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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Annual Update on Japanese stilt grass<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Every year at this time we are so stressed out about </span> <span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Japanese stilt grass that we have discussions about where do we go from here. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>As I removed wineberry, garlic mustard Japanese honeysuckle, oriental bittersweet, MFR, and mock strawberry in big patches of Japanese stilt grass today, I reminded myself that if the stilt grass gets wiped out by a bio control, these invasives will not be there to replace it. Only the natives I saved.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We will continue to look for places that Bipolaris microstegii made a big impact the following year. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(wild idea) Someone who does not like spraying a lot of herbicide suggested that we spray Bipolaris microstegii instead.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> We can continue to look for native host species of Bipolaris microstegii. Native Deer tongue grass was tried but did not host it. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>What else everyone?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Marc Imlay<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Marc Imlay <ialm@erols.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, May 01, 2021 10:45 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Judith Hough-Goldstein' <jhough@udel.edu><br><b>Cc:</b> 'Andreas, Jennifer E' <jandreas@wsu.edu>; 'Belle Bergner' <bbergner@naisma.org>; 'Carrie Jean Brown-Lima' <cjb37@cornell.edu>; 'Jil Swearingen' <jilswearingen@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: biocontrol for Japanese stilt grass<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:ForestRuss@aol.com">ForestRuss@aol.com</a> <<a href="mailto:ForestRuss@aol.com">ForestRuss@aol.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 24, 2014 9:48 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com">ialm@erols.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [APWG] FW: Japanese Stiltgrass update<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Marc:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I've been working with Luke Flory on the Bipolaris fungus for the past couple years and have been studying how the disease is impacting Mv since 2009 when I first started seeing sick stiltgrass in central WV.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The disease is having a dramatic impact on seed production and in some older invasions the stitlgrass has completely died out with no stiltgrass left.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Good to see the disease is spreading.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Russ Richardson, CF<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Arnoldsburg, WV<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Maipc-brd <<a href="mailto:maipc-brd-bounces@lists.maipc.org">maipc-brd-bounces@lists.maipc.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Imlay, Marc<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 27, 2018 2:27 PM<br><b>To:</b> Jil Swearingen <<a href="mailto:jilswearingen@gmail.com">jilswearingen@gmail.com</a>>; Flory, S. Luke <<a href="mailto:flory@ufl.edu">flory@ufl.edu</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> MAIPC Board <<a href="mailto:maipc-brd@lists.maipc.org">maipc-brd@lists.maipc.org</a>>; Judy Fulton <<a href="mailto:jfulton5@gmail.com">jfulton5@gmail.com</a>>; Bruckart, William (<a href="mailto:William.Bruckart@ARS.USDA.GOV">William.Bruckart@ARS.USDA.GOV</a>) <<a href="mailto:William.Bruckart@ARS.USDA.GOV">William.Bruckart@ARS.USDA.GOV</a>>; Rod Simmons <<a href="mailto:Rod.Simmons@alexandriava.gov">Rod.Simmons@alexandriava.gov</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Maipc-brd] [APWG] Microstegium disease? Possible biocontrol noted<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#1F497D'>The problem is that the success in 2009 has happened many times in many places in many states, but is never replicated the following year. What is desperately needed is observations on site of the other species of plants, fungus, or animals that may be why it works the first time. I had a mono-culture about 1/20 acre of stilt grass that died after flowering but before seeding in Ruth B. Swann Park in Charles County MD about 9 years ago. But nothing happened the following years at that site. I wish I had surveyed for other species at the site that may have partnered with the Bipolaris microstegii. Marc<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Marc Imlay, PhD, Chair, Biological Control Working Group <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Conservation Biologist, Park Ranger Office, Non-native Invasive Plant Control Coordinator. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Cell: (301) 442-5657, <a href="ialm@erols.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>ialm@erols.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Natural and Historical Resources Division<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><a href="www.pgparks.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.pgparks.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Bruckart, William <<a href="mailto:William.Bruckart@ARS.USDA.GOV"><span style='color:#0563C1'>William.Bruckart@ARS.USDA.GOV</span></a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 22, 2015 11:40 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>ialm@erols.com</span></a>; 'Hough-Goldstein, J A' <<a href="mailto:jhough@udel.edu"><span style='color:#0563C1'>jhough@udel.edu</span></a>><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: host for bio controls of mivcrostegium off season<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Correct, Marc. These rust fungi would overwinter as telia on U.S. Microstegium, if it’s susceptible. We are assuming plants from each region are the same. We are also learning about extremes of variability in susceptibility within U.S. populations to Bipolaris microstegii, so there might be need to develop this understanding about Microstegium vimineum for the rust diseases (and insects?). Details to follow, hopefully. Cheers!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>William L. Bruckart, III<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>USDA, ARS, FDWSRU<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>1301 Ditto Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ft. Detrick, MD 21702<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> Phone: 301/619-2846<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> Email: <a href="mailto:william.bruckart@ars.usda.gov"><span style='color:#0563C1'>william.bruckart@ars.usda.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Marc Imlay [<a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>mailto:ialm@erols.com</span></a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 22, 2015 11:32 AM<br><b>To:</b> Bruckart, William; 'Hough-Goldstein, J A'<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: host for bio controls of mivcrostegium off season<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>So if a species of Puccinia in Asia is verified to be host specific on Microstegium it would be host specific on Japanese Stilt grass in America since this is the only species in the genus Microstegium in America as I understand it. And nothing else would need to be brought over to support it in the Winter time. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Marc<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>From:</b> Marc Imlay <<a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com" target="_blank">ialm@erols.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 29, 2021 5:02 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Carrie Jean Brown-Lima' <<a href="mailto:cjb37@cornell.edu" target="_blank">cjb37@cornell.edu</a>>; <a href="mailto:jilswearingen@gmail.com" target="_blank">jilswearingen@gmail.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> 'Belle Bergner ' <<a href="mailto:bbergner@naisma.org" target="_blank">bbergner@naisma.org</a>>; Andreas, Jennifer E <<a href="mailto:jandreas@wsu.edu" target="_blank">jandreas@wsu.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: biocontrol for Japanese stilt grass<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The research team was testing the potential impact of the candidate fungal biocontrol in Maryland on endangered species. They told us that it looked extremely promising. It was evidently not submitted to the TAG for review. How can we request that the research be updated? Marc </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2">
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