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<span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" class="ContentPasted0">Yakira M. Becker, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Wai Hing Wong, Northeastern University, BioInvasions Records, March 2023</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(84, 141, 212);"><o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" class="ContentPasted0">Parrot-feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) is an aquatic plant in the water milfoil family native to South America. It is widely distributed across North
America, Europe, Asia, Australasia, and Africa as an invasive species. Outside of its native range, parrot-feather is regarded as a troublesome weed, due to its ability to grow quickly and clog or stagnate shallow waterways. We report six sightings of parrotfeather
in the state of Massachusetts, USA from 2006 to 2017 compiled from stateorganized surveys. Approaches to control this invasive species, such as physical removal, chemical treatment, and potential biological agents, are also discussed in this report, with specific
recommendations made to expand monitoring efforts in Massachusetts and control newly detected populations.
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<span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">Link to article: https://www.reabic.net/journals/bir/2023/Accepted/BIR_2023_Becker_Wong_correctedproof.pdf</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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