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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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Air Potato in Florida (PDF | 113 KB)

University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

See also: IPM Florida - Invasive Plants for more publications
All About Birds - European Starling
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.
Note: Nesting Behavior
Animal Pathogens - African Swine Fever

University of Florida. Emerging Pathogens Institute.

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.
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
Asian Citrus Psyllid and Citrus Greening Disease

University of Florida. IFAS Extension. Integrated Pest Management.

Asian Soybean Rust (May 2005)
South Dakota State University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Cooperative Extension Service.
Avian Influenza: An Internal Report for the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (Feb 2006)
Ohio State University. College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
Bay Issues - Aquatic Invasive Species

Maryland Sea Grant.

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.
Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

Chinese Mitten Crab Facts
Washington Sea Grant.
Chinese privet, Ligustrum sinense, Prospects for Classical Biological Control in the Southeastern United States

University of Florida. IFAS Extension. Integrated Pest Management.

Citrus Extension Black Spot

University of Florida. IFAS. Citrus Extension.

Classical Biological Control of Asian Citrus Psyllid in Florida

University of Florida. IFAS Extension. Integrated Pest Management.

Compiled Invasive Plant List

University of Maryland. Home and Garden Information Center.

Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio Forests: Japanese Stiltgrass
Ohio State University. Extension.