“Weed Wrangle”, A Partners for Plants Project is Highlighted in the New York Times!

“Weed Wrangle”, A Partners for Plants Project is Highlighted in the New York Times!

Weed Wrangle, a coordinated effort to eradicate invasive plants in public parks and natural areas is an initiative founded in 2015 by the Garden Club of Nashville with funding from the GCA’s Partners for Plants program was featured in the New York Times in March 2019. With the GCA’s support — and the help of community partners like the Tennessee Environmental Council and Tennessee’s state park system — it has grown like kudzu, spreading to 60 other cities in Tennessee and to 12 other states.

Quarantine Issued in Delaware for the Spotted Lanternfly

Quarantine Issued in Delaware for the Spotted Lanternfly

The Spotted Laternfly

On February 28, 2019, the DE Department of Agriculture signed Emergency Regulations for Spotted Lanternfly that has enacted a quarantine for this pest. Spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicata, is a threat to Delaware and the US, as it is a destructive, invasive plant hopper that attacks many hosts including forests, ornamental trees, orchards, hops, and grapes. This insect is detrimental to Delaware's agricultural industries, the environment, and residential areas.

The quarantine is in place to prevent the movement of spotted lanternfly in Delaware and the surrounding states and to eradicate and control the spotted lanternfly population currently present in the quarantined area. You may download a guide for residents or for more information on the state's efforts to locate and control the proliferation of this insect, visit https://agriculture.delaware.gov/plant-industries/spotted-lanternfly/.

 The following zip codes in northern New Castle County have been quarantined in their entirety: 19702, 19703, 19707, 19711, 19801, 19802, 19803, 19805, 19807, 19809, 19810