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

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Africanized Honey Bees: Where Are They Now, and When Will They Arrive in North Carolina? (Feb 2015)
North Carolina State University. Cooperative Extension.
Animal Diseases - African Swine Fever
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore - Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia
DOI. National Park Service.
Aquatic Invasive Species
University of Wisconsin. Sea Grant Institute.
Aquatic Invasive Species

Polk County Department of Land and Water Resources (Wisconsin).

Aquatic Invasive Species

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring
University of Wisconsin. Extension Lakes Program. Citizen Lake Monitoring Network.
Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring Training Manual: Curly-leaf Pondweed Monitoring Protocol (May 2014) (PDF | 2.82 MB)
University of Wisconsin. Extension Lakes Program. Citizen Lake Monitoring Network.
See also: Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring Training Manual for full publication
Aquatic Nuisance Species List
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism.
Aquatic Nuisance Species List - New Zealand mudsnail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum)

Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism.

Aquatic Nuisance Species List - Zebra Mussels

Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism.

Asian Carp Control Efforts

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Best Management Practices (BMP) to Prevent and Minimize the Spread of Invasives

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

To minimize the spread of invasive species, interested stakeholders have met to develop voluntary Best Management Practices for Invasive Species. These guidelines will help Wisconsin residents and visitors to limit the likelihood of moving invasive species around.
Canada Thistle

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Chemical Weed Control for Field Crops, Pastures, Rangeland, and Noncropland (2019) (PDF | 2.6 MB)

Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service.

See also: Weed Management Publications for more resources
Chestnut Blight and the Good Virus
DOI. NPS. Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Clean Boats, Clean Waters Program
University of Wisconsin. Extension Lakes Program.
The Clean Boats, Clean Waters volunteer watercraft inspection program is an opportunity to take a front line defense against the spread of aquatic invasive species.
Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Common Teasel

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Curly-Leaf Pondweed (Potamogeton crispus)

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.