Cantaloupes can be identified by the characteristic system of ridges that encompass the outside of the rind and look almost as if the fruit is covered in a net. Look for cantaloupes with prominent, cream-colored ridges and select those that are free of bruising.
Several species of honeysuckle found in NY are characterized as invasive, including: Morrowâs honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii), Tatarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica), Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii), and Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) .
Certain Eurasian varieties of honeysuckle contain saponic and cyanogenic glycosides in the stems and carotenoids in the berries. These are only mildly noxious in humans, but may be dangerous to dogs and smaller mammals, whose bodies cannot process them fully. One of the most common of these varieties is Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), which thrives throughout U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4a to 9b.