LEO Network - Search Resultshttp://leonetwork.org2024-03-29T09:47:26Zhttp://leonetwork.org/Images/logo.pnguuid:75FE7503-BF86-48C6-83B4-C44E3585F563A warming island's mice are breeding out of control and eating seabirds. An extermination is planned2024-03-16T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T09:47:26ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Marian, Prince Edward Islands</h3><p>March 16, 2024</p><p>The past few decades have been the most significant for the damage the mice have caused, said Dr. Anton Wolfaardt, the Mouse-Free Marion project manager. He said their numbers have increased hugely, mainly due to rising temperatures from climate change, which has turned a cold, windswept island into a warmer, drier, more hospitable home.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/EED3D9B0-5C14-4B0F-B55C-1DE6112AD75B'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/75FE7503-BF86-48C6-83B4-C44E3585F563'>Read more...</a></p></div>-46.88 37.75uuid:62824B12-B0D3-4854-8DE8-78DAD3DEA5DDInvasive Elodea in Chena Slough2023-10-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T09:47:26ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>North Pole, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 26, 2023</p><p>Invasive elodea decade history in the Chena slough with mitigation and persistent infestation. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/0F15ABE3-9E70-4F92-BAD1-2BDB2632F70E'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/62824B12-B0D3-4854-8DE8-78DAD3DEA5DD'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.788925 -147.386108333333uuid:708AE7D2-0860-4D9D-B70B-E38974BBEE13Something is eating salmonberry leaves 2023-08-18T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T09:47:26ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Seldovia, Alaska, United States</h3><p>August 18, 2023</p><p>"This season we have observed many salmonberry bushes that appear to be defoliated. It seems something is eating the leaves. We have also noticed the berries look sickly."</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/69224EA8-93BB-4079-8FAB-9C94576A2AF7'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/708AE7D2-0860-4D9D-B70B-E38974BBEE13'>Read more...</a></p></div>59.4436351714414 -151.697416305542uuid:99C00991-3023-4B22-92A6-CCE95DA2A88FScientists say Tongass trees could bounce back from budworm infestation2023-07-25T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T09:47:26ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Chichigof Islands</h3><p>July 25, 2023</p><p>Scientists with the U.S. Forest Service believe that the blackheaded budworm, whose numbers surged over the past three years, is now in decline.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/D559D306-EFA4-4FCB-951C-3F8C4CE0CEF1'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/99C00991-3023-4B22-92A6-CCE95DA2A88F'>Read more...</a></p></div>57.8736111111111 -135.776388888889uuid:42EEEF32-5ADC-4C34-9565-C50476F38141Fireweed blooms hindered by foam? 2023-07-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T09:47:26ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Anchorage, Alaska, United States</h3><p>July 13, 2023</p><p>Foam or saliva-looking substance on seen on flowering plants like fireweed and yarrow. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/0BC04D97-1CF6-4A58-B2E7-17F7648B07FF'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/42EEEF32-5ADC-4C34-9565-C50476F38141'>Read more...</a></p></div>61.2058058591944 -149.892311096191uuid:3D970762-B283-4E75-9A5C-BBAD6102388BInvasive Elodea in Harding Lake2023-04-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T09:47:26ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Salcha, Alaska, United States</h3><p>April 5, 2023</p><p>Elodea was first observed in Harding Lake in 2020 growing in isolated patches and has since been assessed and managed by the Fairbanks Soil and Water Conservation District and its partners. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/080A2A89-386B-4A0C-97F8-84C67E12265E'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/3D970762-B283-4E75-9A5C-BBAD6102388B'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.4292244796632 -146.823807641951uuid:8EBFA649-2516-4D91-8163-B983D45F7B80Mouse Infestation “Unlike Anything” Exterminator Has Seen2022-11-08T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T09:47:26ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland</h3><p>November 8, 2022</p><p>In an interview with RÚV, a seasoned exterminator has stated that Iceland is currently experiencing a mouse infestation the likes of which he’s never seen. He encourages people to take the necessary precautions. A 43-year career in extermination Despite their small stature, mice can be an outsized pest for homeowners.