News
Congratulations Student Winners!
Congratulations to the winning students of the NYISAW “Most Wanted” Invasive Species Poster Contest! One hundred and nineteen posters were received and each one impressed LIISMA staff. Thanks to all … Read more
NYISAW has arrived!
The New York Invasive Species Awareness Week is finally here – from June 6 to June 12, 2022! The mission of the New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (NYISAW) is … Read more
A Successful Symposium
By Melody Penny, Invasive Species Technician 1, LIISMA On April 7, 2022, the Long Island Invasive Species Management Area (LIISMA) and the Long Island Native Plant Initiative (LINPI) hosted their … Read more
Watch the March 2022 recorded webinars today!
March was a great month at the LIISMA PRISM! We worked with our partners at Peconic Land Trust, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, and iMapInvasives in presenting educational webinars … Read more
LIISMA Subcontracts: Friends of Hempstead Plains
By Cara Fernandes LIISMA has approved five invasive species subcontracts with funding from the New York State Environmental Protection Fund (EPF). EPF is administered by the New York State Department … Read more
LIISMA Subcontracts: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County
By Cara Fernandes LIISMA has approved five invasive species subcontracts with funding from the New York State Environmental Protection Fund (EPF). EPF is administered by the New York State Department … Read more
LIISMA Subcontracts: Third House Nature Center
By Abby Bezrutczyk LIISMA has approved five invasive species subcontracts with funding from the New York State Environmental Protection Fund (EPF). EPF is administered by the New York State Department … Read more
Looking for invasive species is for LIFE!
Wherever you are on your naturalist journey, we are looking for people who want to be LIFERs — LIISMA Invasive Finders and Early Reporters, that is. We are hoping to cultivate a community of folks who want to assist in looking for invasive species throughout the LIISMA region; not only to add knowledge to our existing database of invasive species, but to also connect like minded invasive species spotters to LIISMA and to each other.
Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata)
In late November through early December, as most insects and plants head into a period of dormancy, the aptly named winter moth (Operophtera brumata) awakens from the soil. Native to Northern and Central Europe, they have been accidentally introduced several times to eastern North America since the 1930’s, where their larvae have been found defoliating our deciduous trees, preferentially oaks, maples and cherries.
