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Listed below are links to recent videos and news items about invasive species management, research and public outreach events. If you know of a link to add please send to Caleb Slemmons at caleb.slemmons@maine.edu.

• May 14, 2013: The Forecaster – State battles winter moth with parasitic flies in Harpswell, Cape Elizabeth
• May 6, 2013: Bangor Daily News – State needs public involvement to control emerald ash borer
• April 17, 2013: The Forecaster - Beetles battle invasive bug in Freeport
• April 5, 2013: The Portland Press – Invasive Beetle confirmed in NH

2012 Stories

• December 11: The Forecaster – Southern Maine clams threatened by invasive species, warming climate
• December 3rd: The Portland Press – Invasive red seaweed thrives on East coast
• October 5th: Maine Public Broadcasting Network – Invasive Fruit Fly Threatens Maine Berry Crops
• August 19th: The Portland Press – Troubled waters for wild brook trout
• June 6th: The Forecaster – Control of invasive moth in Harpswell expected to take years
• May 21st: The Portland Press - Freeport fights green crab invasion
• Feb 22nd: WABI Channel 5 – Maine and National Invasive Species Awareness Week
• January 23rd: Lewiston Sun – Asian Fruit Fly Threatens Maine Berry Crops
• January 18: Lincoln Co News – Jefferson and Nobleboro Boards Approve DLWA Warrant Articles
• January 11: WLBZ Channel 2 – Fruit flies could threaten Maine blueberry crop
• January 9th: MPBN – Invasive Fruit Fly Threatens Maine Blueberries

2011 Stories

• September 5th: Channel 7, WVII – Hogweed Problem
• September 1st: Village Soup -Extension horticulturist warns of giant hogweed
• August 22nd: Portland Press Herald – Team makes invasive shrub (burning bush) behave
• Aug 7th: Bangor Daily News -  Diving for milfoil: Auburn water-quality experts seek out invasive plant
• July 3rd: Portland Press Herald – Aliens among us – with so much riding on the eradication of invasive aquatic plants, protectors of Maine’s fresh waters remain ever vigilant
• July 28th: Channel 5, WABI – Research Project Keeps A Close Eye on Wasps
• July 20th: Stopping the spread of invasive plants falls to summer boaters

Other Video

Foes of the Forest: Maine’s Trees at Risk from Invasive Insects – Maine Dept. of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry video

How to get rid of Invasive Plants – Lois Stack (UMaine Cooperative Extension)

Invasive Bugs on Natural Maine Minute – Tom Abello (The Nature Conservancy)

Courtesy Boat Inspection Program – Lakes Environmental Association

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