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In the News
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May 25, 2010
Stink Bugs on the Rise: Part 2
Greater Annapolis Patch
Hearty pests thwart traditional controls.
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May 24, 2010
Snakehead fish caught in Machodoc Creek
The Journal
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May 23, 2010
Stink Bug Spread Worries Growers Across Nation
Perishable News
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May 23, 2010
For mid-Atlantic growers, stink bugs are 'horrendous'
DelawareOnline
Pest has hit apple crop hard, causing millions in damage
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May 20, 2010
Whirling disease found in Maryland stocked trout
Baltimore Sun
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May 19, 2011
Purple Trap Overview Video
USDA Video, Crosby Marketing
(Filmed in Maryland)
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May 14, 2010
Mitten crab outbreak could be threat to life in the Chesapeake Bay
Edgewater-Davidsonville Patch
Mitten crabs are on the loose in the Chesapeake Bay, and scientists are reaching out to the public for help in determining how far the outbreak has spread.
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May 14, 2010
For Homeowners, Stink Bug Season is Almost Over
Germantown Patch
Stink bugs may be leaving your house now, but this summer would be a good time to prepare for the fall invasion.
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May 11, 2010
State department protecting area hemlock trees
Cumberland Times News
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May 11, 2010
MARYLAND: Hemlocks treated against invasive pest
Delmarvanow
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May 9, 2010
Mitten Crabs Threaten Maryland Natural Habitat
MyFoxDC
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May 9, 2010
MARYLAND: Seen a mitten crab? Tell the Smithsonian
Delmarvanow
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May 6, 2010
Stink Bugs on the Move
Pasadena Patch
Homeowners battle smelly pests waking from winter nap.
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May 4, 2010
Going Fishing? Aim for Snakeheads
Dundalk Patch
Maryland Department of Natural Resources offers anglers an incentive to reduce the population of the invasive fish species.
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May 1, 2010
Feds hope Asian wasp can stop stink bug in US
Urbana Daily Citizen
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April 21, 2010
The return of the stink bugs
Washington Post
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April 18, 2010
Stink Bugs Are Unstoppable Killing Machines That Will Bring America To Its Knees
Village Voice
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April 18, 2010
Snakehead fish back! DNR needs your help to cath the invasive fish
ABC TV-2
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April 14, 2010
Stink Bugs May Be Reunited With Old Nemesis
WAMU
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April 12, 2010
Bradford pears: pretty, but a pain
Baltimore Sun
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April 4, 2010
Farmers angry over funding cut for stink bug research
Frederick News Post
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April 4, 2010
Stink Bugs Are Destroying Farmers’ Crops In Maryland
WJZ TV-13
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March 30, 2010
Maryland bats infected with white nose syndrome
Baltimore Sun
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March 28, 2010
MDA Ramps up Emerald Ash Borer Survey Activities
Southern Maryland Online
2,600 Survey Traps Being Hung in Ash Trees
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March 19, 2010
Md. Rep. Says Stinkbugs Threat of “Biblical proportions”
NBC Washington
Scientists pushing for use of unapproved insecticide
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March 17, 2010
Felt shoes banned in Maryland waters
WGMD.com
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March 9, 2010
Tiny wasps could curb Maryland stinkbug invasion
Bend Bulletin
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March 9, 2010
Residents swap stink bug anecdotes
Carroll County Times
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March 6, 2010
Experts expect stink bug population to explode this year
Carroll County Times
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February 22, 2010
Stink bugs, the sequel
Frederick News Post
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January 14, 2010
Stink Bugs Not Bugged By Winter, Doc Says
WBAL TV-11
U.S. Working On Fix To Smelly Problem
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September 15, 2010
Stink Bugs Becoming a Homeowner Nuisance and Agricultural Menace
MDA Press Release
Homeowners and gardeners should contact UMD Home and Garden Information Center; Farmers are referred to UMD Extension
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August 24, 2010
And now a word from Dr. Snakehead
Baltimore Sun
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July 26, 2010
Releasing Exotic Species to Fight Invasive Species: Gambling With Mother Nature?
Bay Daily
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July 18, 2010
Praise the ailanthus, our most reviled tree
Cumberland Times-News
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June 11, 2010
Pine products under quarantine due to beetle
Carroll County Times
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June 6, 2010
Md. Officials Work To Combat Pine Shoot Beetle
WJZ TV-13
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June 4, 2010
Pine tree pest quarantine expands
Baltimore Sun
Baltimore, Howard, Harford, Carroll now included
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May 31, 2010
Group seeks to battle nonnative plants at Hashawha
Carroll County Times
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May 23, 2010
Md. Dept. Of Agriculture Combats Invasive Insect
WJZ TV-13
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May 23, 2010
State teams protect trees from ash borers
Baltimore Sun
Technicians set traps for invasive beetle
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May 19, 2010
State considering measures to stop spread of rock snot
Cumberland Times News
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May 14, 2010
Snakehead Fish on the Move into Local Waters
BayNet
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April 27, 2010
Survey Shows Foreign Crayfish In Md. Waters
WJZ TV-13
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April 27, 2010
DNR Study Confirms Threats To Native Crayfish
BayNet
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April, 2010
http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3826 Don't let alien invaders take over Bay's landscape
Bay Journal
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April, 2010
http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3825 Plant Pests!
