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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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DecAID, The Decayed Wood Advisor - White Pine Blister Rust

USDA. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region and Pacific Northwest Research Station.

Dogwood Anthracnose and its Spread in the South (PDF | 483 KB)
USDA. FS. Southern Region.
See also: Other Publications and Reports
Everglades National Park - Burmese Pythons

DOI. National Park Service.

Exotic Species: Common Teasel (2010)

DOI. NPS. Science of the American Southwest.

See also: Invasive Plant Species for more fact sheets
Exotic Species: Purple Loosestrife (2010)

DOI. NPS. Science of the American Southwest.

See also: Invasive Plant Species for more fact sheets.
Exotic Species: Purple Starthistle (2010)

DOI. NPS. Science of the American Southwest.

See also: Fact Sheets for Invasive Exotic Plants for more fact sheets
Exotic Species: Scotch Broom (2010)

DOI. NPS. Science of the American Southwest.

See also: Invasive Plant Species for more fact sheets
Exotic Species: St. Johnswort (2010)

DOI. NPS. Science of the American Southwest.

See also: Invasive Plant Species for more fact sheets
Forest Disturbance Processes - Asian Gypsy Moth
USDA. FS. Northern Research Station.
Forest Health Protection - Beech Bark Disease
USDA. FS. Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry.
Forest Health Protection - Dutch Elm Disease
USDA. FS. Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry.
GLANSIS - Asian Clam

DOC. NOAA. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory; DOI. USGS. Wetland and Aquatic Research Center.

GLANSIS - Rock Snot

DOC. NOAA. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory; DOI. USGS. Wetland and Aquatic Research Center.

Help Us Slow the Spread of White-nose Syndrome (PDF | 856 KB)
USDA. FS. Eastern Region.
How to Identify and Control Dogwood Anthracnose

USDA. FS. Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry.

How to Identify and Manage Dutch Elm Disease

USDA. FS. Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry.

Mississippi National River and Recreation Area - Asian Carp Overview
DOI. National Park Service.
National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS): Chesapeake Bay Introduced Species Database - Ailanthus altissima
Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Marine Invasions Research Lab.
National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS): Chesapeake Bay Introduced Species Database - Alternanthera philoxeroides
Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Marine Invasions Research Lab.
National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS): Chesapeake Bay Introduced Species Database - Channa argus
Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Marine Invasions Research Lab.