Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) is an invasive shrub native to eastern Asia that was widely planted for ornamental use and wildlife habitat. It is now established across much of the eastern and midwestern United States, where it forms dense understory thickets that outcompete native plants, reduce plant diversity, and alter forest structure and ecosystem processes. […]
Join us for a workshop on spotted lanternfly, a novel invasive insect that poses significant threats to horticulture, forestry, and the natural environment. Participants will learn about spotted lanternfly's impacts, how it spreads, and how they can detect and prevent it. Open to grape and tender fruit growers, vineyard, nursery, and woodlot owners and managers, arborists, landscapers, government and conservation authority […]
Join us for a workshop on spotted lanternfly, a novel invasive insect that poses significant threats to horticulture, forestry, and the natural environment. Participants will learn about spotted lanternfly's impacts, how it spreads, and how they can detect and prevent it. Open to grape and tender fruit growers, vineyard, nursery, and woodlot owners and managers, arborists, landscapers, government and […]
Ecology and Management of Biotic Disturbances in Forests conference, will take place on July 27-31, 2026, in Fredericton (Canada). This event is jointly organized by WPs 7.03.06 - Integrated management of forest defoliating insects, 7.03.07 - Population dynamics of forest insects, 7.03.12 - Alien invasive species and international trade, and 7.03.13 - Biological control of forest insects and […]
Join the Invasive Species Centre, Northumberland Land Trust and Kawartha Land Trust for a free half-day workshop at the Goodrich-Loomis Conservation Centre in Brighton. Learn about the Black Ash Community Action Network (BACAN), emerald ash borer impacts, Indigenous perspectives, and seed collection. A field component at the Wilkinson Nature Reserve will cover locating, identifying and […]
