[MAIPC] Invader of the Month

[Marc Imlay]

When the references below in the May invader of the month are examined the general consensus in a group discussion several years ago was that Japanese barberry and Asiatic bush honeysuckle these invasive plants greatly increase the risk of ticks with the lyme Disease parasite, Borelia burgdorferi, by a factor of 8.8 for the barberry and 10 for the honeysuckle. 

 

For more information on these topics:

Invasive honeysuckle eradication reduces tick-borne disease risk by altering host dynamics –   <http://www.pnas.org/content/107/43/18523> http://www.pnas.org/content/107/43/18523

Not So Merry Exotic Barberry –  <http://mdinvasives.org/iotm/dec-2006/> http://mdinvasives.org/iotm/dec-2006/

Controlling Japanese Barberry Helps Stop Spread of Tick-Borne Diseases –  <https://today.uconn.edu/2012/02/controlling-japanese-barberry-helps-stop-spread-of-tick-borne-diseases/> https://today.uconn.edu/2012/02/controlling-japanese-barberry-helps-stop-spread-of-tick-borne-diseases/

  <http://mdinvasives.org/category/iotm/> Invader of the Month.   <http://mdinvasives.org/iotm/may-2018/> permalink.

Invader of the Month <http://mdinvasives.org/category/iotm/> 

Are Invasive Plants “Bugging” You?

Japanese barberry and bush honeysuckle–  Berberis thumbergii and Lonicera maackii|    <http://mdinvasives.org/iotm/may-2018/> May 01, 2018|    <http://mdinvasives.org/author/mdinvasives/> Maryland Invasive Species Council

Contact: Marc Imlay, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission | ialm at erols.com <mailto:ialm at erols.com> 

 

http://mdinvasives.org/iotm/may-2018/

 


 

 

 



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