Mecklenburg drops widespread banding

I managed to contact and share the data from this project with people that run the tree banding program in Mecklenburg County, which for several years has resulted in the banding of thousands of trees in Charlotte. Independently of this project, they had noticed that very few Fall Cankerworms were being caught the past couple years. I think the variety of non-target arthropods that we've documented here became icing on the cake. They're still going to band 500 trees to monitor the situation. They were uncertain about whether to advise homeowners not to band their trees this year. I still plan to keep an eye on things by monitoring bands I come across.

On another note, a Spotted Lanternfly has been discovered in Yancey County! https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63887835#activity_comment_5748467 Should they gain a foothold, look for widespread tree banding down the road. It's this critter (along with Gypsy Moths) that drives banding in the Northeast.

Publicado el noviembre 2, 2020 12:03 MAÑANA por kenkneidel