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USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Program Aid No. 2147.
It's the Law -- If you are moving from a spongy moth quarantine area to a non-quarantine area, you must inspect your outdoor household items for the spongy moth and remove all life stages of this destructive insect before you move. See also: Spongy Moth
The U.S. Geological Survey provides natural-resource managers with scientific information, risk assessment, and tools that can help to improve surveillance, prevention, and control strategies for managing invasive carp. Fact Sheet 2022–3012