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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 (alphabetically), 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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About the Exotic Indo-Pacific Lionfish
DOI. NPS. Biscayne National Park.
Africanized Honey Bees: Where Are They Now, and When Will They Arrive in North Carolina? (Feb 2015)
North Carolina State University. Cooperative Extension.
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
Animal Pathogens - African Swine Fever

University of Florida. Emerging Pathogens Institute.

Argentine Black and White Tegu

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Argentine Cactus Moth Biological Control

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

Asian Citrus Psyllid and Citrus Greening Disease

University of Florida. IFAS Extension. Integrated Pest Management.

Asian Longhorned Tick

North Carolina State University. Cooperative Extension.

Burmese Pythons in Florida
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
CBP Agriculture Specialists in Florida Shine in Defending American Agriculture Across the Sunbelt (Jul 25, 2018)

DHS. Customs and Border Protection.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists have already intercepted a dozen significant and potentially destructive pests this year at various ports of entry in Florida as part of the agency's all-encompassing efforts to safeguard American agriculture.

Unknown pests pose a significant risk in agriculture due to a lack of knowledge in controlling the pests and the extent of damage they can cause to crops. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entomologists recently classified eight pests discovered by CBP agriculture specialists in Florida as first-in-the-nation interceptions and another pest as a new species.

Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

Chestnut Blight and the Good Virus
DOI. NPS. Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Chinese privet, Ligustrum sinense, Prospects for Classical Biological Control in the Southeastern United States

University of Florida. IFAS Extension. Integrated Pest Management.

Chinese Tallow (Popcorn Tree): Exotic Ornamental Gone Wild (PDF | 247 KB)
Bay County Conservancy (Florida).
See also: Invasive Exotic Plants for more publications
Citrus Canker Photos

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Plant Industry.

Citrus Diseases - Citrus Black Spot Information

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Plant Industry.

Citrus Extension Black Spot

University of Florida. IFAS. Citrus Extension.

Citrus Quarantine and Disease Detection Maps

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

Classical Biological Control of Asian Citrus Psyllid in Florida

University of Florida. IFAS Extension. Integrated Pest Management.

Climate Adaptation Explorer for Florida - Invasive Species

Conservation Biology Institute; Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Much of the content presented here is taken from A Guide to Climate Change Adaptation for Conservation: Resources and Tools for Climate Smart Management of Florida's Fish and Wildlife Species and Their Habitats (PDF | 6.97 MB) (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 2016) and the Climate Change Impacts on Florida's Biodiversity and Ecology (4.12 MB) chapter in "Florida’s Climate: Changes, Variations and Impacts (Florida Climate Institute, 2017)."