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National Invasive Species Information Center

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Ecology and Management of Invasive Plants Program

Cornell University.

Effect of Spiny Water Flea on Lake George

Lake George Association (New York).

Emerald Ash Borer

Maryland Department of Agriculture.

European Cherry Fruit Fly

New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.

Exotic Pest Threats - Asian Gypsy Moth (2009) (PDF | 2.1 MB)

University of Maryland Extension.

See also: Pest Threats for more fact sheets

Exotic Species - Asian Carp

Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Fisheries Management.

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)

DOI. NPS. Science of the American Southwest.

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

Extension Forestry - Forest Health

University of Idaho. Extension.

Field Guide - Chinese Mitten Crab

Chesapeake Bay Program.

Field Guide - Flathead Catfish

Chesapeake Bay Program.

Field Guide - Rusty Crayfish

Chesapeake Bay Program.

Field Guide - Veined Rapa Whelk

Chesapeake Bay Program.

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

USDA. FS. Southern Research Station.

Provides field notes on forest pest research, including invasive pests.
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Firefighting Cattle: Targeted Grazing Makes Firebreaks in Cheatgrass (Oct 1, 2020)

United States Department of Agriculture.

Cattle grazing on a nearly half mile wide targeted strip of cheatgrass near Beowawe, Nevada, created a firebreak that helped limit a rangeland fire to just 54 acres this past August compared to rangeland fires that more commonly race across thousands of acres of the Great Basin. This "targeted grazing" firebreak and eight others are part of an evaluation project being managed by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), partnering with other federal, state and local agencies and local cattle ranchers in Idaho, Nevada and Oregon. These demonstration sites are being studied so the concept's efficacy and environmental impacts can be uniformly evaluated and compared.

Cheatgrass, also known as downy brome, is an invasive annual that dominates more than 100 million acres of the Great Basin in the western U.S. Germinating each winter, cheatgrass grows furiously in spring and dies in early summer, leaving the range carpeted in golden dry tinder. The Great Basin now has the nation's highest wildfire risk, and rangeland fires are outpacing forest fires when it comes to acreage destroyed.

First Spotted Lanternfly Confirmed in Maryland: Marylanders Urged to Be Vigilant for New Invasive Species (Oct 25, 2018)

Maryland Department of Agriculture.

The Maryland Department of Agriculture has confirmed that a single adult spotted lanternfly has been found on a trap in the northeast corner of Cecil County near the border of Pennsylvania and Delaware. This is the first confirmed sighting of the invasive species in Maryland, and the department does not believe there is an established population of the pest in the state. If you suspect you have found a spotted lantern fly egg mass, nymph, or adult, snap a picture of it, collect it, put it in a plastic bag, freeze it, and report it to the Maryland Department of Agriculture at DontBug.MD@maryland.gov.