Invasive Species/Invasive Species List

This is the National Invasive Species Official List with information on each taxon. As indicated here, one should study the following:


 * Common name and Scientific Name
 * Pictures of the species with unique identification tips, damage it causes and live cycle
 * Region or Origin and Year of introduction
 * State or Body of Water where first discovered
 * How was it introduced
 * Transport – How is it spread and history of its spread throughout the country
 * Distribution Map
 * Identification Tips and how to distinguish it from similar species
 * Life Cycle and Mode of Reproduction
 * Adaptive Anatomy and special adaptions to the environment
 * Habitat Characteristics as diet, behavior, niche, species displacement, trophic level
 * Damage it does and how it effects the environment and natural food web of the environment-ecological, biological, human health and economic damage
 * Preventive Measures
 * Control Methods and Effectiveness of each methods
 * Laws or Regulations about collecting or distributing this species.

=Invertebrate Species=

Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines)
=Aquatic Animals=

Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)
=Plants=

Old World Climbing Fern (Lygodium microphyllum)
=Aquatic Plants=

Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata)
=Fungi=

Whitenose Bat Syndrome (Pseudogmynoascus destructans)
=Virus=

Bird Flu (H5N5)
=Other=