MSU Extension Invasive Species

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  Spongy moth in Christmas tree production: What to know to sell your trees

  Published on June 22, 2022
  Requirements for spongy moth quarantine vary based on your business model and where your selling destination is. Following MDARD guidelines will allow for a saleable crop.

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  Invasive species in your Jambalaya?

  Published on June 21, 2022
  Cajun food lovers may be happy to learn the invasive rusty crayfish has been “demoted” from Michigan’s list of prohibited species to the restricted species list. But what does this regulation change mean for home cooks?

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  Spotted wing drosophila fly activity starting but still low this spring

  Published on June 21, 2022
  Detections of Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) in southern Michigan monitoring traps show typical activity for this time in the season.

• Landscaping important to maintaining health of shorelines

  Published on June 21, 2022
  “Natural Shoreline Landscapes on Michigan’s Inland Lakes: Guidebook for Property Owners,” provides guidance on lake-friendly natural shoreline landscaping.

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  Build your own seeded coir logs for use in shoreline restoration? Part 1

  Published on June 21, 2022
  This novel approach to restoring shorelines with native plant seeds secured in homemade coir logs is being tested on the Keweenaw Peninsula.

• A native Michigan shoreline: We did it, so can you! Part 1

  Published on June 21, 2022
  The steps taken by a lakefront property owner, and current participant in MSU Extension’s Lake & Stream Leaders Institute, to change his typical lakeshore into a native lakescape that protects the lake and provides a home home for birds and butterflies.

• Inland lake shoreline erosion control demonstrated at Kellogg Biological Station

  Published on June 21, 2022
  Updated website offers video of the rebuilding of an eroded bank on Gull Lake using encapsulated soil lift technique.

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  Drive-by botany: Black locust and multiflora rose

  Published on June 21, 2022
  Profiles of common Michigan roadside flora in early June 2022.

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  A native Michigan shoreline: We did it, so can you! Part 2

  Published on June 20, 2022
  A lakefront property owner describes next steps in restoring his typical lakeshore into a native lakescape that protects the lake and provides a home for birds and butterflies.

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  MSU named charter member of Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science

  Published on June 13, 2022
  NIACS brings together USDA Forest Service, universities, conservationists and forest experts to better manage forests for climate change adaptation and carbon sequestration