MSU Extension Invasive Species

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  Updated box tree moth quarantine and compliance agreement for shipping out of the quarantine counties

  Published on May 8, 2025
  The updated compliance agreement allows businesses seven days longer to apply insecticide treatments to comply with Michigan’s box tree moth interior quarantine.

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  Identifying native and invasive aquatic plants can be easy with a phone app

  Published on May 6, 2025
  After collecting information, reporting and sharing it will help add to the knowledge of plant life in Michigan’s lakes.

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  Great Lakes Water Life database features native flora and fauna across the basin

  Published on May 6, 2025
  The Great Lakes Water Life (GLWL) hosts a broad range of ecological information and tools for use by environmental researchers and the public.

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  CANR honors Filice, Warwick and Wolfe as 2025 Global Scholars in Extension

  Published on April 22, 2025
  The CANR has named Paige Filice, Alexa Warwick, Ph.D., and Samantha Wolfe as the 2025 Global Scholars in Extension. The scholars will be honored at the CANR Faculty and Staff Awards on May 8

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  What’s eating my viburnums and how can I stop it?

  Published on March 17, 2025
  Viburnum leaf beetle larvae and adults may devour the shrubs in Michigan.

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  Spring brings spawning fish into West Michigan streams, and you can help to monitor spawning runs in local creeks

  Published on March 12, 2025
  Michigan Sea Grant is working with Shedd Aquarium, John Ball Zoo, and GVSU to learn more about migration cues for a little-known fish species, and you can be a part of it.

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  Skippers and super skippers: What do small steelhead tell us about future runs?

  Published on March 9, 2025
  Last year’s steelhead run had many anglers concerned about steelhead populations, and the Michigan River Steelhead Program is documenting how young stocked and wild fish might translate to brighter days ahead.

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  Reminder to sign up for Bulletins Live! Two

  Published on February 28, 2025
  Participants will receive an educational presentation followed by hands-on training demonstrating how to use Bulletins Live! Two on the U.S. EPA website. Six locations are offering this training with limited availability.

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  Spotted lanternfly resources from MSU Extension

  Published on January 14, 2025
  Learn about this invasive species with these publications by the experts at Michigan State University.

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  Advances on managing spotted wing drosophila with entomopathogenic nematodes

  Published on January 8, 2025
  Biological control agents, mainly entomopathogenic nematodes, are a great alternative to chemical insecticides for managing spotted wing drosophila.