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/414B4447-F37A-4232-A0E3-FAAF8E6A480F'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/8EBFA649-2516-4D91-8163-B983D45F7B80'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.13548 -21.89541uuid:F9D9DB34-B791-4925-A265-AB3472A954AESoutheast Alaska’s budworm infestation is still going, and they seem to be moving on to spruce trees2022-07-08T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T09:47:26ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Sitka, Alaska, United States</h3><p>July 8, 2022</p><p>Last summer’s unusually warm weather fueled an explosion in the western blackheaded budworm, leaving masses of browning trees in many areas of Southeast. The worm, which is the larval stage of the budworm moth, is known to feed on the new growth of trees, leaving them with a brownish-red appearance.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/6078349B-A48B-4C8E-B7D4-D591E310C673'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/F9D9DB34-B791-4925-A265-AB3472A954AE'>Read more...</a></p></div>57.05315 -135.33088uuid:06DEF3DF-88C6-48BC-9ADF-284A8C846B78Infestation of caterpillars2022-06-29T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T09:47:26ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States</h3><p>June 29, 2022</p><p>A resident of Seldovia reported an infestation of worms infesting an area of salmonberry brush and nettle.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/89E9D629-13FB-4F24-B7F4-411BAFA979A5'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/06DEF3DF-88C6-48BC-9ADF-284A8C846B78'>Read more...</a></p></div>59.4678916666667 -151.700911111111uuid:7631B19A-9FC8-4158-81FC-5AFC5FC13E68Spittle bug widespread in Clare, Ireland2022-06-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T09:47:26ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Liscannor, Munster, Ireland</h3><p>June 14, 2022</p><p>I saw an extreme amount of spittle bugs not only on grasses and plants but on flowers. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/66348288-95AB-4484-97F2-5E879AB18EC5'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/7631B19A-9FC8-4158-81FC-5AFC5FC13E68'>Read more...</a></p></div>52.982746488102 -9.39022068399936uuid:AE4F8A19-A6A1-42BD-8CC8-30EAC580B9C3Tent caterpillar infestation returns to Castle Valley 2022-05-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T09:47:26ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Moab, Utah, United States</h3><p>May 5, 2022</p><p>The spraying 20 years ago was effective in reducing the infestation to a manageable level and seemed to do so for quite a while. That is, until now. Merrill Brady told me last week that he is inundated with tent caterpillars this year. His property is down by the greenbelt lots and the caterpillars are stripping the 60-foot cottonwoods and all other vegetation of all of their leaves. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/A687B6F9-12D2-44AC-9532-FD3EEB537EEA'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/AE4F8A19-A6A1-42BD-8CC8-30EAC580B9C3'>Read more...</a></p></div>38.57332 -109.54984uuid:B003081B-DFF6-44EE-B19A-CAFA6791CF98Beetle-killed trees raise safety concerns at Kenai Peninsula campgrounds2022-04-20T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T09:47:26ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Soldotna, Alaska, United States</h3><p>April 20, 2022</p><p>Carmichael pointed to a tree that fell across one of the riverside campground spots, taking out a fence. There’s another on the opposite side of the path, branches strewn across an open patch of snow. They’re among the 1,000 high-priority trees the city wants to remove due to safety concerns.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/761F5EF7-9BF7-42C6-A3EB-3488D20EC9F5'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/B003081B-DFF6-44EE-B19A-CAFA6791CF98'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.48778 -151.05833uuid:519F3C94-E5E0-4A6D-9BB2-FB5ABC5F3834Jellyfish attack nuclear power plant2021-10-28T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T09:47:26ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Torness Power Station, Scotland</h3><p>October 28, 2021</p><p>Scotland’s only working nuclear power plant at Torness shut down in an emergency procedure this week when jellyfish clogged the sea water-cooling intake pipes at the plant. To protect marine life and avert nuclear disasters, scientists are investigating the use of drones to provide estimates of jellyfish locations, amounts, and density.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/A2B71A85-560D-493B-A020-14056E2A2985'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/519F3C94-E5E0-4A6D-9BB2-FB5ABC5F3834'>Read more...