Have you seen these guys wriggling around in your yard, slithering like snakes? Video by Madeline Maitino, Summer 2021 iMapInvasives Intern from SUNY-ESF Jumping worms are a very different beast than your typical earthworm, and have been reported at an alarming rate this year - over 300 iMap reports, emails, and telephone calls to iMapInvasives this summer. Jumping worms are non-native earthworms in the Amynthas or Metaphire genus (both in the Megascolecidae family) that po

For this year’s NY Invasive Species Mapping Challenge, we tracked 5 species of concern ( new this year: Beech Leaf Disease Nematode! ). The main goal of the challenge is to map priority under-reported species to build our understanding of their distributions. Since there is so much ground (and water!) to cover in New York, we need the public’s help! We challenged partners, volunteers, and citizen scientists across the state to search for these five species during the month of

In honor of NY Invasive Species Awareness Week (NYISAW), we are pleased to announce the launch of the monthly NY iMapInvasives Blog! If you haven't been involved yet this week - not to worry! There are still some great events in store, as well as some great recordings ( including our webinar on spotted lanternfly and tree-of-heaven ). Go to www.nyis.info to learn more. As we approach the end of another great NYISAW, we encourage to stay connected to the invasive species work