[MAIPC] FW: [Aliens-L] Meet the latest weapon in the war against invasive vines: Moths

[Marc Imlay]

Known as pale swallow-wort in the U.S., the vine grows on other plants and
on itself, covering the forest floor in a tall, dense mat that prevents
trees from regenerating'

 

 the Canadian Food Inspection Agency approved a petition by Bourchier and
others to release Hypena opulenta moths, which live in Ukraine and feed on
the leaves of dog-strangling vine as caterpillars. So far, the results have
been a mixed bag.

 

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Adamah Consultants
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 10:34 PM
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Subject: [Aliens-L] Meet the latest weapon in the war against invasive
vines: Moths

 

"With a formidable root system and puffy seed pods that are easily
transported short distances on the wind, dog-strangling vine spreads quickly
and is difficult to eradicate. But Sandy Smith of the University of Toronto
and Rob Bourchier of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada are working on a
project they hope will set the plant back: in 2013, the Canadian Food
Inspection Agency approved a petition by Bourchier and others to release
Hypena opulenta moths, which live in Ukraine and feed on the leaves of
dog-strangling vine as caterpillars. So far, the results have been a mixed
bag."

http://tvo.org/article/current-affairs/climate-watch/meet-the-latest-weapon-
in-the-war-against-invasive-vines-moths

 

Pamela Zevit, RPBio 
Adamah Consultants 

Coquitlam BC Canada
604-939-0523 

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