Resources About Invasive Plant Pests
The content below was soley provided from the Massachusetts Introduced Pests Outreach Project which is a collaboration between the Massachusetts Dept. of Agricultural Resources and the UMass Extension Agriculture and Landscape Program. This information was made possible, in part, by a Cooperative Agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). It may not necessarily express APHIS' or Mayer Tree Service's views.
State Organizations
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Invasive Plant Advisory Group
http://www.massnrc.org/MIPAG/
Regional Organizations
Northeast
Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
http://nbii-nin.ciesin.columbia.edu/ipane/
Government Organizations
A gateway to Federal and State Invasive Species Programs
http://www.invasivespecies.gov/
Management
Invasive Alien Species: A Toolkit of Best Prevention and Management Practices
http://www.gisp.org/publications/toolkit/index.asp
Legislation
Environmental Law Institute
State-specific summaries on each states laws and regulations related to invasive pest species.
http://www.eli.org/Program_Areas/invasives/index.cfm
Educational Materials
Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States, a report by the Office for Technology Assessment
http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/ota/Ota_1/DATA/1993/9325.PDF
New England Resources for Plant Pest ID
Massachusetts
UMass Extension Agriculture and Landscape Program
http://www.umass.edu/agland/
UMass Extension: Plant Disease Diagnosis and Insect ID
(Please note that these services are for professional use only, and are not directly available to the homeowner.)
http://www.umass.edu/agland/services/plant_diagnosis.html
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources Pest Alert Page
(covers all animal and plant pests that impact the state, including native species)
http://www.mass.gov/agr/pesticides/pestfacts/pestalerts.htm
