.com | Democrat and Chronicle | Rochester news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Rochester, New York [more on Invasive Species in our area]
• Watertown Daily Times | Protecting lakes Strict measures needed to control invasives  | The U.S. Coast Guard has been taking comments in recent months on proposed national standards to halt the introduction of foreign species that can be detrimental to the ecosystem. (December 7, 09)  [more on Invasive Species in our area]
• Ash borer menace is confined to discovery area so far | democratandchronicle.com | Democrat and Chronicle With winter approaching, it appears New York has dodged major problems from the invasive emerald ash borer, at least for this year. The bright-green beetles, which have killed tens of million of ash trees in other states, was discovered in June in a stand of trees along Interstate 86 in Cattaraugus County. The borer larvae have now hunkered down until spring, and there's no evidence they have spread any farther (November 28, 09) [more on Invasive Species in our area]
• Beetles brought in to Lansing to battle hemlock-killing infestation | stargazette.com | Star-Gazette Defenders released at Cornell site | There's a new predator prowling the woods around Cayuga Lake. It's a bit smaller than an apple seed, so hikers need not worry, but the tiny beetle Laricobius nigrinus could be a savior for the area's hemlock trees.  (October 29, 09) stargazette.com | Star-Gazette | Elmira news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Elmira, New York [more on Invasive Species in our area]
• NY Call on U.S. Coast Guard to Expedite Action to Stop Invasive Species - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation Stricter Standards for Ballast Water Discharge Can Curb Invasive Species Pathways Looking to stop the rapid spread of invasive species, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today urged the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to expedite new restrictions on the ability of ships to discharge ballast water in America's waters. Press Releases - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation (October 29, 09)  [more on Invasive Species in our area]
• Army Corps of Engineers examines Central New York issues with invasive species | News from The Post-Standard - Syracuse, NY -- Two experts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are visiting Central New York waterways this week to scout out the problems posed by invasive species. But any effort by the Corps to try to control invasive species will be at least a year or more in the future, they said, and will be determined by the availability of federal money to pay for the work. (October 21, 09) Syracuse NY Local News, Breaking News, Sports & Weather - syracuse.com [more on invasive species in our area]
• State Reminds Western New Yorkers of EAB Quarantine - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation Storm Debris May Contain Invasive Insects - Ash Trees, Firewood Remain Restricted from Being Moved Outside of Cattaraugus, Chautauqua Counties New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today reminded crews cleaning up the damage from devastating storms that hit Western New York this past weekend of the quarantine that is in place to prevent the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) - a tree-killing beetle recently discovered in the state. The quarantine, which encompasses Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties, restricts the movement of ash trees, ash products, and firewood from all wood species in order to limit the potential introduction of EAB to other areas of the state. (August 13, 09) New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Restricts Movement of Certain Wood Products To and From Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties | New York State is implementing a quarantine to prevent the spread of the invasive Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), a tree-killing beetle. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Department of Agriculture and Markets (DAM) are establishing a quarantine encompassing Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties that will restrict the movement of ash trees, ash products, and firewood from all wood species in order to limit the potential introduction of  EAB to other areas of the state. (July 24, 09) New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets
• New York gears up to battle emerald ash borer | democratandchronicle.com | Democrat and Chronicle For the thousands of western New York residents whose property is home to millions of now-endangered ash trees, the advice from Albany is to sit tight. "The best thing to do is for people to take a deep breath," said Robert K. Davies, the New York state forester. "We are not advising people to go out and start chemically treating their ash trees, or to start cutting down their ash trees." (June 29, 09) democratandchronicle.com | Democrat and Chronicle | Rochester news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Rochester, New York
• The Nature Conservancy in New York - Statement from The Nature Conservancy on the Discovery of the Emerald Ash Borer in New York Albany, NY — June 22, 2009 — New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker and Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis last week announced the discovery of an emerald ash borer (EAB) infestation in Randolph, Cattaraugus County, New York. (June 23, 09) The Nature Conservancy - Protecting Nature, Preserving Life
• State fights beetles threatening ash trees : Home: The Buffalo News A hardwood tree commonly found throughout the state — and used to landscape yards or make baseball bats — is coming under siege. The culprit is a voracious, half-inch predator. (June 19, 09) Buffalo News  
