Invasive Species

Courtesy www.lab-initio.com
 Invasive Species
Introduced
Introduced species:
species: any
any
organism
organism that
that was
was brought
brought
to
to an
an ecosystem
ecosystem as
as the
the
result
result of
of human
human actions
actions

Invasive
Invasive species:
species: A
A
species
species that
that takes
takes
advantage
advantage ofof an
an unoccupied
unoccupied
niche,
niche, or
or that
that successfully
successfully
out-competes
out-competes native
native Kudzu:
species
species an invasive vine
U.S. Invasive Aquatic Plants
Partial
Partial list:
list:
Brazilian
Brazilian Waterweed
Waterweed
Caulerpa,
Caulerpa,
Mediterranean
Mediterranean Clone
Clone
Common
Common Reed Reed
Eurasian
Eurasian Watermilfoil
Watermilfoil
Didymo
Didymo
Giant
Giant Reed
Reed
Giant
Giant Salvinia
Salvinia
Hydrilla
Hydrilla
Melaleuca
Melaleuca
Purple
Purple Loosestrife
Loosestrife
Water
Water Chestnut
Chestnut
Water
Water Hyacinth
Hyacinth
Water
Water Lettuce
Lettuce
Water
Water Spinach
Spinach

Hydrilla
 U.S. Invasive Aquatic Animals

Partial
Partial list:
list:
Alewife
Alewife New
New Zealand
Zealand Mud
Mud
Snail
Snail Northern
Northern Snakehead
Snakehead
Asian
Asian Carps
Carps Nutria
Nutria
Asian
Asian Swamp
Swamp Eel
Eel Quagga
Quagga Mussel
Mussel
Bullfrog
Bullfrog Round
Round Goby
Goby
Chinese
Chinese Mitten
Mitten Crab
Crab Rusty
Rusty Crayfish
Crayfish
Eurasian
Eurasian Ruffe
Ruffe Sea
Sea Lamprey
Lamprey
European
European Green
Green Crab
Crab Sea
Sea Squirt
Squirt
Flathead
Flathead Catfish
Catfish Spiny
Spiny Water
Water
Flea
Flea
Lionfish
Lionfish Veined
Veined Rapa
Rapa Whelk
Whelk
Zebra
Zebra Mussel
Mussel

Zebra Mussel
 U.S. Invasive Invertebrates
Partial
Partial list:
list:
Africanized
Africanized Honeybee
Honeybee
Asian
Asian Citrus
Citrus Psyllid
Psyllid
Asian
Asian Long-Horned
Long-Horned Beetle
Beetle

Asian
Asian Tiger
Tiger Mosquito
Mosquito
Cactus
Cactus Moth
Moth
Emerald
Emerald Ash
Ash Borer
Borer
European
European Gypsy
Gypsy Moth
Moth
European
European Spruce
Spruce Bark
Bark
Beetle
Beetle
Formosan
Formosan Subterranean
Subterranean
Termite
Termite
Giant
Giant African
African Snail
Snail
Glassy-Winged
Glassy-Winged
Sharpshooter
Sharpshooter
Hemlock
Hemlock Woolly
Woolly Adelgid
Adelgid
Light
Light Brown
Brown Apple
Apple Moth
Moth
Mediterranean
Mediterranean Fruit
Fruit Fly
Fly
Mexican
Mexican Fruit
Fruit Fly
Fly
Pink Hibiscus Mealybug
Pink Hibiscus Mealybug
Red
Red Imported
Imported Fire
Fire Ant
Ant
Russian
Russian Wheat
Wheat Aphid
Aphid
Silverleaf Whitefly
 U.S. Invasive Vertebrates
Partial
Partial list:
list: At
At Risk
Risk of
of
Widespread
Widespread
Brown
Brown Tree
Tree Snake
Snake
Intrusion
Intrusion
Cane
Cane Toad
Toad Constrictor
Constrictor snakes
snakes
European
European Starling
Starling Boiga
Boiga snakes
snakes
Wild
Wild Boar
Boar Gambian
Gambian pouch
pouch rat
rat
House
House Sparrow
Sparrow
Nutria
Nutria

European Starling
Cane Toad
 U.S. Invasive Plants
Autumn Olive Mile-A-Minute Weed
Beach Vitex Multiflora Rose
Canada Thistle Musk Thistle
Chinese Tallow Old World Climbing
Cogongrass Fern
Common Teasel Oriental Bittersweet
Dalmatian Toadflax Purple Star Thistle
Diffuse Knapweed Quackgrass
Downy Brome Russian Knapweed
Garlic Mustard Russian Olive
Giant Hogweed Saltcedar
Hairy Whitetop St. Johnswort
Houndstongue Scotch Broom
Japanese Scotch Thistle Yellow Star Thistle
Honeysuckle Spotted Knapweed
Japanese Knotweed Tree-of-Heaven
Johnsongrass Tropical Soda Apple
Kudzu Whitetop
Leafy Spurge Yellow Star Thistle
Medusahead Yellow Toadflax
 U.S. Invasive Microbes
Animal
Animal Pathogens
Pathogens
Avian
Avian Influenza
Influenza
Exotic
Exotic Newcastle
Newcastle Disease
Disease
Fowlpox
Fowlpox
Viral
Viral Hemorrhagic
Hemorrhagic Septicemia
Septicemia
West
West Nile
Nile Virus
Virus
Whirling
Whirling Disease
Disease
Plant
Plant Pathogens
Pathogens
Citrus
Citrus Canker
Canker West Nile Virus
Citrus
Citrus Greening
Greening
Plum
Plum Pox
Pox
Southern
Southern Bacterial
Bacterial Wilt
Wilt
Soybean
Soybean Rust
Rust
Sudden
Sudden Oak
Oak Death
Death

Citrus Canker