Bad enough Purple loosestrife {shown below} is choking wetland areas, and the Japanese barberry, Multiflora rose, and other non-native plants and insects are spreading into our wooded areas and along roads.
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| 2010 water lilies and native grasses |
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| 2012 Purple loosestrife taking over |
Add Japanese stiltgrass, a bamboo-like grass, which is very quickly taking over the floor of wooded and open areas.
As it is an annual - simple measures can be taken to help keep it from going to seed and spreading.
Removing these non-native plants will not only help protect the overall natural environment, but will also remove areas where mice, which contribute to spreading the Lyme disease carrying ticks, and mosquitoes seem most attracted to.