• Emerald Ash Borer Found in New York State - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation Surveys and Monitoring in Cattaraugus County Area To Help Delineate Spread of Invasive Beetle New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker and Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis today announced the discovery of an Emerald Ash Borer infestation (EAB) in Randolph, Cattaraugus County. The EAB is a small but destructive beetle that infests and kills North American ash tree species, including green, white, black and blue ash. This is the first time it has been detected in New York. (June 17, 09)  Press Releases - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
• DEC and Partners to Track Possible Spread of Invasive Beetle - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation Emerald Ash Borer Traps Are Being Deployed Throughout the State The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), along with other federal and state agencies, is setting baited traps in ash trees across upstate New York in an effort to search for possible infestations of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), a tree-killing beetle. The public will soon be seeing the purple prism traps deployed in treelines throughout New York, with a concentration in areas adjacent to neighboring states and Canadian provinces that have already detected this potentially devastating invasive species. (June 5, 09)New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• New book examines foreign species' effects on lakes - Muskegon News - The Latest News, Blogs, Photos & Videos – MLive.com WEST MICHIGAN -- For more than 25 years, environmental journalist and author Jeff Alexander has sounded the alarm, warning readers of the impending danger of invasive foreign species in the Great Lakes. (June 4, 09) Michigan Local News, Breaking News, Sports & Weather - MLive.com
• Another invasive species enters Great Lakes - St. Catharines Standard - Ontario, CA Lake Ontario has a newly imported invasive species, and it's here to stay. Bloody-red shrimp, first discovered in the Great Lakes in 2006 and multiplying rapidly, could pose ecological and economic risks to Lake Ontario. Like zebra mussels, the notorious molluscs that wreaked havoc on municipal water supplies and hydroelectric companies upon their arrival, the shrimp are native to eastern Europe and were likely brought over in the ballast water tanks of ships (May 29,09)
• Risk Guide Fights Back Against Costly Aquatic Invaders MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada, April 23, 2009 (ENS) - Economic losses and the environmental impact caused by invasive species exceed $100 billion dollars annually in the United States alone, according to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, which today issued risk assessment guidelines for alien aquatic invasive species in North America. The guidelines will be used as a tool for North American resource managers to assess the risk of introducing nonnative species into a natural ecosystem. (April 23, 09) Environment News Service
• WXXI: New York Ash Trees in Jeopardy (2009-04-17) Ash trees are a major portion of our natural forests in western and central New York...and the ash tree is now in trouble. (April 17, 09) WXXI NewsRoom
• Voracious goby extends its range to deeper water, threatening Great Lakes, scientists say - Grand Rapids News - The Latest News, Blogs, Photos & Videos – MLive.com A half-century after alewives disrupted Great Lakes fisheries and trashed beaches, another invasive fish is engaged in a biological conquest of the world's largest freshwater ecosystem. (April 13, 09) Michigan Local News, Breaking News, Sports & Weather - MLive.com
• Schumer aims to fight threat from alga - The Daily Freeman News: Serving the Hudson Valley since 1871(DailyFreeman.com) BOICEVILLE — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced Wednesday he will ask the Senate for $15 million to protect streams from an “invasive” species of alga that could decimate the Hudson Valley and Catskill regions’ recreational fishing industry. (April 11, 09) The Daily Freeman: Serving the Hudson Valley since 1871 (DailyFreeman.com)
• Invasive species grow to 188 in Great Lakes There are now 188 invasive species identified in the Great Lakes and while chances of ridding the water of established populations is considered slim, steps are being taken to control them and the public is called upon to help. (March 30, 09) The Windsor Star
• Watch for Great Lakes invaders moving inland, group told - JSOnline Green Bay - University of Notre Dame professor David Lodge has some advice for inland lakefront property owners worried about unwanted organisms invading their seemingly isolated waters: Keep an eye on the Great Lakes. (March 19, 09) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• Congress Approves Funds For Invasive Species Prevention - KBJR-TV- msnbc.com Congress has granted nearly 1–million dollars to help slow the spread of invasive species into the Great Lakes Chain. (March 15, 09) Breaking News, Weather, Business, Health, Entertainment, Sports, Politics, Travel, Science, Technology, Local, US & World News- msnbc.com
• Great Lakes scourge infects West - JSOnline Quagga mussels are clogging Hoover Dam, colonizing lakes, rivers  While federal lawmakers continue to squabble over how to stop overseas ships from dumping unwanted organisms into the world's largest freshwater system, the Great Lakes' most vexing invasive-species problem has gone national. (Feb 21, 09) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

