Invasive Species
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After record outbreak, Wisconsin could see another bad year for spongy moths
Wisconsin saw its worst spongy moth outbreak in more than a decade last year, and the state could see a repeat this year unless spring rains help decrease their population.
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Wisconsin has a tool to combat disease endangering oaks
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the University of Wisconsin-Madison developed the tool in 2021 to prevent oak wilt advancement in a time of unpredictable weather.
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Construction set to begin in 2024 on effort to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is slated to begin construction next year on a $1.1 billion project in Illinois aimed at keeping invasive carp out of the Great Lakes. […]
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Northwoods tribal leader reflects on 40th anniversary of court protecting treaty rights
This year marks the 40th anniversary of a landmark ruling that reaffirmed the 1837 treaty rights of a northern Wisconsin tribe to hunt, fish and gather on ceded territory. In […]
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Wisconsin’s Driftless region is the setting for Rebecca Gilman’s off-Broadway play, ‘Swing State’
In a lower Manhattan off-Broadway theater, tucked away from the traffic and bright lights, an old farm house nestled on 40 acres of remnant prairie introduces theatergoers to a Wisconsin […]
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Spotted lanternflies detected in 2 of Wisconsin’s neighboring states
The spotted lanternfly is “knocking right at the door” of the Badger State after being detected in Illinois last week. The invasive species, native to southern Asia, is now in […]
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There’s a good reason yellow jackets are hanging around you
This time of year, yellow jacket wasps can be a bit ornery and aggressive. PJ Liesch, manager of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Insect Diagnostic Lab, said there’s a good reason […]
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Bayfield farm launches new tree species made to clean pollution, thrive in Midwest
Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands dwell below a Bayfield hilltop orchard where, for a short time this summer, mature apple trees were accompanied by 100 potted poplars. The young […]
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Wisconsin may be seeing its worst spongy moth outbreak in more than a decade
Entomologists and the state Department of Natural Resources say Wisconsin could be seeing one of the worst spongy moth caterpillar outbreaks in more than a decade. Spongy moths, formerly known […]
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Study finds ticks could possibly spread chronic wasting disease
Blacklegged ticks or deer ticks are widely known to transmit Lyme disease, and now researchers have found that they may also be a pathway for spreading chronic wasting disease. Those […]