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National Invasive Species Information Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Invasive Species Resources

Provides access to all site resources, with the option to search by species common and scientific names. Resources can be filtered by Subject, Resource Type, Location, or Source.

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AHDB Potatoes - PCN (Potato Cyst Nematode)

Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (United Kingdom).

Avian Influenza
UN. FAO. Animal Production and Health Division.
Avian Influenza
DOI. USGS. National Wildlife Health Center.
Provides news updates and other resources
Avian Influenza Portal

World Organisation for Animal Health.

Biosecurity

Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research (New Zealand).

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (Canada).
Cooperative Islands Initiative
IUCN. Species Survival Commission. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Diseases and Control Measures - African Swine Fever
European Commission.
Dutch Elm Disease
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development (Canada).
Emerald Ash Borer Information Network
Emerald Ash Borer Information Network.
Emergency Prevention System for Animal Health - African Swine Fever
UN. FAO. Animal Production and Health Division.
Environment - Pests and Weeds
Auckland Council (New Zealand).
Federal Noxious Weeds Program
USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.

See also: Noxious Weeds Program: Regulations and Noxious Weed Regulations (U.S. Government Publishing Office - Electronic Code of Federal Regulations; Title 7: Agriculture, Part 360)

Feral Animals in Australia - Feral Pigs
Australian Government. Department of the Environment and Energy.
Fire Ants
Oklahoma State University. Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology.
Note: Maps of potential range expansion for the red imported fire ant in Oklahoma and the United States
Firewood Map
Nature Conservancy. Don't Move Firewood.
Provides specific state information on their firewood regulations and recommendations (includes Canada and Mexico).
Fish and Wildlife Service Aquatic Invasive Species - Contact a Regional Coordinator

DOI. FWS. Fisheries and Habitat Conservation.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Aquatic Invasive Species Program supports a dedicated group of people who work closely with state invasive species coordinators, non-governmental groups, private landowners and many others in their day-to-day activities.

Food and Fertilizer Technology Center Publications

Food and Fertilizer Technology Center.

Galapagos Invasive Species
Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk; Charles Darwin Foundation; Galapagos National Park; Ecuadorian Agricultural Health Service in Galapagos; Galapagos National Institute.
GloBallast Partnerships Programme
GloBallast Partnerships Programme.
Building Partnerships to Assist Developing Countries to Reduce the Transfer of Harmful Aquatic Organisms in Ships’ Ballast Water, simply referred to as GloBallast Partnerships (GBP), was initiated in late 2007 and is intended to build on the progress made in the original project. This was initially planned as a five-year project, from October 2007 to October 2012, but was extended until June 2017.