[Virtual event] #EmeraldAshBorer and Other #TreeHealth Concerns

#DACF Update for #Maine Cities and Towns 

Monday, February 9, 2026, 10:30 AM-Noon 

"The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry will provide updates for city and town tree and forest managers and public works staff on the known status of several invasive insect species in Maine. Our speakers will cover topics such as monitoring, life cycles, extent of known locations, and management through #biocontrol. Join us and brush up on your invasive species knowledge in time for #InvasiveSpecies Awareness week- we hope to see you there!"

FMI:
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MEDACF/bulletins/40539ea

To register:
https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/8e05b397-503b-4f42-baac-8ede004ec9ae@413fa8ab-207d-4b62-9bcd-ea1a8f2f864e/registration

#SolarPunkSunday #SaveTheTrees #Forestry #Trees #AshTrees #BrowntailMoth #WinterMoth #RedPineScale #HemlockWoolyAdelgid #InvasiveSpeciesAwarenessWeek #MaineDACF #MaineForests

‘Can animal populations adapt to climate change by becoming genetically similar to more southerly populations?’ That is the question posed by ecologist Natalie van Dis.

Van Dis will use a Veni grant to investigate whether the same genes that cause differences between northern and southern populations are also relevant for the adaptation of animal populations to climate change over time.

Read more: https://nioo.knaw.nl/en/news/does-north-south-adaptation-of-animals-also-protect-against-climate-change

#Research #WinterMoth #ClimateChange #Adaptation

New NIOO publication: Temperature has an overriding role compared to photoperiod in regulating the seasonal timing of winter moth egg hatching. #climatechange #phenology #phenologicalmismatch #insectdormancy #diapause #wintermoth
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-024-05535-w

This is one of the few if not the only moth to fly in winter. Only the male flies. The female is flightless with only vestigial wings. The moth belongs to the genus Operophtera. Only two species of Operophtera are found in North America. One is native, the other came from Europe. These moths hang out by our back porchlight in winter. #moth #Operophtera #wintermoth #entomology #PNW