Seed Identification Guide Seed Identification Guide (SIG)® is a virtual publication of reference information on plant taxonomy, morphological features of plant dispersal units, identification fact sheets, identification keys, image galleries, and common botany terminologies. The plant species included in the guide have resulted from ISMA and the author’s projects. The publication is open to any…
Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the U.S. Fruits and seeds are the plant disseminules most responsible for the spread of weeds to new regions. These disseminules are frequently intercepted at U.S. ports of entry by quarantine officials, commonly as contaminants in commercial seed stocks, spices, foodstuffs, on trucks and containers, and in baggage. This tool,…
Sawfly GenUS Sawflies are a unique group of wasp-like herbivorous insects, many of which are economic pests in North America. They have a variety of plant-feeding behaviors; they feed on leaves both externally and as leaf-miners and bore into stems of grasses, shrubs, and trees. Sawfly GenUS is an interactive identification tool for all sawfly…
Larval Fish ID – Larval Fish & Egg Taxonomic Keys Accurately identifying early life stage (ELS) fishes is important for fisheries management, regulatory compliance, research, conservation, and rehabilitation efforts. LimnoTech and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), with support from others, have developed web-based taxonomic keys for larval fish and eggs in and around the…
TingID Identification of lace bugs intercepted at U.S. ports of entry The Tingidae, known as lace bugs, is a family of true bugs containing around 2,500 species in about 300 genera. Of these, 50 genera and 95 species have been intercepted at US ports of entry, with over 40% of interceptions associated with cargo entering…