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Index of Subjects > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --Boundary_(ID_RIafkeCTrhT/jDBZeKQB5w) Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Thanks, Ruth! from Jim et al. ---------- From: Ruth Newell <ruth.newell@acadiau.ca> Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:28:14 -0300 To: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Nova Scotian ivy question Jim,=20 =20 You may want to pass along this information to NatureNS. =20 The E.C. Smith Herbarium at Acadia University has a collection of Hedera helix from Tusket Falls (W side of road, N of Tusket Falls bridge); a massive patch =AD 50 m by 10 m. Collected by Sean Blaney in 2005. I would suggest that English Ivy is a potential future invasive species in Nova Scotia.=20 =20 Ruth=20 =20 From: Jim Wolford [mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca] Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 8:56 AM To: Marian Munro; Ruth Newell Subject: FW: [NatureNS] Nova Scotian ivy question =20 ---------- From: Wild Flora <herself@wildflora.com> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:39:07 -0300 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Nova Scotian ivy question We=8Fre very fortunate that English ivy doesn=8Ft naturalize here. In the Seattle area, Hedera hibernica and H. helix =91Baltica,=8F =91Pittsburgh,=8F and =91Star=8F are behaving much the way kudzu behaves in the southern U.S., creating =BDivy deserts=85 where nothing else grows. There is an amazing pictur= e at the http://www.ivyout.org website of trees simply smothered in ivy. This organization regularly sends work parties into infested areas in an effort to remove ivy. It=8Fs back-breaking work. I=8Fve assumed that ivy is not a problem here because the winters are too cold, but if we continue to have mild winters, I wonder whether that would change.=20 Wild Flora=20 From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 9:39 AM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Nova Scotian ivy question Hi Steve,=20 European Ivy is in the genus Hedera, in the family Araliaceae. It's not native here and hasn't become naturalized anywhere in Nova Scotia. I don't know if there is any planted in Nova Scotia, but even if there is, I think it it would probably be unlikely to have associated insects. Wish I could provide more information. Cheers!=20 Chris=20 On 7-Aug-07, at 11:59 PM, Stephen Shaw wrote: Hi all,=20 A biologist who's briefly visiting from UK and who I mentioned here earlier has=20 just asked me if there is any native ivy in Nova Scotia. We have had considerable success in collecting locally several species of jumping bugs (Homoptera -- treehoppers, leafhoppers, froghoppers -- thanks Chris and others=20 for earlier info on these). He's also interested in a particular group that in=20 UK lives exclusively on the dark green creeping ivy that is common climbing up=20 walls and buildings there (I don't know the species name). He's interested in=20 the phenomenal jump mechanism of this varied group of jumpers, which has something in common with the operation of a crossbow. Does anyone have any ideas to offer on ivy? If so, could you recommend a location for ivy in or fairly near Halifax (say as far as Wolfville) that w= e could visit? Alternatively, presumably there will be some stands of introduced=20 UK ivy over here as well. I know where to find some Virginia Creeper, but which I suspect may not be closely related. Any info would be welcome even if it is negative on the presence of "ivy". He is=20 here only for another 10 days. Steve=20 _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6 (902) 424-6435 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. --Boundary_(ID_RIafkeCTrhT/jDBZeKQB5w) Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>FW: [NatureNS] Nova Scotian ivy question</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> Thanks, Ruth! from Jim et al.<BR> ----------<BR> <B>From: </B>Ruth Newell <ruth.newell@acadiau.ca><BR> <B>Date: </B>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:28:14 -0300<BR> <B>To: </B>Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca><BR> <B>Subject: </B>RE: [NatureNS] Nova Scotian ivy question<BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3D"2"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">Jim,</FONT></FONT> <BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3D"2"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"> <BR> </FONT></FONT><BR> <FONT SIZE=3D"2"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">You may want to pass along this informati= on to NatureNS.</FONT></FONT> <BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3D"2"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"> <BR> </FONT></FONT><BR> <FONT SIZE=3D"2"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">The E.C. Smith Herbarium at Acadia Univer= sity has a collection of Hedera helix from Tusket Falls (W side of road, N o= f Tusket Falls bridge); a massive patch =AD 50 m by 10 m. Collected by Sean Bl= aney in 2005. I would suggest that English Ivy is a potential future invasiv= e species in Nova Scotia.