Bay Journal
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April 11, 2010
http://times-news.com/local/x1338262608/Bat-disease-confirmed-in-cave-near-Cumberland Redbuds and ambrosia beetles
Frederick News Post
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April 8, 2010
http://times-news.com/local/x1338262608/Bat-disease-confirmed-in-cave-near-Cumberland Maryland Does Battle With Beetle
NBC Washington
Emerald ash borer threatens Maryland ash trees
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March 25, 2010
http://times-news.com/local/x1338262608/Bat-disease-confirmed-in-cave-near-Cumberland County readies for infestation of pesky ash borer
Gazette.net
State officials setting traps in April to help combat problem
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March 25, 2010
http://times-news.com/local/x1338262608/Bat-disease-confirmed-in-cave-near-Cumberland Maryland fights to save ash trees from boring beetles
Washington Post
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March 23, 2010
http://times-news.com/local/x1338262608/Bat-disease-confirmed-in-cave-near-Cumberland APHIS adds 10 plants to Phytophtora ramorum regulations list
Nursery Management and Protection
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March 18, 2010
http://times-news.com/local/x1338262608/Bat-disease-confirmed-in-cave-near-Cumberland Bat disease confirmed in cave near Cumberland
Cumberland Times-News
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March 11, 2010
http://www.abc2news.com/news/local/story/Bat-Killing-Fungus-Found-In-Maryland-Cave/gge53xp4K0mu567Sz1dlXw.cspx Bat Killing Fungus Found In Maryland Cave
ABC 2
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March 11, 2010
http://wjz.com/local/Bat.disease.Bat.2.1551499.html Bat Disease Found In Western Maryland Cave
WJZ TV-13
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March 10, 2010
http://wjz.com/seenon/bugs.beetle.port.2.1551342.html Search Is On For Invasive Insect In Md.
WJZ TV-13
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March 9, 2010
http://times-news.com/local/x1897231819/In-Brief-March-10-2010 Ash borer traps to be distributed in counties
Cumberland Times-News
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March 9, 2010
http://somd.com/news/headlines/2010/11412.shtml MDA Ramps up Emerald Ash Borer Survey Activities
Southern Maryland Online
4,000 Purple Survey Traps Being Hung in Ash Trees
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February 7, 2010
http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2010/01/08/news/local_news/04_invasive_plant_workshop.txt Public hearing set on weed control
Herald Mail
Washington Co. to finalize changes to ordinance
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October 19, 2009
http://www.mda.state.md.us/article.php?i=21558 Infected Plants Potentially Shipped to Maryland Residents
MDA Press Release
Agriculture Secretary Addresses Concerns, Seeks Homeowner Help to Identify Sudden Oak Death
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Otober 15, 2009
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2009/090727.htm Invasive vines assault East Coast beaches
USA Today
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Otober 7, 2009
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2009/090727.htm Non-native stink bugs unwelcome in Olney
Gazette.Net
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Otober 3, 2009
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2009/090727.htm Stink bugs swarming
The Capital
Sealing cracks and crevices will help
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Otober 2, 2009
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2009/090727.htm Chewing out unwelcome plants
Southern Maryland News
Goats brought in to work on decreasing invasive vegetation
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September 5, 2009
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2009/090727.htm Unwanted bug tries to sneak into Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
Wood-boring beetle threatens trees
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August 20, 2009
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2009/090727.htm County braces for tree-eating beetle
Howard County Times
Emerald ash borer capable of devastating ash tree population
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July 27, 2009
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2009/090727.htm Trap Would Help Keep Stink Bugs Outdoors
ARS
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July 20, 2009
http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_201001551.html Asian longhorned beetle invader of the month
Cumberland Times-News
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July 17, 2009
http://www.telegram.com/article/20090717/COLUMN10/907170416 Mute swans are pretty, but they have evil side
Columnistys Telegram
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July 14, 2009
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/top/2009/07/14-32/DNR-activists-spar-on-method-of-swan-killing.html DNR, activists spar on method of swan-killing
The Capital
Group plans to sue if 'cervical dislocation' isn't stopped
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June 24, 2009
http://www.gazette.net/stories/06242009/montnew182545_32532.shtml AG: Bolt cutters not used on swans
Gazette.net
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June 23, 2009
http://www.gazette.net/stories/06242009/montnew182545_32532.shtml Md. Gypsy Moth Task Force to Meet on June 30
WBOC TV-16
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June 13, 2009
