invasive species /tags/invasive-species invasive species en-US Copyright Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:15:01 GMT Clermont County's beetle quarantine zone gets smaller /environment/2025-03-19/beetle-quarantine-zone-clermont-county-smaller The invasive Asian Longhorn beetle was first found in Clermont County in 2011. Since then, the Ohio Department of Agriculture has been working to contain and eradicate the destructive insect. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:15:01 GMT /environment/2025-03-19/beetle-quarantine-zone-clermont-county-smaller Bill Rinehart Box tree moth quarantine expanded. What to look for to protect your boxwoods /environment/2025-03-11/box-tree-moth-boxwoods-quarantine-prevention-treat-wvxu An invasive pest that chows down on boxwood plants is expanding its range. The quarantine area is being extended to include seven counties in Southwest Ohio. Here's everything you need to know to keep your plants safe, and alert the state if you spot the bugs. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 17:19:30 GMT /environment/2025-03-11/box-tree-moth-boxwoods-quarantine-prevention-treat-wvxu Tana Weingartner Great Parks controls spotted lanternfly population by managing its invasive host /environment/2024-10-21/great-parks-spotted-lanternfly-control Urban forestry manager Steve Grimm says tree of heaven removal is part of a larger Great Parks effort to support native plants and biodiversity. Mon, 21 Oct 2024 04:35:00 GMT /environment/2024-10-21/great-parks-spotted-lanternfly-control Isabel Nissley Efforts to minimize the spread of an invasive beetle are working in southwest Ohio /environment/2024-08-01/efforts-minimize-spread-asian-longhorned-beetle-ohio USDA crews were finding thousands of beetle-infested trees initially. This year, they’ve counted 125. Thu, 01 Aug 2024 21:21:05 GMT /environment/2024-08-01/efforts-minimize-spread-asian-longhorned-beetle-ohio Isabel Nissley Moth capture leads to a quarantine of some plants in Southwest Ohio /environment/2024-04-09/boxwood-moth-plant-quarantine-southwest-ohio The Ohio Department of Agriculture is trying to stop the movement of some plants to keep an invasive moth from spreading. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 20:12:36 GMT /environment/2024-04-09/boxwood-moth-plant-quarantine-southwest-ohio Bill Rinehart Out, damned spotted lanternfly! How Cincinnati is trying to extinguish the invasive species /environment/2023-10-02/spotted-lanternfly-cincinnati-invasive-species Local park districts are joining the fight against the invasive insects. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 08:54:00 GMT /environment/2023-10-02/spotted-lanternfly-cincinnati-invasive-species Tana Weingartner Capture, don't kill: Ohio wants this invasive insect intact. For now. /environment/2022-10-17/capture-dont-kill-spotted-lanternfly-ohio When it comes to the spotted lanternfly, Ohio's Department of Agriculture says, "We’re asking folks if they detect it, collect it, for now. We reserve the right to later ask people to smash it." Mon, 17 Oct 2022 07:24:00 GMT /environment/2022-10-17/capture-dont-kill-spotted-lanternfly-ohio Bill Rinehart Move Over, The Goebel Goats Are Coming Back /local-news/2018-04-20/move-over-the-goebel-goats-are-coming-back It's nothing like the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain. Fewer than a dozen goats are headed back to Goebel Park from their winter home in Carroll… Fri, 20 Apr 2018 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2018-04-20/move-over-the-goebel-goats-are-coming-back Ann Thompson "Eating Aliens" /environment/2013-03-15/eating-aliens Jackson Landers, a hunter, writer and adventurer, recently spent a year and a half tracking down and eating invasive species from around the world. He’s… Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:31:15 GMT /environment/2013-03-15/eating-aliens Thane Maynard Yellowstone Park Foundation /environment/2012-10-12/yellowstone-park-foundation The tight economy and rising prices hit everyone and every business, even a national park. Joining Thane Maynard this week is Ken Barrett from the… Fri, 12 Oct 2012 05:31:20 GMT /environment/2012-10-12/yellowstone-park-foundation Thane Maynard