2008

• DEC Invites Public Comments on Measure to Protect Forests Against Tree-killing Pests - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced it has proposed making permanent a regulation to restrict the import, sale and transport of untreated firewood to aid in the fight against the spread of tree-killing pests and diseases. A public-comment period on DEC's proposal runs through Feb. 9, 2009. DEC encourages interested parties to weigh in on the proposal - which can be viewed on the DEC website -- at two public hearings or through written comments (Dec 10, 08) New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• New York Applauds New Federal Regulations on Firewood - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation New federal requirements mandating that firewood imported from Canada be treated to kill pests and diseases will help protect New York trees from invasive insects and deadly infections, state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) officials said today. (Dec 4, 08) New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• New Law Means Buy Local Firewood - Customers should be careful choosing their firewood this year, to prevent an even bigger problem than a cold house. With home heating costs skyrocketing, wood burning stoves and fireplaces are becoming a more popular way for people to heat their homes. (Nov 23, 08) R News: As It Happens, Where It Happens
• Spiny Water Flea Confirmed in First "Inland" Water - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation The spiny water flea, an aquatic invasive species, has been confirmed as present in the Great Sacandaga Lake in the southern Adirondacks, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today. Previously, it had been identified in the Great Lakes. This is first time the spiny water flea has been confirmed in an "inland" body of water. (Oct 30, 08) Press Releases - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
• DEC partners with Adirondack Park invasive plant program - ALBANY – The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Wednesday announced the signing of a five-year contract with the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program, an award-winning program focused on detecting and eradicating invasive species such as garlic mustard, Japanese knotweed and purple loosestrife in the Adirondack Park. (Oct 5, 08) New York State News on the Net!
• DEC grants available for eradication of invasive species - ALBANY – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis Thursday announced that grant applications are now being accepted for projects proposing to eradicate terrestrial invasive species. Terrestrial invasive species is defined as a plant or animal that lives or grows predominately on land. Applications will be accepted until October 31, 2008 (Sept 25, 08) New York State News on the Net!
• Ash Borer's Not in New York Yet - ROCHESTER, NY (2008-08-06) The Cornell Cooperative Extension service says New York has a reprieve on the arrival of the Emerald Ash Borer, a pest that kills ash trees. (Aug 6, 08) WXXI Public Broadcasting Council
• Relax: Tests say bugs harmless - Federal officials have determined that insect specimens caught in a Niagara County bug trap were not the emerald ash borer, whose arrival could devastate the region's large ash tree population. Two bugs found last Tuesday in a U.S. Department of Agriculture trap near Olcott were sent to Michigan for testing. Officials now say the bugs were the click beetle, which is common to upstate and poses no danger. (July 22, 08) Democrat and Chronicle | Rochester news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Rochester, New York
• Rochester area could lose all ash trees to 'green menace' | democratandchronicle.com | Democrat and Chronicle Some call it the "green menace" — a bug smaller than a penny that already has laid waste to millions of ash trees in the upper Midwest. Now there is suspicion that the emerald ash borer has made its way into New York state. (July 21, 08) Democrat and Chronicle | Rochester news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Rochester, New York
• Boaters Upset Over New Federal Rules - Boaters across the state are wondering what the federal government is thinking. A new federal rule could require recreational boat owners to pay hundreds of dollars for a water pollution permit. A federal court in California ruled last year that the EPA should regulate how ships discharge water taken from the ocean, then dumped in fresh water. The rule is designed to limit pollution and limit the spread of invasive species. July 6, 08) R News: As It Happens, Where It Happens
• Rare Insect Infects Local Trees - 13WHAM.com Rochester, NY --- A rare insect has returned to Monroe County after a nearly ten year absence. The insect is known for killing hemlock trees, and it’s now an uninvited "guest" of the Seneca Park Zoo. (July 4, 08) - 13WHAM.com
• Watch for ash borer, Webster tree expert warns | democratandchronicle.com | Democrat and Chronicle The emerald ash borer gets its name from the adult's metallic green color, and eggs are laid just below the bark of an ash tree. The adults emerge in early summer and eat the leaves for about three weeks, mate and lay more eggs. Once they're in the tree, they are hard to detect. (June 1, 08) democratandchronicle.com | Democrat and Chronicle | Rochester news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Rochester, New York
• Tree Killer Beetles Moving Toward New York - 13WHAM.com (Rochester, N.Y.) - A tiny, but devastating bug could be making its way to the Rochester area. (April 02, 08) - 13WHAM.com
• Watertown Daily Times | Invasive species litigation targeted ALBANY — State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo wants to make sure New Yorkers' interests are protected in federal litigation involving invasive species in the Great Lakes. Several American and Canadian shipping companies and associations are challenging a Michigan law requiring all ships to treat their ballast water to rid it of non-native invasive species before dumping it into Great Lakes waters. Ballast water is contained in large tanks and is used to keep oceangoing ships stable during transport. (March 3, 08) Watertown Daily Times | News for today, history for tomorrow!

