invasive species

Anyone who spots signs of the insect pest is asked to contact the state's agriculture department.

Seeds are arriving in peoples' mailboxes with return addresses from China and Uzbekistan.

A team from the state's Coastal Zone Management department was in New Bedford Thursday morning, collecting samples and searching for potential invasive species. CZM Director Bruce Carlisle says the surveys are part of a New England-wide project to find out which non-native species have migrated here or are becoming established...