http://appindie.org/index.php/appalachian-culture/55-culture/662-weed-or-wonder-garlic-mustard-a-weed-indeed Weed or Wonder? Garlic Mustard--A Weed, Indeed
Southern Maryland News
"Help your environment--eat its enemy!" (Jack Sanders)
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June 12, 2009
http://www.somdnews.com/stories/06122009/rectop154905_32181.shtml DNR to continue mute swan reduction
Southern Maryland News
Invasive species a threat to bay health
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June 10, 2009
http://www.gazette.net/stories/06102009/montnew184056_32526.shtml State to move forward with plan to kill Chesapeake Bay's mute swans
Gazette.net
Humane Society protests cutting population of fowl, first introduced to region in 1962
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June 9, 2009
http://appindie.org/index.php/our-blue-earth/the-environment/655-exotic-invasive-species-threaten-trees-and-forests Exotic invasive species threaten trees and forests
Appalachian Independent
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June 9, 2009
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/top/2009/06/09-43/DNR-boss-Keep-killing-mute-swans.html DNR boss: Keep killing mute swans
The Capital
Says invasive birds causing major damage to bay's ecosystem
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June 8, 2009
http://somd.com/news/headlines/2009/10085.shtml Maryland to Continue to Control Mute Swan Population
Southern Maryland Online
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May 30, 2009
Navigation http://somd.com/news/headlines/2009/10036.shtml State's Gypsy Moth Aerial Spray Program Completed
Southern Maryland Online
Property Owners Encouraged to Report Egg Masses, Caterpillars, and Defoliation
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May 29, 2009
Navigation http://www.explorehoward.com/news/62488/state-completes-spraying-gypsy-moths/ State completes spraying for gypsy moths
Columbia Flier
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May 29, 2009
Navigation http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/top/2009/05/29-28/Battling-the-ash-borer.html Battling the ash borer
The Capital
Purple traps in county trees are part of surveillance
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May 27, 2009
Navigation http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2009/04/24/news/local_news/newsstory1.txtArrow Proposal: Keep killing invasive mute swans
Maryland Gazette
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May 24, 2009
Zebra mussels that damaged Great Lakes are found in Maryland
Mlive.com
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May 16, 2009
Days of mute swan numbered?
Cumberland Times News
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May 15, 2009
Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week Declared
Hobby Farms
Learn what homeowners and the public can do during this critical outdoor activity season to help slow the spread of EAB
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May 15, 2009
Spraying for gypsy moths under way around county
Frederick News Post
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May 12, 2009
Navigation http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2009/04/24/news/local_news/newsstory1.txtArrow State to start gypsy moth spray in county Tuesday
Columbia Flier
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May 10, 2009
Navigation http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2009/04/24/news/local_news/newsstory1.txtArrow State wages smaller war on Gypsy moths this year
Cecil Whig
Less than 4,000 acres sprayed in Cecil last week
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May 8, 2009
Navigation http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2009/04/24/news/local_news/newsstory1.txtArrow Sources Say: Talk show host Williams vocal on mute swans
The Capital
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May 6, 2009
Navigation http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2009/04/24/news/local_news/newsstory1.txtArrow State Ramps up Emerald Ash Borer Eradication Activities
Southern Maryland Online
4,000 Purple Survey Traps Being Hung in Trees; Testing New Insecticide
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April 30, 2009
Navigation http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2009/04/24/news/local_news/newsstory1.txtArrow County on list for gypsy moth spray
Columbia Flier
State set to begin aerial spraying on Friday
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April 16, 2009
Navigation Arrow The Biggest Threat to Bat Safety: A Bug
Washington Post
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April 15, 2009
Navigation Arrow Mute swans: Beautiful but bad for the Bay
Gazette.net
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April 6, 2009
Navigation Arrow Giant Lizards and Pythons? No. But Maryland not immune to invasive species
Baltimore Examiner
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April 3, 2009
Navigation Arrow Gypsy moth hot spots targeted
Frederick News Post
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February 17, 2009
Navigation Arrow County gypsy moth spraying likely to face budget squeeze
Frederick News Post
Gypsy moths could benefit from the county's fiscal 2010 budget woes.
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January 16, 2009
Navigation Arrow Tree Removal to Eradicate Killer Bug Underway in Waldorf-Area Forests
SoMD ONline
Tree Removal Will Begin in Neighborhoods Soon; Citizens Urged to Help Stop the Spread of the Beetle
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