ND Invasives

North Dakota Invasive Tree Pest Contacts

Aaron Bergdahl — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:10:00 -0500

Dave Nelson: danelson@nd.gov, North Dakota Department of Agriculture, Bismarck ND,

701 328-4765 / Fax 328-2240

Charles Elhard: celhard@nd.gov, North Dakota Department of Agriculture, Fargo ND,

701 239-7295/ Fax 231-8557

Aaron Bergdahl: aaron.d.bergdahl@ndsu.edu, North Dakota Forest Service/NDSU, Forest Health Specialist, Fargo ND, 701 231-5138

Dr. Joe Zeleznik: joseph.zeleznik@ndsu.edu, North Dakota State University, Extension Forester, Fargo ND, 701 231-8143

Kasia Kinzer: kasia.kinzer@ndsu.edu, North Dakota State University Plant Diagnostic Lab, Fargo ND, 701 231-7854

Definitions

Aaron Bergdahl — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:50:45 -0500

Alien species: with respect to a particular ecosystem, any species, including its seeds, eggs, spores, or other biological material capable of propagating that species, that is not native to that ecosystem.
Control: as appropriate, eradicating, suppressing, reducing, or managing invasive species populations, preventing spread of invasive species from areas where they are present, and taking steps such as restoration of native species and habitats to reduce the effects of invasive species and to prevent further invasions.
Ecosystem: the complex of a community of organisms and its environment.
Introduction: the intentional or unintentional escape, release, dissemination, or placement of a species into an ecosystem as a result of human activity.
Invasive species: an alien species whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.
Native species: with respect to a particular ecosystem, a species that, other than as a result of an introduction, historically occurred or currently occurs in that ecosystem.
Species: a group of organisms all of which have a high degree of physical and genetic similarity, generally interbreed only among themselves, and show persistent differences from members of allied groups of organisms.

The above definitions are in accordance with those of the USDA National Invasive Species Information Center

ND Invasives

Aaron Bergdahl — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:50:00 -0500

An "invasive species" is defined as a species that is:

1) non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration and

2) whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. (Executive Order 13112).
Invasive species can be plants, animals, and other organisms (e.g., microbes). Human actions are the primary means of invasive species introductions.

Definition by: USDA, National Invasive Species Information Center

Invasive species represent major environmental and economic costs to the State of North Dakota. By putting our native flora and fauna at risk, invasive species threaten to drastically alter our immediate surroundings in urban and rural areas.

Invasive species affecting trees already established in North Dakota, such as the Dutch elm disease fungus, have had a major destructive influence on natural and urban environments, costing North Dakota communities millions of dollars. Some invasive tree pest species that are not yet in North Dakota pose an additional serious threat to tree resources across the state.

Click on one of these invasive tree pests to learn more about the risk they pose to our trees:

For a list of North Dakota agencies that directly deal with invasive species, click here.

For a detailed list of noxious weeds in North Dakota, click here.

For more information about invasive weeds in North Dakota, click here.

For a North Dakota Game and Fish list of invasive aquatic nuisance species, click here.

Events

Aaron Bergdahl — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:50:00 -0500

April 28, 2011: Emerald Ash Borer First Detector Training: Devils Lake

April 28, 2011: Emerald Ash Borer First Detector Training: Grand Forks

April 26, 2011: Emerald Ash Borer First Detector Training: Dickinson

April 26, 2011: Emerald Ash Borer First Detector Training: Wahpeton

April 19, 2011: EAB Field Identification Training, Minneapolis, MN. Sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture

October 21, 2010: EAB Field Identification Training, Minneapolis, MN. Sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture

April 15, 2010: Emerald Ash Borer First Detector Training: Williston, Emerald Ash Borer First Detector Training: Bismarck

April 13, 2010: Emerald Ash Borer First Detector Training: Fargo