MITPPC blog

Anna Yang has spent more than a decade studying oak wilt, helping Minnesota land managers protect oak forests for generations to come.

Researchers make progress towards biological control for common buckthorn, one of Minnesota's toughest invasive plants.

Collaboration with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community shows forest restoration succeeds through long-term relationships—with each other and the land.

For improved pest management decision-making, U of M experts say patterns matter more than extremes.

Long-term research reframes the ruminants’ role in woodland restoration.

As nightshades growing near key crops can harbor R. solanacearum, MITPPC-funded researchers are zeroing in on management tactics for preventing pathogen establishment. 

New research demonstrates when and how goats are best used to manage invasive common buckthorn in Midwestern woodlands.

In 2025, MITPPC researchers published 13 papers that advance understanding and management of invasive species across Minnesota.

Nine new research projects start this year, investigating invasive species including crack willow, black locust, oak wilt, Old World bollworm, and more.

Researchers found Phytophthora ramorum that causes sudden oak death in Minnesota for the first time. Fortunately, the finding was isolated, but early detection surveys continue.