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Purple Loosestrife

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A wetland perennial that is a noxious weed, highly invasive everywhere in the continental U.S. except Florida.

Squash Vine Borers

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When strong, healthy zucchini plants wilt and then collapse into piles of yellow mush, blame the squash vine borer.

Japanese Honeysuckle

A charming but very invasive perennial vine.

Shelf Mushrooms

A great diagnostic tool that signals when a tree has internal rot.

Japanese Beetles

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A small but furiously destructive pest.

Rust

A fungal parasite that affects only certain types of plants.

Aphids

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Small in size, big in damage.

Lichen

When you look up at your favorite cedar tree and notice a gray-green scaly mat covering its branches, you’re likely to think, “Well, that tree’s a goner.”

Asparagus

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Homegrown asparagus is delicious… and invasive.

Squirrels

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Squirrels are almost everywhere—they live in urban and rural settings, in the North and the South, on the ground and in trees.  

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