Hi everyone and welcome back to ISOTM, this time for March! There are 5 Sundays in March, but I was not able to post on one Sunday during spring break, so here are 4 invasive species I touched on in March:

Week of Sunday, March 3:

Coral Ardisia is often controlled through methods such as:

• regulations to prevent spread
• removal of current plants
  • mowing, burning, hand pulling

Week of Sunday, March 10:

The Brown Tree Snake is managed by:

• prevention of new populations (detection of snakes in shipping cargo)
• dogs that can smell brown tree snakes
• “rapid response teams” that eradicate snakes that are not detected right away

Week of Sunday, March 24:

The Spongy Moth is being controlled through:

• traps placed in order to monitor & detect
• some chemical controls
• biological controls (maimaiga fungus)
• forestry practices (attempting to improve health of trees)

Week of Sunday, March 31:

Tree of Heaven is managed using:

• pulling of seedlings (making sure to remove roots)
• herbicides
• cutting down of older trees
• monitoring

(Yes, I did choose Tree of Heaven because it is the invasive species for Easter 😂!)

Thank you for reading and follow my Instagram (@studentsagainstinvasivespecies) to stay updated with Invasive Species of the Week every Sunday (and other things I do)!

Here are some extra sources I used that aren’t on my Resources page:

• https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/sites/default/files/topic/ForestHealth/gmguidelo.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwir07j1_JmFAxUGRjABHdHKBCAQFnoECBsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw32u4ow2iSynRPvs0xTuflh
• https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Forestry/Forest-Protection/The-Spongy-Moth-A-Brief-History#:~:text=In%20the%20end%2C%20it%20is,after%20a%20gap%20in%20time.