2007

• New leader against alien species -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY Wildlife biologist to head new state office in effort to control invasive plants and animals that enter New York  ALBANY -- A 54-year-old state wildlife biologist will lead the state's fight against invasive species like zebra mussels, which choke upstate lakes, and the approaching emerald ash bore, an Asian beetle that is killing millions of trees in the Midwest. (Dec 27, 07) Albany NY News - Times Union - Serving Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady, Troy
• Pest threatens ash trees - Rochester, NY - MPNnow Canandaigua, N.Y. - An invasive insect species that has attacked ash trees across the Great Lakes states of Michigan, Ohio and now Pennsylvania has not reached New York — yet. But Russell Welser of Ontario County Cornell Cooperative Extension said that it's just a "matter of time" before the emerald ash borer makes its way into this area. (August 28, 07) Homepage - Rochester, NY - MPNnow
• State warns emerald ash borer a threat to state's trees - The emerald ash borer, an insect that has destroyed millions of ash trees in the United States, is making its way toward New York. In an effort to prevent or minimize an infestation, the state Department of Environmental Conservation is urging that users of firewood burn only locally available wood and not transport wood to distant campgrounds or state parks. (July 31, 07) The Ithaca Journal: RSS - Local News
• Meet the beetles - Rochester, NY - MPNnow Only a half-inch long, the Japanese beetle can do "a fair amount of damage in July and August" as it munches on more than 600 different kinds of common garden plants, trees and crops, said Russell Welser of the Ontario County Cornell Cooperative Extension. Fair amount? That might seem like an understatement to some gardeners who have seen their raspberries and the other fruits of their labor go the way of the little invaders. (July 30, 07) Messenger Post Newspapers
• The Buffalo News: Home: Invasive pests claiming new habitats in New York State Boring beetle, lake mussel, fruit virus among species devastating to ecosystems First the American chestnut, then the elm. Forest experts say New York will soon add another well-known species, the ash, to the list of trees nearly wiped out by aggressive insects and diseases imported from elsewhere. (July 30, 07) The Buffalo News

