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National Invasive Species Information Center
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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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Impact of an Invasive Species: Nile Perch Disrupt the Ecosystem of Lake Victoria
National Geographic Society.
Nile perch were introduced to Lake Victoria in the 1950s to boost the fishing industry. The introduction of Nile perch caused an economic boom, but almost caused cichlids, a native fish, to go extinct. Discover the role an invasive species can play in an ecosystem and social system.
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.

Varroa Public Service Announcement
Google. YouTube; Honey Bee Health Coalition.
See also: Tools for Varroa Management Playlist for more videos
YouTube - #AlienInvaders: Killer Shrimp

Google. YouTube; Alien Invaders.

YouTube - A Story of an Invasive Alien Species, Rapana venosa, in the Black Sea

Google. YouTube; Turkish Marine Research Foundation.

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 - Bats and White-Nose Syndrome

Google. YouTube; Parks Canada.

YouTube - Beach Vitex: Kudzu of the Coast?
Google. YouTube; North Carolina Sea Grant.
YouTube - Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle

Google. YouTube; Natural Resources Canada.

YouTube - Butternut Seed Orchard

Google. Youtube; Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (Ontario).

The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) is working with the Forest Gene Conservation Association (FGCA) to preserve endangered native butternut trees. This species is threatened by butternut canker, a fungal disease, and protected under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act.

YouTube - Carpet Sea Squirt
Google. YouTube; Great Britain Non-Native Species Secretariat.
YouTube - Chinese Mitten Crab - Eriocheir sinensis
Google. YouTube; Great Britain Non-Native Species Secretariat.
YouTube - Chrysanthemum White Rust
Google. YouTube; New York State Flower Industries.
YouTube - Citrus Longhorn Beetle
Google. YouTube; Great Britain Department Environment Food and Rural Affairs.
YouTube - Classical Swine Fever: Controlling an Exotic Disease in South Africa

Google. YouTube; University of Pretoria (South Africa). African Veterinary Information Portal.

YouTube - Control of European Grapevine Moth in California
Google. YouTube; California Department of Food and Agriculture.
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.
YouTube - False Codling Moths

Google. YouTube; South African Broadcasting Corporation. 50|50.

Special Note: Video is in Afrikaans with English subtitles.

YouTube - Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

Google. YouTube; New York Department of Environmental Conservation.