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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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Asian Carp Photos

Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee; Flickr.

Asian Carp Photos and Videos

Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee.

CalPhotos - Centaurea calcitrapa
University of California - Berkeley. Digital Library Project.
CalPhotos - Lepidium appelianum
University of California - Berkeley. Digital Library Project.
CalPhotos - Linaria genistifolia ssp. dalmatica
University of California - Berkeley. Digital Library Project.
CalPhotos - Linaria vulgaris
University of California - Berkeley. Digital Library Project.
Hoary Cress Consortium
University of Idaho.
Sea Lamprey Photo Gallery
Great Lakes Fishery Commission.
Sudden Oak Death - Photos
California Oak Mortality Task Force.
USDA-ARS Entomologists "Turn up the Bass" on Vineyard Pests

Google. YouTube; USDA. Agricultural Research Service.

Scientists with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service in central California are using sound to control insects that spread disease in grape vineyards.

Video on the Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) Threat to California Citrus
California Department of Food and Agriculture. Plant Health Division.
Includes public service announcements and related videos.
Virulent Newcastle Disease

California Department of Food and Agriculture. Animal Health Branch.

After 2 years, California has been declared free of virulent Newcastle Disease. Effective June 1, 2020 the CDFA and the USDA have announced an end to the vND quarantine in southern California. You can read the CDFA press release here.

War of the Weeds - Outdoor Idaho (2004)

Idaho Public Television.

WEBINAR: WGA Launches Invasive Species Data Mobilization Campaign (Dec 18, 2020)

Western Governors Association.

The Invasive Species Data Mobilization Campaign of the Western Governors’ Association seeks to encourage national, state, and local land managers, private landowners, and non-governmental organizations to enter previously unavailable data into new or existing invasive species data management platforms using recommendations developed by WGA and invasive species data experts.

High-quality information is an essential weapon in the fight against invasive species in the West. Land managers, conservation groups, industry, and private landowners need accurate, current regional invasive species occurrence data. Technological barriers and standardization issues, however, often prevent wide sharing of useful invasive species occurrence data.

See also: LISTEN: Learn the importance of invasive species data to conservation districts in Our West podcast (Feb 17, 2021)

YouTube - Asian Citrus Psyllid Threat

Google. YouTube; County of San Diego (California).

YouTube - Asian Tiger Mosquito Public Service Announcement

Google. YouTube; Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District.

YouTube - Chrysanthemum White Rust
Google. YouTube; New York State Flower Industries.
YouTube - Control of European Grapevine Moth in California
Google. YouTube; California Department of Food and Agriculture.
YouTube - Dutch Elm Disease
Google. YouTube; Alabama Cooperative Extension.
YouTube - Eradicating the Pink Bollworm (Sep 2018)
Google. YouTube; California Department of Food and Agriculture.
Following a Pink Bollworm quarantine and eradication program that endured for more than 50 years, the USDA lifted regulations for the cotton pest in September 2018. In this video, the California Department of Food and Agriculture examines the history of the program and the innovation that brought it at long last to a conclusion.