2006

• Help Prevent Invasive Insect Infestations: Don't Move Firewood! It's time to head off to open the camp in the spring. The firewood left over from winter won't get used at the house during the summer, so it makes sense to toss it in the truck to take up to camp. But because spring and summer turn out to be warm, that firewood doesn't get burned right away. It stays there neatly stacked and covered all summer until fall, when a warm fire is a necessity at the end of a long chilly day outdoors. --New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Protecting NY's Environment and Managing its Natural Resources
• Effort is under way to control problem-causing foreign critters, plants — Invasive species. The words alone sound ominous. But until they hear "zebra mussels" or the name of another plant or animal that has affected their life, many Rochesterians are still befuddled by the term. They don't realize that invasive plants and animals can boost bacterial growth in their lakes, clog their sewer pipes and drive out their beloved bluebirds. That's precisely why state environmental leaders spent the past two years dissecting the issue before releasing the final report of the New York State Invasive Species Task Force in December. The report delineates the state's problem and proposes some solutions. This week, Gov. George Pataki proposed $2 million in funding to get the effort started. (January 21, 2006) Democrat and Chronicle

2005

•  DEC speaker: Controlling invasives takes teamwork -— New York state can't afford not to take action to control invasive species like zebra mussels and Eurasian milfoil -- but success requires collaboration, state official Lynette Stark said today. Stark, a representative of the state Department of Environmental Conservation, was in Rochester speaking to local arborists, nursery owners and landscapers.  (November 16, 2005) Democrat and Chronicle

2004

•  City Newspaper: News & Views: News articles: The silent invasion Six-hundred miles west of Rochester, in suburban Chicago, is a structure that just might save Lake Ontario. Connecting the Chicago and Des Plaines Rivers, the Chicago Ship and Sanitary Canal links up two of the continent's largest water systems: the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes watersheds. At the bottom of that canal lies a $9 million underwater electric fence that's keeping species on one side from migrating to the other. (August 24, 2004) City Newspaper
•  Democrat & Chronicle: 'Dog-strangling' vine choking upstate — Tangled, toxic, tough — and everywhere. Meet swallow-wort, a vine-like member of the milkweed family. Over the past decade its growth has been explosive in the Northeast, with the Lake Ontario basin — including Rochester — at its epicenter. (August 5, 2004) Democrat and Chronicle
•  Democrat & Chronicle: Danger lurks in hogweed It's 8 to 15 feet tall with flowers, but packs a skin-blistering sap. For more information on giant hogweed or to report a sighting, call Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County's Gardening Helpline at (585) 473-5335 or the Wayne County extension office at (315) 331-8415. (July 17, 2004) Democrat and Chronicle
• Beetlemania — hungry insects will target weedy plant  - Thousands of tiny beetles have been growing up on 10 closely watched plants at Charter School of the Dunes in Gary this spring. Thousands more of the galerucella beetles make their homes at Westville Correctional Facility in LaPorte County. When the school-raised beetles are released along the Grand Calumet this summer, they will feed exclusively on purple loosestrife — a pretty, but prolific species of plant invader. (June 8, 2004) News - Post-Tribune (Northwest Indiana)
• Democrat & Chronicle: Algae problem's solution delayed — Doing something about algae at Ontario Beach has taken a back seat to trying to prevent the Asian carp from getting into the Great Lakes. For five years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been working with Monroe County to look at ways to control the algae at Ontario Beach. About $1million in federal funds has already been spent looking for remedies. But the project is on hold. ”We don’t have the money for it at this moment,” said Corps of Engineers spokesman Pat Jones, who is based in Buffalo. (April 28, 2004) Democrat and Chronicle

