Invasive
Species Working Group Meeting
Minutes
Steve Manning, 2014 – 2016 co-chair of the ISWG, presented
the idea of holding monthly or quarterly webinars for the group on topics of
their choosing. Workshops could be held on-site at any bases.
DoD computers generally block outside materials such as
webinars and may require a work around for webinars to work. Recorded webinars
may be a solution.
Steve will send out new working group communications by
April.
The 2016 NMFWA training session in Pittsburg will present a
good opportunity to hold a technical session. Several sites around the city
could be used for field trips.
Members expressed interest in the following topics for
webinars and/or workshops:
Red fire
ants/little fire ants Guam (see
Legacy fire ant project)
Vehicle
cleaning – Armed Forces Pest Management Board can address this issue
Australian
pine eradication and site restoration Bahamas
Casuarina and
Brazilian pepper control on tropical islands
Sericea
lespedeza (40 year old seed bank), phragmites control / endangered southern
wild rice reintroduction Kentucky
Chemical
alternatives (goats, SCA interns) Virginia
Biological
control of kudzu Mississippi
Neonicotinoids
impacts on pollinators
Hemlock wooly
adelgid control
Toad flax and
thistle control in riparian areas with T&E species present
Large scale
tick control
Fire and
invasive plant control (seasonality)
EDRR – what
new species to watch for Virginia
Emerald ash
borer
Faunal
species including: feral hogs, zebra mussels, pythons, rodents, red-eared
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