From the desk of our Bugwood Image & EDDMapS Coordinator, Rebekah D. Wallace:
“Welcome to our April Newsletter on Cogongrass. This species blooms in April-June and is a very high priority invasive in Georgia and the southeastern US. Cogongrass spreads rapidly by rhizomes on landscaping and earthmoving equipment. Report suspected populations of cogongrass via the EDDMapS website or EDDMapS app, these reports go to directly to the GFC Forest Health Coordinator for evaluation and management. A new population was reported via EDDMapS last year and within two days GFC had visited and begun treatment for eradication!
Anyone can report cogongrass and other invasive species via https://www.eddmaps.org/ or via the EDDMapS app and experts that participate as EDDMapS Verifiers will review the records.
Links to access and download the resources, graphics, and images included in the newsletter:
- Cogongrass images for educational use
- Cogongrass Species Info
- Cogongrass Fact Sheet
- Cogongrass.org
- Keep Invasives and Pests Out! Bait Vectors and Pathways
- Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers
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