2003

•  Finned invader hits Lake Ontario - Plant-eating grass carp can destroy aquatic environments, scientists say -Biologists have discovered a grass carp, a dangerous invasive fish originally from Eastern Asia, living in Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Don River in Toronto. The grass carp was caught inadvertently a few weeks ago by staff at Toronto and Region Conservation during an assessment of the size of fish communities in the Lower Don River, one of the city's most polluted waterways. (November 29, 2003) http://www.globeandmail.com
•  Task force to target nature's nasty invaders - ALBANY - Non-native plants and animals pose a threat to New York's ecosystem and its economy, Gov. George Pataki said Monday in creating a task force to study invasive species. (August 13, 2003) The Record
•  DeWine Pushes Bills In Congress To Protect Great Lakes (Washington, DC-AP) - Senator Mike DeWine is pushing two bills to help protect the Great Lakes from invasive species. One bill would establish the National Invasive Species Council to coordinate activities by federal agencies and develop a national plan for dealing with the problem. (March 7, 2003) WOKR-TV 13 || ROCHESTER

2002

• WXXI: Despite Regulations, Invasive Species Enter Great Lakes (2002-12-03) A Great Lakes Researcher says there are now more than 160 non-native species of plants and animals in Ontario and the upper lakes, and their numbers are growing despite regulations that were designed to solve the problem. Doctor Edward Mills is with the Cornell University Biological Field Station in Bridgeport. Ten years ago, Doctor Mills and his colleagues cataloged 139 so-called "invasive species" in the Great Lakes. They found 59 plants, 25 fishes and 14 mollusks including the infamous zebra mussels. (December 2, 2002) Public NewsRoom
• Democrat & Chronicle: Fish invasion imperils lake — SYRACUSE — Scientists say it is only a matter of time before a new invasive fish species makes its way into Oneida Lake, where it could spread disease and damage recreational fishing.  (October 13, 2002)  Democrat and Chronicle
• Democrat & Chronicle: Big alien fish closing in on Lake Ontario? — PITTSBURGH — Massive carp that have been known to jump some 10 feet out of the water and wallop boaters in the Mississippi River have been spotted in Lake Erie -- much closer to Lake Ontario than previously reported. Only a couple of bighead carp have been caught in Lake Erie, though some biologists believe they spotted one July 17. (July 31, 2002) Democrat and Chronicle:
• Big Carp Threaten Lakes A big fish that can dominate waterways once it shows up is the cause of concern for scientists.
  The Asian carp hasn't arrived in Lake Ontario yet. Scientists say it's just a matter of time before the fish -- which can weigh as much as one hundred pounds and can measure four feet long -- show up. (July 223, 2002) RNews: News Front - Rochester, NY's Only 24 Hour News
• Study Shows Perils of Importing Non-Native Species - Documenting the ecological perils of introducing non-native species to control pests, researchers said on Thursday parasitic wasps brought to Hawaii as part of sugar cane farming had become the dominant players in a native ecosystem. (Friday, August 17, 2001) WASHINGTON (Reuters) 

2001

• Giant hogweed invades area No one knows how the Asian plant, which can burn the skin, got to western New York. SOUTH BRISTOL - It looks like overgrown Queen Anne's lace but it's a toxic weed.  (Wednesday, August 15, 2001) Daily Messenger
• New lampricide direction PLATTSBURGH — New York has no lamprey-control treatments planned for this fall, but state experts are helping Vermont plan for treating tributaries there. (Friday, August 3, 2001) Press Republican Online

2000

• Wetlands wildflower has deadly beauty Loosestrife chokes out habitats of Tier's native species  (August 15, 2000) Press & Sun Bulletin 
• Bug power harnessed to fight weed  BASOM, N.Y. -- "Weed" almost seems too harsh a word for the stalks of tiny purple flowers growing in western New York's marshes and roadside ditches. (July 19, 2000) DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
• Bugs enlisted in war on dreaded plant invader Purple loosestrife sends beautiful, purple-pink blossoms skyward in a tapering cone, but to ecologists it is the botanical equivalent of the zebra mussel, driving out native vegetation and degrading wetland habitat. (July 15, 2000) BuffaloNews.com

1999

• Man tells fish story with a bite Angler's toothy canal catch turns out to be a pacu,
  not a piranha as he had feared ---8/03/99 DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE Digital