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Spring Beetle Collection
Posted below is contact information for Purple Loosestrife Project cooperators who have agreed to host beetle collections in their counties. The redistribution of beetles from one loosestrife patch to another is a great way to contribute to controlling this invasive plant.
Emmet County
Nearest Town: Petoskey
Contact: Jennifer Gelb
Affiliation: Tip of the Mitt
Phone: (231) 347-1181 x 112
E-mail: jen@watershedcouncil.org
Livingston County
Nearest Town: Howell
Contact: Irene McDonnell-Cahill
Phone: (517) 483-4205
Cell: 517-488-1486 (only on day of collection)
Home: 517-548-7916 (only on day prior to collection)
E-mail: icahill@comcast.net
Washtenaw County
Nearest Town: Ann Arbor
Contact: Linda Coughenour
Phone: (734) 665-0701
E-mail: L.coughenour@att.net
DeWitt
Contact: Cliff Welch
Phone: (517) 626-6996
E-mail: welch@msu.edu
Sault Ste. Marie
Contact: Greg Zimmerman
Phone: (906) 635-2470
E-mail: gzimmerman@lssu.edu
Also See:
Regional Cooperative Biological Control (CBC) Network
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