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- Unit V - High Profile IAS and Partnership Development Strategies

- Unit V - High Profile IAS and Partnership Development Strategies. Randy G. Westbrooks Rebecca M. Westbrooks Steven Manning. Global Invasive Species Programme Cape Town, South Africa. Units 5 Objectives. Develop a basic knowledge of some of the worst invasive species in the world .

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- Unit V - High Profile IAS and Partnership Development Strategies

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  1. - Unit V -High Profile IAS and Partnership Development Strategies Randy G. WestbrooksRebecca M. WestbrooksSteven Manning Global Invasive Species ProgrammeCape Town, South Africa

  2. Units 5 Objectives • Develop a basic knowledge of some of the worst invasive species in the world. • Develop a basic knowledge of some of the worst invasive species in east Africa. • Gain an understanding of effective port inspection methods and procedures. • Gain an understanding of partnership development strategies for building regional IAS capacity.

  3. Units 5 Session Outline and Agenda • 0900-1230. Unit 5. Overview of Major IAS and Partnership Development Strategies for East Africa. • 0900-0920. Session 1. Overview of Invasive Plants, Insects and Diseases. Aquatic Nuisance Species and Injurious Wildlife. (R. Westbrooks) • 0920-0940. Session 2. IPM for IAS (S. Manning). • 0940-1000. Public Awareness and Partnership Development (S. Manning). • 1000-1030. Tea. • 1030-1100. Session 3. IAS Partnership Development Exercise. • Group 1: Ethiopia, Kenya • Group 2: Uganda Tanzania-Mainland, Tanzania-Zanzibar • Group 3: Mozambique, Swaziland • Group 4: Malawi, Zambia • 1100-1230. Group Reports • 1230-1315. Lunch. • 1330-1800.Port Inspection, IAS Specimen Collection, ID, Preservation(R. Westbrooks, B. Westbrooks, S. Manning) • Field Trip – Dar es Salaam Port of Entry Inspection. • IAS Specimen Collection, Identification, Preservation • Port Identification Reference Collection

  4. Session 1. Invasive Species Overview.Brazilian Pepper (Schinus terebenthifolius). • Origin: South America • Introduction: S. FL, Early 1900s, Ornamental Shrub. • Threat: Forms Monospecific Stands; 300,000 ha infested.

  5. Caulerpa taxifolia

  6. Cogongrass Imperata cylindrica • Origin: Africa; Thatch for building huts and roofs. • Introduction: Pasture Grass • Threat: Creates heavy fuel load that leads to intense wildfires in the Gulf Coast Region of the USA

  7. Floating Water Hyacinth

  8. Purple Loosestrife(Lythrum salicaria)

  9. Asian Tiger Mosquito (Ades albopictus) • Dengue Fever • Eastern Equine Encephalitis • Dog Heartworm • St. Louis Encephalitis Virus • LaCrosse Encephalitis Viruses

  10. Catclaw Mimosa (Mimosa pigra) Congress Weed (Chromolaena) Lantana camara Miconia calvescens Monterey Pine Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia spp.) Wattle (Acacia spp.) Banana Bunchy Top Virus Giant Rinderpest, Cattle Plague Khapra Beetle Argentine Ant Zebra Mussel European Green Crab American Comb Jelly Fish Opossum, Shrimp Walking Catfish Brown Tree Snake Cane Toad (Bufo marinus) Coqui Frog Bulbul (Bird – Pakistan to China House Cat House Mouse Nutria Feral Pig Other IAS Covered in Text

  11. Bamboo Canna Lily Chinaberry (Melia azedarach) Jatropha Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) Mexican Poppy Moringa Oxalis (Oxalis spp.) Pines (Monterey Pine) Mesquite (Prosopis spp.) Sedges (Purple Nutsedge, Yellow Nutsedge) Banana Bacterial Wilt Banana Weevil Borer Great Grain Borer Cypress Aphid Chillo parthellus Cereal Stem Borer Indian House Crow Human Beings Other IAS in East Africa

  12. Session 2.IPM, Partnerships, and Pubic Awareness. • Steven Manning, President of Invasive Plant Control, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee, USA

  13. Session 3. IAS Partnership Development Exercise. • 1030-1100. Session 3. IAS Partnership Development Exercise. Group Discussions. • Group 1: Uganda, Ethiopia • Group 2: Kenya, Tanzania-Mainland, Tanzania-Zanzibar • Group 3: Mozambique, Swaziland • Group 4: Malawi, Zambia • 1100-1230. Group Reports

  14. East Africa Invasive Alien Species Partnership Development Exercise.

  15. Port of Entry Inspection – Dar es Salaam

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