Emerging Pests
Backyard gardeners are important scouts for early recognition of threats to the health of our landscapes and the environment. The emerging threat may be a new plant disease, a weed, an insect, or even an exotic animal. These organisms endanger various edible and ornamental crops and have the potential to cause economic problems as well as environmental problems.
The links provided here pertain to emerging or potential pest problems in New England. Some of the problems have been documented in our area while others have not spread to Rhode Island. In the case of problems that have not yet arrived, early detection is critical. Visit the sites listed below to learn about the emergence and progress of these problems across the country. You'll find a great deal of useful information and links to other interesting sites.
NOTE: If you find evidence in your landscape of a pest that has not been documented in Rhode Island, please notify the URI Master Gardener Coordinator via email.
EMERGING PESTS / GENERAL SITES
Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub52.pdf
Forestry Images www.forestryimages.org Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/ispm/sod/usdasodlist.html Northeast Plant Diagnostic Networkwww.nepdn.org
For pest alerts and information on other emerging pests visit the project Massachusetts Introduced Pests Outreach Project website at http://www.massnrc.org/pests
Asian Longhorned Beetle |
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| http://www.umassextension.org/index.php/news-events/newsletter/winter-2008-2009 |
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug |
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The brown marmorated stink bug [Halyomorpha halys (Ståhl)], is a new pest that is currently only in NY, PA, NJ, MA, and RI.http://www.massnrc.org/pests |
Chrysanthemum White Rust |
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| http://massnrc.org/pests/pestFAQsheets/chrysanthemumwhiterust.html |
Daylily Rust |
| http://www.massnrc.org/pests/linkeddocuments/pestalerts/daylilyrustalert... |
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) |
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| www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/eab/ |
Giant Hogweed |
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| http://www.mass.gov/agr/pestalert/giant_hogweed.htm |
Japanese Stilt Grass |
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| www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/mivi1.htm |
Mile a Minute Weed |
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www.nps.gov/plants/ALIEN/fact/pepe1.htm; |
Sirex Woodwasp |
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| http://massnrc.org/pests/linkeddocuments/pestalerts/Sirexalert_August23_... |
Sudden Oak Death (SOD) |
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Since 1995, oaks and tanoaks have been dying in the coastal counties of California.
Since then, more than 65 types of plants have been found to be infected or associated
with this disease, referred to as Sudden Oak Death (SOD), ramorum leaf blight or
ramorum dieback, or by regulation as Phytophthora ramorum.
www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/ispm/sod/
www.defra.gov.uk/planth/phnews/ukandeu.pdf (Europe)
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Swede Midge |
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| http://massnrc.org/pests/pestFAQsheets/swedemidge.html |
Viburnum Leaf Beetle |
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| www.umassgreeninfo.org/fact_sheets/defoliators/viburnum_leaf_beetle.html |
Winter Moth |
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| www.umassgreeninfo.org/fact_sheets/defoliators/winter_moth |
