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Employees of a Vermont power company pulled a 2.5lb pacu fish out of Otter Creek earlier this month. What was the large, South American cousin of the piranha doing in New England? Perhaps searching for a good microbrew ? ;-) P.S. - be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the NAS Alert page to see the pacu pics!

Beach vitex ( Vitex rotundifolia ) was found in Maryland earlier this month. Wonder how far up the Atlantic coast this invader could go? (tip of the virtual hat to IPANE )

Are Giant Invasive Snakes using Florida as a stepping stone for a US takeover? (scroll down to see the full report, or click here )

A European grapevine moth ( Lobesia botrana ) has been found in Napa Valley, California , the first find of this pest in the USA (via InvasiveInfo ).

Jatropha as a biofuel in Kenya hasn't quite panned out, NPR has the story .