invasives
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2022
Maine Gardener: A new tactic being considered to combat the spotted wing drosophila
The pest destroys as much as 30 percent of Maine's blueberry crop annually.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2022
Maine Gardener: What will Maine’s forests look like in 100 years?
Biologist Amanda Devine says we've already lost the battle to many aggressive invasives, which she described as the second-largest threat to global biodiversity. (The largest threat? Human disruptions.)
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PublishedJuly 3, 2022
Maine Gardener: A ray of hope for getting rid of the destructive emerald ash borer
A group of UMaine students and their professor are on the job, combining an array of tactics to try to eliminate the invasive pest, which could decimate Maine's ash trees.
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PublishedJune 26, 2022
Scientists trace black stains on beachgoers’ feet to invasive species
A massive die-off of hemlock woolly adelgid last year left millions of fly corpses along shores and beaches from Maine to Massachusetts.
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PublishedJune 5, 2022
Maine Gardener: Maine Audubon shifts the focus of its annual native plants sale
Less sale, more educational festival. Also, one of the day's programs to offer a multicultural perspective on fighting the invasive emerald ash borer.
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PublishedApril 24, 2022
Follow your Bliss: For John Bliss, of Broadturn Farms, that means growing cut flowers
In a recent online talk, Bliss discussed growing perennials on the Scarborough farm for flower arrangements.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2022
Maine Gardener: The forest edge is a critical environmental zone, and you can enhance it
For many wild creatures, living on the edge has benefits.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2022
Maine Gardener: Snow-schmo, it’s time to prune trees
Winter is the best season, whether the trees are evergreens or deciduous.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2022
Southern pine beetles are not an immediate threat, the experts say, but they are a cause for concern
The invasive beetles have been spotted in Maine and could be a harbinger of other damaging bugs to come.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2022
Stop invasive species from infesting Maine lakes, advocates urge lawmakers
A legislative committee is weighing how best to beef up the battle against plants and animals that don't belong in Maine.