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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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Animal Health Division - African Swine Fever
North Dakota Department of Agriculture.
ANS Species List
North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
Aquatic Nuisance Species
North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
Call 701-328-2655 to Report Feral Swine

North Dakota Department of Agriculture.

Feral swine are an invasive species which cause extensive damage to crops, property, and the environment. They are also known to carry over 30 diseases and 37 parasites that can be transmitted to livestock, people, pets, and wildlife. When feral swine are sighted in North Dakota, the State Board of Animal Health should be notified immediately. Attempts will be made to identify whether the swine are truly feral or if they are escaped domestic swine which are private property. Individuals who encounter feral swine should not destroy them unless they encounter feral swine on their own property and there is a threat of harm or destruction of property. As soon as possible following destruction of the animal, but always within 24 hours, the individual must notify the State Board of Animal Health (BoAH) at 701-328-2655.

County and City Listed Noxious Weeds (Feb 2018) (PDF | 111 KB)
North Dakota Department of Agriculture.
Dutch Elm Disease in North Dakota: A New Look (Jan 2013)
North Dakota State University Agriculture and University Extension.
Identification and Control of Purple Loosestrife
North Dakota State University. Extension Service.
Publication W1132
Infested Waters in North Dakota
North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
View current information on the locations of curlyleaf pondweed, Eurasian watermilfoil, and zebra mussels in North Dakota waters.
Know Your Knapweeds
North Dakota State University. Extension Service.
Late Blight in Potato (May 2017)
North Dakota State University. Extension Service; University of Minnesota Extension.
ND Invasives

North Dakota State University.

NDSU Integrated Pest Management
North Dakota State University.
NDSU Weed Science
North Dakota State University.
North Dakota Weed Control Association
North Dakota Weed Control Association.
Noxious Weed Control
North Dakota Department of Trust Lands.
Palmer Amaranth Found in North Dakota (Aug 28, 2018)
North Dakota Department of Agriculture.
Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri), an aggressive pigweed species similar in appearance to waterhemp, has been positively identified for the first time in North Dakota in McIntosh County. Palmer amaranth is native to the southwestern U.S. but was accidentally introduced to other areas and has devastated crops in the South and Midwest. It had not been identified in North Dakota until now. The public is urged to work with local weed officers, extension agents and other experts to identify and report suspect plants. More information on Palmer amaranth and other noxious and invasive weeds is available here. To report a suspect plant, contact the North Dakota Department of Agriculture at 701-328-2250 or North Dakota State University Extension at 701-231-8157 or 701-857-7677.
Pine Shoot Beetle (PDF | 452 KB)
North Dakota Department of Agriculture.
See also: Insect Pests for more pests.
Plant Disease Management: Soybean Cyst Nematode (Jan 2015)
North Dakota State University. Extension Service.
Plant Industries - Noxious Weeds
North Dakota Department of Agriculture.
Public Comments Sought on Draft Integrated Letter Report, Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Inspection Stations in Upper Missouri River Basin (Feb 16, 2021)

DOD. USACE. Omaha District.

A draft integrated letter report and programmatic environmental assessment has been developed to determine the economic and environmental impacts of federal participation in state-managed watercraft inspection programs along the Upper Missouri River Basin in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska. Public comments on the draft EA will be accepted until March 2, 2021.

The existing watercraft inspection programs are managed collaboratively by the states of Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska, where watercraft transported along highways are inspected for the presence of aquatic invasive species and decontaminated when detected. If approved, federal participation in the program would be cost-shared (50 percent) with each of the states, and would employ a regional strategy to identify locations that would provide the greatest likelihood of preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species to reservoirs operated and maintained by the Corps in the Upper Missouri River Basin.