</FONT></FONT> <BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3D"2"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"> <BR> </FONT></FONT><BR> <FONT SIZE=3D"2"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">Ruth</FONT></FONT> <BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3D"2"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"> <BR> </FONT></FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman"><HR ALIGN=3DCENTER SIZE=3D"2" WIDTH=3D= "100%"><BR> </FONT><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><B>From:</B> Jim Wolford [mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.= ca] <BR> <B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 09, 2007 8:56 AM<BR> <B>To:</B> Marian Munro; Ruth Newell<BR> <B>Subject:</B> FW: [NatureNS] Nova Scotian ivy question</FONT> <BR> <FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman"> <BR> </FONT><BR> <FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman"><BR> ----------<BR> <B>From: </B>Wild Flora <herself@wildflora.com><BR> <B>Reply-To: </B>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR> <B>Date: </B>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:39:07 -0300<BR> <B>To: </B>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR> <B>Subject: </B>RE: [NatureNS] Nova Scotian ivy question<BR> <BR> We</FONT>=8Fre very fortunate that English ivy doesn=8Ft naturalize here. In th= e Seattle area, Hedera hibernica and H. helix =91Baltica,=8F =91Pittsburgh,=8F and =91= Star=8F are behaving much the way kudzu behaves in the southern U.S., creating= =BDivy deserts=85 where nothing else grows. There is an amazing picture at the = http://www.ivyout.org website of trees simply smothered in ivy. This organiz= ation regularly sends work parties into infested areas in an effort to remov= e ivy. It=8Fs back-breaking work. <BR> <FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman"><BR> <BR> <BR> I</FONT>=8Fve assumed that ivy is not a problem here because the winters are = too cold, but if we continue to have mild winters, I wonder whether that wou= ld change. <BR> <FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman"><BR> <BR> <BR> Wild Flora <BR> <BR> <BR> <B>From:</B> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.= ns.ca] <B>On Behalf Of </B>c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca<BR> <B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 08, 2007 9:39 AM<BR> <B>To:</B> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR> <B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Nova Scotian ivy question <BR> <BR> <BR> Hi Steve, <BR> <BR> European Ivy is in the genus Hedera, in the family Araliaceae. It's not nat= ive here and hasn't become naturalized anywhere in Nova Scotia. I don't know= if there is any planted in Nova Scotia, but even if there is, I think it it= would probably be unlikely to have associated insects. Wish I could provide= more information. <BR> <BR> Cheers! <BR> <BR> Chris <BR> <BR> On 7-Aug-07, at 11:59 PM, Stephen Shaw wrote: <BR> <BR> <BR> Hi all, <BR> A biologist who's briefly visiting from UK and who I mentioned here earlier= has <BR> just asked me if there is any native ivy in Nova Scotia. We have had = <BR> considerable success in collecting locally several species of jumping bugs = <BR> (Homoptera -- treehoppers, leafhoppers, froghoppers -- thanks Chris and oth= ers <BR> for earlier info on these). He's also interested in a particular group that= in <BR> UK lives exclusively on the dark green creeping ivy that is common climbing= up <BR> walls and buildings there (I don't know the species name). He's inter= ested in <BR> the phenomenal jump mechanism of this varied group of jumpers, which has <B= R> something in common with the operation of a crossbow. <BR> <BR> Does anyone have any ideas to offer on ivy? If so, could you recommen= d a <BR> location for ivy in or fairly near Halifax (say as far as Wolfville) that w= e <BR> could visit? Alternatively, presumably there will be some stands of i= ntroduced <BR> UK ivy over here as well. I know where to find some Virginia Creeper, but <= BR> which I suspect may not be closely related. <BR> <BR> Any info would be welcome even if it is negative on the presence of "i= vy". He is <BR> here only for another 10 days. <BR> Steve <BR> <BR> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. = <BR> <BR> Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History <BR> <BR> 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6 <BR> <BR> (902) 424-6435 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> <BR> <BR> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. = <BR> <BR> </FONT><BR> </BODY> </HTML> --Boundary_(ID_RIafkeCTrhT/jDBZeKQB5w)--
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