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National Invasive Species Information Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Invasive Species Resources

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Effect of Spiny Water Flea on Lake George
Lake George Association (New York).
Invasive Jumping Worms Damage U.S. Soil and Threaten Forests (Sep 29, 2020)

University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum.

What could be more 2020 than an ongoing invasion of jumping worms? These earthworms are wriggling their way across the United States, voraciously devouring protective forest leaf litter and leaving behind bare, denuded soil. They displace other earthworms, centipedes, salamanders and ground-nesting birds, and disrupt forest food chains. They can invade more than five hectares in a single year, changing soil chemistry and microbial communities as they go, new research shows. And they don’t even need mates to reproduce...

Invasive Species Management - Emerald Ash Borer
College of Menominee Nation Sustainable Development Institute.
Note: EAB impacts on American Indian Communities
The Economics of Invasive Species (2009)

Oregon Sea Grant; Oregon State University; DOC. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.

Prepared for the Oregon Invasive Species Council.