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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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Animal Diversity Web - Cricetomys gambianus
University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology.
Animal Diversity Web - Lithobates catesbeianus
University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology.
Animal Diversity Web - Myocastor coypus
University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology.
Animal Diversity Web - Neogobius melanostomus
University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology.
Animal Diversity Web - Orconectes rusticus
University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology.
Animal Diversity Web - Piaractus brachypomus
University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology.
Animal Diversity Web - Pterois volitans
University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology.
Animal Diversity Web - Rhinella marina
University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology.
Animal Diversity Web - Sturnus vulgaris
University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology.
Animal Diversity Web - Sus scrofa
University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology.
Animal Diversity Web - Trachemys scripta
University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology.
Animal Diversity Web - Vespa mandarinia

University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology.

Aquatic Invasive Species

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program.

Asian Jumping Worms: ID, Impact, and Prevention (2020)

Purdue University. Landscape Report.

Ask the Experts
University of Hawai'i - Mānoa. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.
Boxwood Blight (Jul 2018) (PDF | 369 KB)

Purdue University. Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory.

See also: Extension publications for more resources
Center for Exotic Species
Michigan Technological University. Forest Resources and Environmental Science.
Classroom Resources: Searchable Table of Lesson Plans
Michigan State University. W.K. Kellogg Biological Station.
Lesson plans are searchable using "invasive" as a keyword.
Conservation and Management of Butternut Trees (2010) (PDF | 717 KB)
Purdue University Extension. Forestry and Natural Resources (Indiana).
Publication FNR-421-W
See also: Forestry and Natural Resources publications
Crop Knowledge Master
University of Hawaii. Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Integrated Pest Management Program.
Provides general information on pest hosts, distribution, damage, biology, and management in the form of pest summaries.