An official website of the United States government

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites always use a .gov or .mil domain. Before sharing sensitive information online, make sure you’re on a .gov or .mil site by inspecting your browser’s address (or “location”) bar.

This site is also protected by an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate that’s been signed by the U.S. government. The https:// means all transmitted data is encrypted  — in other words, any information or browsing history that you provide is transmitted securely.

U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Invasive Species Information Center
You are here
Home » Resources » Invasive Species Resources

Invasive Species Resources

Displaying 1 to 20 of 90

Search Help
Alien Forest Pest Explorer (AFPE): Alien Pest Range Maps
USDA. FS. Northern Research Station.
Select the non-indigenous forest pest to view maps depicting state and county distribution. Produced by: USDA, FS, Forest Health Protection, and its partners.
Alien Forest Pest Explorer: Beech Bark Disease Invasion Animated Map (1935-2006)
USDA. FS. Northern Research Station.
American Chestnut Restoration
USDA. FS. Northern Research Station.
Aquatic Invasive Species on the West Coast: Caulerpa taxifolia

DOC. NOAA. National Marine Fisheries Service. West Coast Region.
Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States (Aug 2002)
BugwoodWiki.
Published by: USDA. Forest Service. Publication FHTET-2002-04.
Can the Kudzu Bug Stop the Vine That Ate the South? (Jul 2012)
USDA. FS. Southern Research Station. CompassLive.
Chesapeake Bay Introduced Species Database
Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Marine Invasions Research Lab. National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS).
Chesapeake Bay Nutria Eradication Project
DOI. Fish and Wildlife Service. Chesapeake Bay Field Office.
Chinese Tallow: Invading the Southeastern Coastal Plain (Oct 2000) (PDF | 243 KB)

DOI. USGS. National Wetlands Research Center.
Current State of Understanding about the Effectiveness of Ballast Water Exchange (BWE) in Reducing Aquatic Nonindigenous Species (ANS) Introductions to the Great Lakes Basin and Chesapeake Bay, USA: Synthesis and Analysis of Existing Information (Sep 2007) (PDF | 4.5 MB)
U.S. Government Printing Office. Federal Depository Library Program Electronic Collection Archive.
Compiled and Edited by: Gregory Ruiz and David Reid, NOAA Technical Memorandum GLERL-142.
See also: GLERL Technical Reports for more reports
Distribution of Counties with Laurel Wilt Disease by Year of Initial Detection (Nov 2019) (PDF | 612 KB)

USDA. FS. Forest Health Protection. Southern Region.

View the updated regional infestation map for Laurel Wilt Disease (for initial detection in May 2002. Map is updated periodically (USDA,FS - Forest & Grassland Health).
Dogwood Anthracnose and its Spread in the South (PDF | 483 KB)
USDA. FS. Southern Region.
See also: Other Publications and Reports
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)
See also: Invasive Plant Species for more fact sheets
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
Field Guide for Managing Russian Knapweed in the Southwest (Feb 2015) (PDF | 2.04 MB)
USDA. FS. Southwestern Region.
See also: Weed Field Guides for more species
Field Notes
USDA. FS. Southern Research Station.

Provides field notes on forest pest research, including invasive pests.
Note: Content is also available by email subscription.
Fish and Wildlife Service Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Coordinators
DOI. FWS. Fisheries and Habitat Conservation.
Through the Service's AIS Program, one AIS Coordinator is funded in each Service Region. This dedicated group of people works closely with state invasive species coordinators, non-governmental groups, private landowners and many others in their day-to-day activities. Provides State and Regional AIS contacts.