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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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Biological Control of the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis) in California

University of California - Riverside. Applied Biological Control Research.

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.
Classical Biological Control of Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae), in California

University of California - Riverside. Applied Biological Control Research.

Control of Chestnut Blight

Pennsylvania State University. School of Forest Resources.

Purple Star-thistle Control (Apr 2012) (PDF | 147 KB)
Marin Agricultural Land Trust (California).
Quackgrass (Elytrigia repens) Control Methods in Organic Agriculture (PDF | 1.28 MB)

Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

See also: Weeds - Quackgrass for more species resources
Quackgrass Management on Organic Farms (PDF | 347 KB)
University of Maine. Sustainable Agriculture Program.
See also: For Farmers for more resources
Use of Fire as a Tool for Controlling Invasive Plants (2006)
California Invasive Plant Council.
The goal of this report is to capture the current state of knowledge on the use of fire as a tool to manage invasive plants in wildlands. By providing a more thorough source of information on this topic, we hope this review facilitates improved decision making when considering the use of prescribed burning for the management of invasive plants.
Weed Control in Natural Areas in the Western United States: Leafy, Oblong, and Carnation Spurge (2013) (PDF | 314 KB)

University of California. Weed Research and Information Center.

See also: Weeds in Natural Areas for more information sheets