City of London creates Phragmites Working Group, begins development of city-wide strategy
September 26, 2017 Guest blog post by the City of London, Ontario The City of London, Ontario is pleased to announce the formation of the London Phragmites Working Group (LPWG), who are developing a City-wide strategy for the control of Phragmites australis. The... Continue ReadingFiled under: Canada City of London Management Strategy Ontario
Amphibious vehicle cutting Phragmites below the waterline in Ontario
September 6, 2017 | Great Lakes CommissionA new tactic is being used against Phragmites in Ontario, and it’s a welcome addition to the management toolkit for controlling the plant in wetlands and coastal areas. A Truxor DM5000 tracked vehicle was imported from... Continue ReadingFiled under: Cutting manual removal no herbicide Ontario Truxor
Research Round-Up: July and August 2017
What Phragmites research was published this month? Check out out our newsletter summary! To receive these monthly summaries in your inbox, sign up for our newsletter. Read... Continue ReadingCharacterizing Past and Modelling Future Spread of Phragmites australis ssp. australis at Long Point Peninsula, Ontario, Canada
Jennifer A. JungEmail author Daniel Rokitnicki-Wojcik Jonathan D. Midwood Abstract Non-native Phragmites australis ssp. australis (hereafter Phragmites) is well-established and spreading at the Long Point Peninsula. It is threatening biodiversity, making it a high... Continue ReadingFiled under: boosted regression tree National Wildlife Area Phragmites spatial analysis spread
Survey Results: Phrag Phriday Reboot
June 30, 2017, Great Lakes Commission Phrag Phriday is a weekly newsletter that has been bringing Phrag updates to subscribers since December 2015. We know that this newsletter can be a helpful resource for the Phrag community. To determine what’s most helpful... Continue ReadingFiled under: GLPC
Phragmites-attacking scale insect found in Mississippi
June 22, 2017 – Great Lakes Commission As we previously reported, a scale insect has been preying on multiple genetic types of Phragmites in coastal Louisiana. This week Fish and Wildlife Service staff observed the insect on Phragmites stalks in the city of Pas... Continue ReadingFiled under: Roseau cane scale insect
Experts trial monitoring protocol at adaptive management workshop
May 30, 2017 On May 25th -26th a workshop was held to review the Phragmites Adaptive Management (PAMF) monitoring protocol. During the workshop, members of the PAMF Technical Working Group reviewed and discussed the monitoring protocol and attended a field trip for a... Continue ReadingFiled under: monitoring PAMF
Bi-national Phragmites researchers to share successes in Detroit
This week at the International Association of Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) conference, researchers from the United States and Canada will host a session focused on invasive Phragmites. The session spans two days and will feature presentations on collaborative... Continue ReadingFiled under: Conference IAGLR Research
New webinar recording: Gulf Coast Phragmites attacked by non-native insect
May 1, 2017 The following is a summary of notes made by Great Lakes Commission staff while viewing the webinar “Roseau cane in Louisiana,” presented by Louisiana State University researchers on April 27th.These notes are provided as a summary of key points... Continue ReadingFiled under: Bio-control Roseau cane