Invasive Species Collaborative @ VT
@ISWGvt
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The ISC (formerly Invasive Species Working Group) is a transdisciplinary collaborative @virginia_tech conducting research at the science/policy interface
Blacksburg, VA
Joined December 2021
A new study led by #VirginiaTech researchers found that volunteer dog-handler teams — made up of everyday people and their pets — can effectively detect spotted lanternfly egg masses, an #invasive insect that's damaging farms and forests in the U.S. 🐕🐶.
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The ISC had a great time at the annual College of Science Summer Camp! High school students rotated through several stations to learn about #invasivespecies. ✅ Invasive ants, crayfish, & plants.✅ Ecosystem impacts in different systems.✅ And more!
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Congratulations to Grace! A current ISC affiliate and former ISC graduate student representative on the Steering Committee. A well-deserved fellowship awardee! 🎇.
🌍 Big ideas, bold research, and real impact. The 2025–26 Global Change Fellows are tackling challenges from biodiversity loss to energy policy and environmental health!. 🔗 Meet the new cohort: @ISWGvt @FralinLifeSci @virginia_tech
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RT @globalchangevt: 🐜 Ants vs. Spotted Lanternfly?. @ISWGvt affiliate Dr. Scotty Yang is developing antDNA—a method using ants to detect in….
news.vt.edu
Virginia Tech researchers can detect the presence of spotted lanternfly by testing ants who feed on the spotted lanternfly honeydew. The honeydew contains bits of lanternfly DNA, which entomologists...
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The #invasive Box Tree Moth has been confirmed in Hedgesville, WV - just 25 miles from Frederick Co., VA. This pest threatens boxwoods, a key landscaping & nursery plant. 📸 Report suspicious caterpillars/moths to your local #Extension office
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📢 The ISC is thrilled to announce the 2025-2026 Steering Committee! 📢. This dynamic group of individuals brings a wealth of expertise and passion for advancing invasive species research, education, and collaboration at #VirginiaTech!. More info ➡️
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It's here, it's here! The ISC's quarterly newsletter has just been released ➡️ . Not on our mailing list? Sign up @
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The VA Department of Conservation and Recreation is hiring! Duties include #invasivespecies management, biological resource monitoring, trail maintenance, and more 🪓🌿 . The posting closes on 7/14 @ midnight. For more information and to apply ➡️
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ISC affiliate, Dr. Scotty Yang, is leading the charge on new technology to screen for the invasive spotted lanternfly using ants and honeydew! 🐜🐜🐜.
#VirginiaTech researchers can detect the presence of spotted lanternfly by testing ants. Here's how. ⬇️
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The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is actively hiring an Invasive Species Coordinator! The job posting closes on Friday, July 11th at midnight. For more information and to apply ➡️
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The ISC had fun hosting a workshop for Virginia's annual 4-H State Congress! Participants played a cooperative card game and managed invasive plants on their "properties". They learned that #invasivespecies management is all about strategy and patience!
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RT @ForestryVA: [1/2] It's mimosa season. (No, not the drink!🍹) We mean Albizia julibrissin, a.k.a mimosa or silk tree. You've probably se….
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Celebrate #PlayCleanGo Awareness Week (June 7-14, 2025) by doing your part to protect the trails you love! Stay on designated paths and carry a handheld boot brush to clean your boots and gear on the go. Learn more at ➡️
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ISC affiliate, Dr. @lindsay_s_miles, was recently featured on New York Public Radio's Science Friday! ⬇️🪳⬇️🪳⬇️.
Here’s something we all love to hate: bedbugs. Now, research reveals they’ve been bothering humans far longer than beds have existed—and they even bugged our Neanderthal cousins.
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The #VirginiaTech Board of Visitors approved promotions and tenure at its June meeting. Congratulations to the following ISC affiliates!. Promotion to associate professor w/ tenure 🎓🎉.@LeightonReid, @vtspes. Promotion to professor 🎓🎉.@dresratoy, @vt_ise
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Over the past year, the ISC has been busy supporting an #invasivespecies cluster hire. The Collaborative is excited to welcome four talented individuals! Let's welcome Dr. Wald, Dr. Endriss, Dr. Cooper, & Dr. De Deurwaerder to the Hokie Nation! 🎉🥳.
fralinlifesci.vt.edu
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Seed dispersers are vanishing and that’s bad news for biodiversity and ecosystem resilience 🐦🌱Human impacts, including #invasviespecies, are breaking these crucial animal-plant links. Learn more in this new review feat. Dr. @LeightonReid as a co-author:.
nature.com
Nature Reviews Biodiversity - Many plants rely on animals to disperse their seeds, but some groups of these seed-dispersing animals are facing severe declines. This Review summarizes evidence of...
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Over 20 ISC affiliates gathered at Rising Silo Brewery to toast the end of another successful academic year! Here's to a well-deserved break, sunny days ahead, and the exciting adventures summer will bring 🌞🏝️. #summer2025 #vacation #recharge #poolside
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ISC affiliates participated in a 2-day writing retreat to explore the eco-evolutionary consequences of #invasivespecies management actions. This team plans to generate a peer-reviewed manuscript that will be published sometime in 2026! ☕🧠📝
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