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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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A Homeowner's Guide to Preventing the Introduction and Spread of Invasive Species: How You Can Make a Difference (2013) (PDF | 6.0 MB)

University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.

See also: Georgia Invasive Species Task Force Publications for more resources

Africanized Honey Bees

University of Georgia. Extension.

Bulletin 1290
All About Birds - European Starling
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.
Note: Nesting Behavior
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.
Aquatic Invasive Species in the Chesapeake Bay - Nutria (Sep 2013) (PDF | 134 KB)

Maryland Sea Grant.

See also: Six Species of Concern for more fact sheets
Aquatic Invasive Species in the Chesapeake Bay - Zebra Mussels (Sep 2013) (PDF | 127 KB)

Maryland Sea Grant.

See also: Six Species of Concern for more fact sheets
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.
Cornell Fruit Resources: Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD)
Cornell University.
Discula "Dogwood" Anthracnose - Pest Fact Sheet 39
University of New Hampshire. Cooperative Extension.
Disease Fact Sheet - Avian Influenza

Cornell University. Cornell Wildlife Health Lab.

Disease Fact Sheet - West Nile Virus

Cornell University. Cornell Wildlife Health Lab.

Disease Fact Sheet - White Nose Syndrome

Cornell University. Cornell Wildlife Health Lab.

Disease Update: Boxwood Blight in Georgia (Dec 2015) (PDF | 1.23 MB)
University of Georgia. Cooperative Extension.
Exotic Pest Threats - Asian Gypsy Moth (2009) (PDF | 2.1 MB)

University of Maryland Extension.

See also: Pest Threats for more fact sheets

Feral Hogs in Missouri: Damage Prevention and Control

University of Missouri. Extension.

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

University of Maryland. Cooperative Extension. Home and Garden Information Center.

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (PDF | 437 KB)
Cornell University. Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. Horticulture Diagnostic Laboratory.
See also: Tree and Shrub Insect Pests for more fact sheets.
Home Grown Facts - Greater and Lesser Celandine (PDF | 1.0 MB)
Cornell University Cooperative Extension. Oneida County.
See also: Home and Garden - Weeds for more fact sheets
Idaho's Noxious Weeds, 9th Edition (2018)
University of Idaho Extension.
This pocket guide has color photographs of all the weeds on Idaho's official noxious weeds list. Inside find maps showing each weed's distribution by county, leaf shape illustrations to aid in identification, and features to help distinguish the weeds from similar-looking plants.