Laurel Wilt Disease is a scourge here in Florida. The disease affects laurel trees all over the Southeast, with the most notable victim being avocado trees. The beetles also effect sassafras trees, pond spice trees, and swamp bays. The main cause of this disease is a fungus known as Raffaelea Lauricola that is transmitted through a beetle called the red bay ambrosia beetle (Persea Borbonia). Neither of these species are native to the area. It was brought over to the states through wooden shipping containers that had contained the beetle insect. The insect and disease came from countries like India, Japan, Myanmar, and Taiwan. The disease works by having the beetle come into the country, hiding in the wooden crates. Once in America, the beetle enters into the environment and seeks trees to bore into for food and shelter. The beetles contain spores that containing the fungus that kills the host tree. The fungus then grows in the sapwood of the tree, restricting the flow of food, sap, and nutrients around the tree. This results in die back and eventually, a dead tree. The disease is known to highly effect the avocado industry and the natural forests in Florida. Currently, 61 out of 67 counties in Florida contain reports of Laurel Wilt Disease as of 2015. That is an enormous 91%.
So what will my organization do to help? My group wishes to mitigate the spread of Laurel wilt Disease in Florida in order to protect the environment we pride ourselves on as well as the avocado
In the recent years, studies have found shown that the red ants have been covering 300 million acres and growing all the time. These pest are building up destruction towards the environment, as well as leaving unintended consequences to the native species. According to the expert from the UCR (University College Riverside), it stated, “These ants pose an immediate threat to the California's economy because they require a quarantine of nursery products because ants maybe accidentally shipped in potting soil to new areas. In quarantined areas, potted plants cannot be shipped without labor-intensive and expensive drenching of all plants with pesticides.” The red invasive fire ants was probably exported from potting soil that were accidentally shipped in nursery products.
(SAD) affects people that live in higher latitudes.Making it more common in people that live in North Dakota rather than Florida. The cause of this is lack of sunlight,the disease is linked to the changing patterns of sunlight that fluctuate season to season. Most commonly it can be seen to start in the fall and continue through the winter.
It is the DOI’s wish to protect as much of federal land in use for mining and for the enjoyment of the American people before the disease can run its course. This will prevent the effect the disease presents on wildlife and human life in the non contiguous U.S. as well as other areas within the continental U.S. Federal lands and their inhabitants, as well as the viability of such land for future generations’ use, will thus be isolated and safer from the disease’s pervasive reach.
Florida needs to build up an arrangement to deliver its defenselessness to a dangerous atmospheric devation, as 27 different states have officially done. One assignment is to recognize the best dangers and, where conceivable, add to the ability to adjust to them with negligible interruption and expense. A second errand is to diminish discharges of an Earth-wide temperature boost poisons from force plants, autos, and other real sources. Much of the time, sound judgment arrangements exist - utilizing vitality all the more productively and tidying up influence plants - that likewise spare cash or enhance nearby air quality. Comparative activities are additionally required at the national level since Florida can't take care of such abroad issue alone. The genuine threat is that deferring capable activity would make it past the point of no return or a great deal all the more exorbitant to balance out the atmosphere before the century's
The emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis, is a beetle that was first discovered in 2002 in the US near the Detroit area and southeastern portions of Michigan. This beetle is believed to have originated in Asia. The theory is that they arrived in the states in packing material made of wood on cargo ships traveling on the St. Lawrence River, which then leads into the Great Lakes. Since 2002, this beetle has made its way into parts of Canada and now in at least eighteen states in the US (Emerald, n.d.). They are causing major destruction of Ash trees in all of these areas, and Vermont is starting to take precautions to be prepared if and when these beetles show up in The Green Mountain
Sadly, prospects are not fruitful since the government’s plate is full now with other issues pending. The Effect of pesticide runoffs on the Everglades is destroying one Florida’s major tourist attractions due to the cultivation of sugar cane just to mention one of those responsible and creates a loss of natural habitat, water pollution, and threatens existence of wildlife. Few politicians, planners, farmers or scientists have been trained with, or are qualified to pull off resuscitation of the Everglades. The political influence in this sector is not strong enough to wheel a new life in the farmland. Considering all of the pressures and demands to implement these simple
