Invasive Species

Since the Otsego County Native Plant Nursery first opened in 2008, more people have shown up every year - to get native plants and learn about their benefits.

It's National Gardening Week, and the state of Michigan wants homeowners to avoid spreading invasive pests and plants.

Whether it’s flushing them down the toilet or sending them down the river, releasing live goldfish into public water does more harm than good.

Michigan government agencies have awarded millions of dollars in grant funding to efforts aimed at slowing the spread of invasive species.Department of…

There have been two identified cases of the invasive spotted lanternfly this month in Michigan. Three adult flies were found dead in Kent and Wayne…

Gypsy moths are an invasive species that first arrived in Michigan with a major outbreak in the 1980s. Now some parts of the state are seeing a…

One Michigan entomologist says the state won’t have to worry about “murder hornets” for at least a decade.So-called “murder hornets” - a giant asian…

Researchers have created a formula to combat invasive plants and animals through work done on Beaver Island. They said getting rid of invasives is a…

Republicans and Democrats in Michigan’s congressional delegation say there are some critical environmental issues that affect the Great Lakes. They say…

Right now they’re hundreds of miles away, but experts say an invasive insect may soon hitch a ride to Michigan. Spotted Lanternflies are native to…