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  • 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,…

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  • From the desk of our Bugwood Image & EDDMapS Coordinator, Rebekah D. Wallace: “Welcome to our March Newsletter on Callery pear and leatherleaf mahonia. These species bloom in late Winter/early Spring and so can be easily found this time of year. Callery pear is rapidly spreading across the Eastern US and leatherleaf mahonia is an…

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  • From the desk of our Bugwood Image & EDDMapS Coordinator, Rebekah D. Wallace, info on identifying and recording the invasive insect pest called hemlock woolly adelgid, (Adelges tsugae). Links to resources, graphics, and images included in the newsletter:

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  • From the desk of our Bugwood Image & EDDMapS Coordinator, Rebekah D. Wallace: “Anyone can report English ivy and other invasive species via https://www.eddmaps.org/ and experts that participate as EDDMapS Verifiers will review the records.”

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  • From the desk of our Bugwood Image & EDDMapS Coordinator, Rebekah D. Wallace: “Anyone can report CMBS and other invasive species via https://www.eddmaps.org/ and experts that participate as EDDMapS Verifiers will review the records.”

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  • From the desk of our Bugwood Image & EDDMapS Coordinator, Rebekah D. Wallace: “Chinese tallowtree has bright white waxy seeds, so this tree can also be known as popcorn tree. Anyone can report Chinese tallowtree and other invasive species via https://www.eddmaps.org/ and experts that participate as EDDMapS Verifiers will review the records.”

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  • From the desk of our Bugwood Image & EDDMapS Coordinator, Rebekah D. Wallace, info on identifying and recording the invasive plant species called Sacred Bamboo, (Nandina domestica). Links in the newsletter and more resources on invasive, agricultural, or forestry:

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