terrestrial
Knotweeds (Reynoutria spp.)
By Abby Bezrutczyk, LIISMA Field Project & Outreach Coordinator Last Saturday, I had the opportunity to meet a dozen community-gardeners to talk about their local invasive species staples: multiflora rose, … Read more
Invasive Species Spotlight: Perennial Pepperweed Control at West Meadow Beach
By Luke Gervase, Project Ecologist at GEI Consultants, Inc In July 2021, GEI Consultants, Inc. (GEI) licensed pesticide applicators conducted a site visit at the Town of Brookhaven West Meadow … Read more
Small Carpet Grass (Arthraxon hispidus)
Small carpet grass, arthraxon, jointhead grass, hairy jointgrass (Arthraxon hispidus)Family: PoaceaeLife Form: Annual grass Tier: 2 History & Introduction Arthraxon hispidus was first documented in the US in the 1870s and … Read more
Perennial Pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium)
Family: Brassicaceae Life form: Forb History & Introduction Native to West Asia through Southeastern Europe, perennial pepperweed (PPW) will grow nearly anywhere within its native range including fresh, brackish, and … Read more
Rock Sea-Lavender (Limonium binervosum)
Family: Plumbaginaceae Habit: Perennial herb Flowering season: July to September Tier 2 – Eradication – High and very high impact species, or potentially so, with low enough abundance to make … Read more
Jumping worms (Amynthas spp.)
Worms don’t like mustard. This became obvious as we watched worms emerge from a small plot of forested ground, irritated but not injured by the mustard-water solution. In this field … Read more
Beech Leaf Disease Nematode (Litylenchus crenatae mccannii)
This spring (2021) we have been noticing an increased number in symptomatic beech trees that have been confirmed as having beech leaf disease (BLD). BLD has been making its way … Read more
