[APWG] Invader of the Month
Marc Imlay
ialm at erols.com
Wed May 2 23:38:08 CDT 2018
When the references below in the May invader of the month are examined the general consensus in a group discussion several years ago was that Japanese barberry and Asiatic bush honeysuckle these invasive plants greatly increase the risk of ticks with the lyme Disease parasite, Borelia burgdorferi, by a factor of 8.8 for the barberry and 10 for the honeysuckle.
For more information on these topics:
Invasive honeysuckle eradication reduces tick-borne disease risk by altering host dynamics – <http://www.pnas.org/content/107/43/18523> http://www.pnas.org/content/107/43/18523
Not So Merry Exotic Barberry – <http://mdinvasives.org/iotm/dec-2006/> http://mdinvasives.org/iotm/dec-2006/
Controlling Japanese Barberry Helps Stop Spread of Tick-Borne Diseases – <https://today.uconn.edu/2012/02/controlling-japanese-barberry-helps-stop-spread-of-tick-borne-diseases/> https://today.uconn.edu/2012/02/controlling-japanese-barberry-helps-stop-spread-of-tick-borne-diseases/
<http://mdinvasives.org/category/iotm/> Invader of the Month. <http://mdinvasives.org/iotm/may-2018/> permalink.
Invader of the Month <http://mdinvasives.org/category/iotm/>
Are Invasive Plants “Bugging” You?
Japanese barberry and bush honeysuckle– Berberis thumbergii and Lonicera maackii| <http://mdinvasives.org/iotm/may-2018/> May 01, 2018| <http://mdinvasives.org/author/mdinvasives/> Maryland Invasive Species Council
Contact: Marc Imlay, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission | ialm at erols.com <mailto:ialm at erols.com>
http://mdinvasives.org/iotm/may-2018/
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