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11/02/2026

Invasive New Zealand mudsnails detected in southern Michigan Michigan Department of Natural Resources sent this bulletin at 11/02/2026 10:15 AM EST Share or view as webpage | Update preferences News Release Nov. 02, 2026Contact: Bill Keiper, 517-342-4087 orJustin Bopp, 517-420-9110 Invasive New Zeal...

11/02/2026

Spotted lanternfly has reached southwest Michigan. MSU researchers are testing inexpensive traps to detect the pest and help protect vineyards.

09/30/2026

09/18/2026

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at Detroit Metropolitan Airport intercepted a first-in-the-nation batch of potentially destructive giant scale insects earlier this year, officials said.

https://www.wilx.com/2026/09/18/first-in-nation-giant-scale-insects-intercepted-detroit-metro-airport/

via News 10 Lansing

09/01/2026

Michigan State University researchers are turning to nature to help fight an invasive beetle that can quickly destroy lilies.

08/14/2026

✨Upcoming Webinar✨

From Detection to Action: eDNA, 3D Printing, and Grower Outreach for Spotted Lanternfly IPM

August 19, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. ET (12:00 p.m. CT)

For more information and how to register, please visit: https://www.ncipmc.org/communications/webinars/

Check out the Pests and Progress monthly webinars to keep up with the latest research related to integrated pest management (IPM).

08/10/2026

Michigan’s Invasive Species Program and the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service are asking the public to look for and report signs of the invasive Asian longhorned beetle.

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIDNR/bulletins/4244107

via Michigan Department of Natural Resources

It’s time to check trees for invasive Asian longhorned beetle Michigan Department of Natural Resources sent this bulletin at 08/10/2026 09:41 AM EDT Share or view as webpage | Update preferences News Release Aug. 10, 2026Contact: Cheryl Nelson, 231-287-1714 or Joanne Foreman, 517-284-5814 It’s t...

07/20/2026

Central Ohio might seem like a strange place to encounter crustaceans, but Columbus residents have now reported several sightings of the invasive red swamp crayfish near bodies of water.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/ohio-residents-spot-invasive-crayfish-052800685.html

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Because marbled crayfish can reproduce asexually, it is quite easy for it to spread.

07/20/2026

A statewide effort is targeting invasive phragmites while infestations remain small enough to eliminate, giving Minnesota an opportunity few states still have.

https://www.startribune.com/this-invasive-reed-is-spreading-minnesota-still-has-a-chance-to-stop-it/601865455

via Star Tribune

A statewide effort is targeting invasive phragmites while infestations remain small enough to eliminate, giving Minnesota an opportunity few states still have.

07/15/2026

"In a Congress riven by divides as deep and chilly as the Great Lakes themselves, both sides of the aisle agree: invasive sea lampreys must go."

https://www.cnn.com/science/sea-lamprey-invasive-mussel-great-lakes-moonshot-c2e-spc

via CNN

Nearly 70 years ago, a moonshot project contained the threat of sea lampreys. Could another moonshot save the Great Lakes from invasive mussels?

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