Ecologists Call for Screening Imported Plants to Prevent a New Wave of Invasive Species - Wildlife Gardeners

Staff · 01-26-2012, 01:08 PM

Ecologists Call for Screening Imported Plants to Prevent a New Wave of Invasive Species
ScienceDaily
Jan. 4, 2012

Ecologists call for screening imported plants to prevent a new wave of invasive species
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Bradley and colleagues recommend that U.S. authorities adopt proactive management practices, in particular pre-emptive screening of nursery stock before new plants are imported, to prevent such an explosion of new invasives. Their conclusions appear in an early online edition of the Feb. 1 issue of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.

As the UMass Amherst environmental conservationist and lead author explains, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has proposed the Not Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis (NAPPRA) rule to regulate the industry. The rule would require...

dapjwy · 02-07-2012, 05:21 PM

Good to know. I hope those in power will heed the warning.

Equilibrium · 02-17-2012, 02:49 PM

Problem is.... we've been calling for better screening of imported plants for decades. Hasn't happened yet. The Not Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis is a joke IMO. Remember the Pimentel Report.... they ignored that. If they could ignore David Pimentel's work.... I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for meaningful regulation in our lifetime.

02-07-2012, 05:21 PM	#2
dapjwy WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pennsylvania	Good to know. I hope those in power will heed the warning. __________________ "If suburbia were landscaped with meadows, prairies, thickets or forests, or combinations of these, then the water would sparkle, fish would be good to eat again, birds would sing and human spirits would soar." ~ Lorrie Otto ~ A Native Backyard Blog ~

02-17-2012, 02:49 PM	#3
Equilibrium Official Plant Nerd Join Date: Dec 2008	Problem is.... we've been calling for better screening of imported plants for decades. Hasn't happened yet. The Not Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis is a joke IMO. Remember the Pimentel Report.... they ignored that. If they could ignore David Pimentel's work.... I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for meaningful regulation in our lifetime. __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

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