The ancient forests of the Northeast aren’t the only aspect of the bioregion that’s fate have been at perpetual risk since the early settlement of Europeans. There is no question that forests still dominate the landscape of Northeastern region accounting for “60% of the total land area, and in New England alone, the coverage is 80%”. Still the species that exist within the understory of the forests have undergone an equally dramatic transformation because of human interaction with the land and the harvest of its resources. Some species in the understory of the mixed forests of the Northeast have been driven out of the region, are under intense ecological pressure, are on the brink of extinction, or have already gone extinct in the region. Perhaps one of the most harmful and impactful effects colonization of the Northeast has had on the resources of the land is the introduction of non-native species and diseases into the region. Over time the overall makeup of the forests have changed drastically as an example, “…the American chestnut once made up as much as 25% of the trees in some areas and was economically the most important hardwood in the Eastern forests”. The introduction of chestnut blight at the turn of the century accounts for
The director of the Florida Center for Environmental Studies at Florida Atlantic University, Leonard Berry, told PBS. "This is not a future problem. It’s a current
The Europeans brought in diseases and Champlin to the First Nations that caused problems. To begin with, the diseases that were brought in by The Europeans caused the aboriginal population to decrease immensely. In particular, The Wendat people had no protection against diseases that the Jesuit priests and the coureurs de bois carried into their villages. The smallpox epidemic caused half of the population to die. As Historians estimated that the Wendat Confederacy 30,000- 40,000 people in 1535, by 1649 the wars and epidemics caused the Wendat confederacy to have a population less than 10,000. As a result, elders who were to carry on the traditions, knowledge, and skills of the community were gone. In addition, the Wendats that survived parted
Consortium for a Healthier Miami-Dade annual event showcases the achievements of the Consortium that was accomplished during the year. As the planning process for the next Consortium Annual event is progressing, the Consortium for a Healthier Miami-Dade, Executive Board would like to invite you to join the Consortium Annual Event Task Force. The main purpose of the task force is to assist the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County in hosting the Consortium annual event. The taskforce, under the leadership of Executive Board Co-Chair Leyanee will be a great opportunity for you to collaborate and offer your support to the Consortium.
Florida’s biodiversity is extremely important in maintaining. Many people fail to realize that without the biodiversity there would be no humans. They fail to see how our lives and lives many species would change drastically. Since I am one the few people in Florida to take a biogeography course, I am now a member of the Florida biodiversity Czar after the next election. What would be my top priorities to protect Florida’s biodiversity, and how would I implement them?
The battle lines had been drawn and it had been around for about two years before its first outbreak was witnessed on April 23, 2010 on the coast of New South Wales. The march then continued to the next targets- Victoria and Queensland. Over the course of three years, it has become one of the biggest biosecurity threats to Australia’s ecosystem. This alien intruder is commonly known as Myrtle Rust.
found in Florida, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has published to traveler advisor that
In the compilation of success stories, APHA gives the causes of concern and the ways that the states have begun adapting for the change that is to come. According to the association, “Maine strengthened its ability to monitor vector-borne disease and especially tick-borne Lyme disease” (APHA 9). Maine is focused on the area of fast and comprehensive analyses of new diseases that can be communicated to the public efficiently. APHA’s organization of problem and solution make it easier for readers to recognize the connections, advancements, and the adaptive measures being taken in order to prepare for climate change effects. APHA’s information demonstrates the steps Michigan is taking in order to become increasingly effective in “responding to local needs” (12). “The Michigan Climate and Health Adaptation Program is improving state and local capacity to conduct climate change-related health impact assessments”;HIA is supposed to help in gauging how successful a plan will be (12). The information presented by APHA suggests that through adaptation and planning the effects of climate change can be reduced or, at the very least, anticipated in order to formulate a strategy to combat the effects, like the methods seen today.
Citrus greening disease, also commonly referred to as Huanglongbing, is a much newer disease to Florida than citrus canker. Although the bacterium, Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, has been an issue in China since the 1900’s, it did not arrive in the US until 2005 (“Citrus Greening”). The disease is spread through its primary vector, an insect called the Asian citrus psyllid. Symptoms, which include yellow mottling of leaves, small, green, and misshapen fruit, and poor yields, may not appear until several years after a tree is infected. Citrus greening is such an important issue currently because, according to the United States Department of Agriculture, “other than tree removal, there is no effective control once a tree is infected and there is no known cure for the disease” (“Citrus Greening”). To date, revenue loss caused by citrus greening disease exceeds $3.6 billion (“Citrus Greening”). Although importing a race of orange that is resistant to greening may be helpful, the imported plants must first make it through inspection and quarantine.