</a></p></div>55.9697447335675 -2.4071323188712uuid:B80FBFF8-4341-404A-B0DB-45AF2178CFCDWild pigs invade national park2021-10-11T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T09:47:26ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Elk Island National Park</h3><p>October 11, 2021</p><p>One of the most destructive and rapidly spreading invasive species on the continent has been found for the first time in a Canadian national park.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/68500494-C38B-4E08-8731-D82E7C4C5524'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/B80FBFF8-4341-404A-B0DB-45AF2178CFCD'>Read more...</a></p></div>53.5976797168473 -112.863341134296uuid:03BBBA8A-1960-48E5-9CF3-643494F12DDBThe wall lizard invasion of Vancouver Island2021-09-27T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T09:47:26ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada</h3><p>September 27, 2021</p><p>Decades ago, wall lizards from the Mediterranean got a toehold near Victoria. Now they’re island-hopping.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/F73DE8BA-297B-4FC1-8E8E-30A07437BF0A'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/03BBBA8A-1960-48E5-9CF3-643494F12DDB'>Read more...</a></p></div>49.4081141696582 -124.864013269544uuid:9FFA82DA-162F-4E9C-ACD4-5466A1C7D89ESpittlebugs galore in Sand Lake area2021-08-01T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T09:47:26ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Anchorage, Alaska, United States</h3><p>August 1, 2021</p><p>"I am seeing spittlebugs deposits everywhere I look in the Sand Lake area." </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/ADB09D1E-3296-4121-89B8-D6E365541D9C'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/9FFA82DA-162F-4E9C-ACD4-5466A1C7D89E'>Read more...</a></p></div>61.21806 -149.90028uuid:761B57C4-7D80-46F9-853F-412D96F2B8DBChanges in fish size and parasite load of Kasilof sockeye salmon (<em>Oncorhynchus nerka</em>)2021-07-23T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T09:47:26ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kasilof, Alaska, United States</h3><p>July 23, 2021</p><p>"My husband and I have been dipnetting on the Kasilof since 2014. This year we noticed more small fish than usual and all but ~5 of the 35 fish we caught had parasites."</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/48999762-88DD-403C-A80C-0E2C7342EAF6'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/761B57C4-7D80-46F9-853F-412D96F2B8DB'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.3375 -151.27444uuid:E9D916FC-1E24-4EA4-8AF8-B170CB7D19CDCaterpillars on Kesugi Ridge2021-07-19T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T09:47:26ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Chase, Alaska, United States</h3><p>July 19, 2021</p><p>Hikers on Kesugi Ridge observe a large abundance of Rusty Tussock Caterpillars all over cairns marking the trail from Coal Creek to Byre's Lake. They swarmed on the hiker's bodies and packs and from a distance covered structures to the point where they looked black.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/0ECFB82B-3D50-44C4-8E1C-9386D0E94BD0'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/E9D916FC-1E24-4EA4-8AF8-B170CB7D19CD'>Read more...</a></p></div>62.8150146138277 -149.906301498413uuid:FE9B69B8-E610-4B4C-B208-13303D9292D2Maine Has a Dangerous, Small, and Very Itchy Problem2021-07-07T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T09:47:26ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Portland, Maine, United States</h3><p>July 7, 2021</p><p>Climate change is keeping temperatures higher in the fall, setting up browntail-moth caterpillars to boom in summer. Their hairs are barbed and hollow and there’s a reservoir of a toxin inside.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/E1238282-2BBB-4A9E-8B28-8ABAF7F79F9E'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/FE9B69B8-E610-4B4C-B208-13303D9292D2'>Read more...</a></p></div>43.66147 -70.25533uuid:6287F1B2-5F49-46B6-AE50-22C55C03D533Lymantria dispar dispar outbreak2021-06-19T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T09:47:26ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Waterloo, Ontario, Canada</h3><p>June 19, 2021</p><p>Lymantria dispar dispar also known as spongy moth was observed in Waterloo Ontario to be in unusually large quantities during the summer of 2021.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/72AF5982-B8FD-4DFC-8BA1-D469DC61F216'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/6287F1B2-5F49-46B6-AE50-22C55C03D533'>Read more...</a></p></div>43.494705185547 -80.5075657367706