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

Provides access to all site resources (alphabetically), with the option to search by species common and scientific names. Resources can be filtered by Subject, Resource Type, Location, or Source.

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Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program

Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program.

All About Birds - European Starling
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.
Note: Nesting Behavior
Animals, Plants, Aquatic Life - Didymo (Rock Snot)

New York Department of Environmental Conservation.

Animals, Plants, Aquatic Life - Hydrilla

New York Department of Environmental Conservation.

Animals, Plants, Aquatic Life - Invasive Chinese Mitten Crab

New York Department of Environmental Conservation.

Animals, Plants, Aquatic Life - Invasive Northern Snakehead

New York Department of Environmental Conservation.

Animals, Plants, Aquatic Life - Invasive Spiny Waterflea

New York Department of Environmental Conservation.

Animals, Plants, Aquatic Life - Nuisance and Invasive Species
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Animals, Plants, Aquatic Life - Sea Lamprey

New York Department of Environmental Conservation.

Animals, Plants, Aquatic Life - Water Chestnut

New York Department of Environmental Conservation.

Annual Plum Pox Virus Survey
Cornell University (New York). New York State Agricultural Experiment Station.
Anthracnose of Flowering Dogwood (PDF | 424 KB)
Cornell University. Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. Horticulture Diagnostic Laboratory.
See also: Tree and Shrub Disease for more fact sheets.
APHIS Expands the European Cherry Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis cerasi) Quarantine to include all of Monroe and Wayne Counties, New York (May 28, 2021)

USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

Effective May 11, 2021, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYS AGM) expanded the European cherry fruit fly (ECFF) quarantine to include all of Monroe County and Wayne County and a small portion of northwestern Ontario County, New York. With this expansion, the ECFF quarantine now includes all of Erie, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, and Wayne Counties. This action is necessary to prevent the spread of ECFF to non-infested areas of the United States, while maintaining commercial cherry production and marketing within the state. The APHIS website reflects the expansion of this quarantine and contains a description of all the current federal fruit fly quarantine areas.

Asian Clams - Lake George Fact Sheet No. 53 (Feb 2014) (PDF | 143 KB)
Fund for Lake George (New York).
Biodiversity - Invasive Species
Lake Champlain Land Trust.
Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America
Cornell University. Agriculture and Life Sciences.
This guide provides photographs and descriptions of biological control (or biocontrol) agents of insect, disease, and weed pests in North America. It is also a tutorial on the concept and practice of biological control and integrated pest management (IPM). Whether you are an educator, a commercial grower, a student, a researcher, a land manager, or an extension or regulatory agent, we hope you will find this information useful.
Biology and Silvicultural Management of Sirex Woodwasp (2009) (PDF | 207 KB)
Cornell University Cooperative Extension. Department of Natural Resources.
See also: ForestConnect Fact Sheet Series for more factsheets.
Catskills Regional Invasive Species Partnership
Catskills Regional Invasive Species Partnership.
Common Garden Pests and Problems - Chestnut Blight

Missouri Botanical Garden.

Common Garden Pests and Problems - Dutch Elm Disease

Missouri Botanical Garden.