Department of Plant Science

Mile-a-minute Vine in the News 2009

Magazine and Newsletter Articles Connecticut Farm Bureau. CT Invasive Plant Alert (for mile-a-minute vine). 2009, 1 page.

Mervosh, T.L. 2009. Mile-a-minute Vine; a New Invasive Plant Spreading in Connecticut. Connecticut Weekly Agricultural Report. January 21, 2009. Pages 1, 3.

Mile-a-Minute Vine – Don’t Let it Overtake Your Neighborhood! 2009. University of Connecticut Home and Garden News, July/August 2009, page 7.

Mile-a-minute Vine Spreads Farther in CT. Connecticut Nursery & Landscape Newsletter, Issue 4, 2008-2009, pp. 20-21.

Omara-Otunnu, E. UConn Efforts Help Curb Spread of Invasive Plants in State. 2009. Wildland Weeds 12(2):12-13.

Stratford Conservation Commission Press Release. 2009. Conservation Commission Discusses Campaign to Find and Fight Mile-a-minute Vine, an Invasive Plant. 1 page.

Weil, P. Look for These Invaders and Report Them. 2009. Connecticut Gardener 15(2):24.

Newspaper and Internet Articles

“Invasive Species Combatants Can Become Pests Themselves.” Article written by Frank MacEachern for the Connecticut Post on August 30, 2009.

Hendry, J. Mile-a-minute Vine [Internet]. Connecticut. 2009 June – [cited 2009 August 28]. Available from: http://www.joenesgarden.com/2009/06/mile-a-minute-vine/

“Beware of This Plant.” Article written by Terri Miles for the Amity Observer on August 20, 2009.

“Mile-a-Minute Vine Invades Connecticut.” Article written by Annie Rourke for the ABC (WTHN) News Channel 8 website on August 18, 2009.

An article on mile-a-minute vine and CL&P was written by staff for the News 12 Connecticut website on August 18, 2009.

“Mile-a-minute Vine Found in Weston”. Article written by staff for the Weston Forum on August 17, 2009.

“Speedy Weed’s Causing Power Problems”. Article written by Chris Ayotte for the NBC 30 Connecticut News website on August 14, 2009.

“Tree-killing Vine Spotted in Norwalk.” Article written by Robert Koch for the Hour on August 8, 2009.

“Look Out for the Mile-a-minute Vine”. Article written by the Norwalk Tree Alliance for the StamfordPlus on August 6, 2009.

“Weevils Join Area Effort to Halt an Invasive Vine”. Article written by Kathryn Boughton for the Litchfield County Times on August 6, 2009.

“More Weevils Unleashed to Attack Invasive Vines in Greenwich”. Article written by Frank MacEachern for the Greenwich Time on July 30, 2009.

“Fast-growing Invasive Vine Threatens Shelton”. Article written by Fred Musante for the Huntington Herald on July 13, 2009.

“UConn Experts Help Stem the Spread of Invasive Vine”. Article written by Elizabeth Omara-Otunnu for the University of Connecticut Advance on July 13, 2009.

“Weevils Unleashed in Northwest Greenwich to Fight Fast-growing Vine”. Article written by Frank MacEachern for the Greenwich Time on July 10, 2009.

“Weevils at Work”. Article written by Jim Shelton for the New Haven Register on July 9, 2009.

“Beetles Released to Fight Invasive Plant”. Article written by Kendra Bobowick for the Newtown Bee on July 9, 2009.

“Weevils to Kill Invasive Vine in Greenwich”. Article written by Frank MacEachern for the Greenwich Time on July 6, 2009.

"Scientists Using Biological Agent to Combat Invasives.” Article written by Penelope Overton for the Waterbury Republican-American on July 3, 2009.

“Unwelcome Visitors.” Article written by staff for the Manchester Journal Inquirer on June 27, 2009.

“Mile-a-minute Vine: State Seeks Help to Find Fast-growing Invasive Plant.” Article written by staff for the Weston Forum on June 23, 2009.

“Beware the Alien Invader!” Article written by staff for the Middlebury Bee-Intelligencer on June 19, 2009.

“Mile-a-minute is on the Move.” Article written by Maureen FitzPatrick for the Connecticut Post on June 19, 2009. “Newtown Selected to Receive Invasive-fighting Beetles.” Article written by Kendra Bobowick for the Newtown Bee on June 19 and June 25, 2009.

“Mile-a-minute.” Article written by University of Connecticut President Michael Hogan on June 17, 2009 and appeared in his “PressRelease” website.

“Hedges of Greenwich Succumb as Weed Invades Hedge Fund Capital.” Article written by Tom Moroney for the Bloomberg News on June 16, 2009.

“Don’t Waste a Minute Reporting Invasive Weed.” Article written by Penelope Overton for the Waterbury Republican-American on June 15, 2009.

“Public’s Help Sought in Eradication Mile-a-minute Vine.” Article written by staff for the Manchester Journal Inquirer on June 13, 2009.

“Crazy Weed Overtakes Connecticut.” Article written by Yvonne Nava and Leanne Gendreau for NBC Channel 30 Connecticut News on June 11, 2009.

“Mile-a-minute Vine is Invading Connecticut; State Wants Sightings.” Article written by Cyndy Chanaca for the Redding Pilot on June 11, 2009.

“Experts: Invasive Vine Killing CT Plants.” Article written by Kevin Hogan for CBS/WFSB Channel 3 News on June 10, 2009. A story on mile-a-minute vine was reported by Kevin Hogan on Channel 3 news that same day.

“UConn, DEP Set Out to Slow ‘Mile-a-minute’ Vine”. Article written by staff for the New London Day on June 10, 2009.