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Welcome Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Amos Ziegler — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:56:13 +0000

Michigan sees another invasive pest enter the state. The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) is an arthropod pest that feeds on can be a serious pest of a variety of fruits, vegetables, field crops, and ornamental plants.

Here are some links to currently available information regarding BMSB:

Press release from the Michigan Department of Agriculture.
A fact sheet from MSU field crop entomologist Chris DiFonzo and insect diagnostician Howard Russell.
An article by MSU fruit entomologists Anne Nielsen, Matt Grieshop and Larry Gut.
A fact sheet from the North Central Integrated Pest Management Center.

ASETS researchers and developers are working to add pests such as Brown Marmorated Stink Bug and Spotted-winged Drosophila to the invasives reporting system of the Midwest Invasive Species Information Network. MISIN is currently being coordinated by ASETS with collaboration from the Michigan Natural Features Inventory.

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New MISIN Map Viewer

Amos Ziegler — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:48:46 +0000

ASETS has developed a new Flex based data viewer for the Michigan Invasive Species Information Network (MISIN). This new viewer was built using the ESRI Adobe Flex API and provides viewing of the state wide distribution of reported invasive terrestrial plants in Michigan.

Users are able to select a single species from the “View Species” widget. As you can see in the screen capture above this will in turn display all observations for the selected species. Users are also able to explore the map through zoom and pan tools, as well as, flipping between the street map and imagery data backgrounds (street map displayed).

An Identify tool is available for accessing the attributes associated with the observation and an address locate tool is also available.

Browse around the map and register with the MISIN site if you wish to become a trained citizen reporter of invasive species in Michigan.

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MISIN Launches

Amos Ziegler — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:27:30 +0000

The Michigan Invasive Species Information Network (MISIN) reporting website has officially launched. The invasive species reporting capabilities of MISIN were launched to coincide with the kickoff of the Stewardship Network’s 2009 Garlic Mustard Pull.

The Stewardship Network is a grassroots cooperative organization working to protect, restore, and manage Michigan’s natural lands and waters. It helps individuals, organizations, and businesses manage specific sites through sharing ideas, resources, and information.

The first 2009 garlic mustard pull will be held at DeVries Nature Center in Shiawassee County.

Garlic Mustard Removal

When: April 18, Saturday
Time: 9 am to 12 pm
Where: DeVries Nature Center

Come help remove one of the most common invasive species from the natural habitat at DeVries Nature Center!

Questions? Call Heidi at 989-723-9062 or email her at hfrei@tnc.org

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Mapping Garlic Mustard

Amos Ziegler — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:12:45 +0000

The Michigan Invasive Species Information Network (MISIN) will be partnering with the Ingham County and West Michigan clusters of The Stewardship Network to map the locations of garlic mustard in these regions of the lower peninsula. Data on the locations of the garlic mustard infestations will be added to the MISIN database on invasive species in an atempt to increase the understanding of the distribution of invasives within the state.

ASETS is the lead developer of the MISIN mapping and data management system. We are cooperating with the Landis Lab at MSU and the Michigan Natural Features Inventory in the development of this important invasives project.

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