Links to Invasive Species Information

 

  

rock dove, common pigeon (Columba livia)

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/i3131id.html

Identification tips and pictures of rock dove

 

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Pigeonprintout.shtml

Anatomy, diet, nesting habits, pictures

 

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/columba/c._livia.html

Geographic range, natural history, economic impact on humans; pictures

 

mute swan (Cygnus olor)

http://sparc.airtime.co.uk/users/cygnus/muteswan.htm

Their history with humans in Britain, life cycle, and lead poisoning.

 

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i1782id.html

Identification tips and pictures

 

http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/resshow/perry/muteswan.htm#Background

Study of food preferences, management recommendations, and pictures

 

http://www.arthurgrosset.com/europebirds/mute%20swan.html

Native range, "swan-upping", and pictures

 

http://fotos-online.de/deutsch/frames/241.htm
photo gallery

house sparrow (Passer domesticus)

http://www.nabluebirdsociety.org/sparrow.htm

Life History and House sparrow control

 

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/i6882id.html

Identification tips and pictures

 

http://birds.cornell.edu/BOW/HOUSPA/

Pictures, facts, and an audio file with bird calls and chatter

 

http://www.geocities.com/ivn_vogels_stad_dorp/Huismus_passer-domesticus.html
good photo, text in Dutch

European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i4930id.html

Identification and pictures

 

http://birds.cornell.edu/BOW/EURSTA/

History of introduction, natural history and audio file with bird calls

 

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/UW118

Natural history, impact on humans and methods for control

alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)

http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/waterq/ans/alewife.htm

Identification, impacts of alewife, management strategies, and distribution in the U.S.

 

http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/greatlakesfish/exotics.html

Picture, identification, native range

 

http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/SpFactSheet.asp?speciesID=490

Distribution map, means of introduction, and impact

 

 

 

common carp  (Cyprinus carpio)

http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/kopec/tr9/html/sp-common-carp.html

Life History

 

http://www.carpuniverse.com/frames_site_navigation_pages/common2.html

Picture

 

http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/surveyreports/jan-feb00/fish.html

Effects on aquatic ecosystems

 

http://www.fieldandstream.com/fieldstream/fishing/freshwater/article/0,13199,397617,00.html

Background information, identification, and life history

 

Eurasian ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus)

http://www.fw.umn.edu/research/ruffe/

Picture, Biology and life history

 

http://www.sg.ohio-state.edu/publications/nuisances/ruffe/fs-064.html

Background information, effect on other species

 

http://midwest.fws.gov/alpena/eurasianruffe.htm

Identification, picture

Nile perch (Lates niloticus)

http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/SpFactSheet.asp?speciesID=412

illustration, means of introduction, impact of introduction and distribution map

 

http://american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/PERCH.HTM
Nile perch case study: impact on humans and native species

 

http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/fishweb/2374.html#1

Distribution, habitat in Queensland, Australia

 

http://www.micro.utexas.edu/courses/mcmurry/spring98/21/janburgers.html

Introduction into Lake Victoria, impact on native cichlids

sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)

http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/flora-fauna/invasive/lamprey.html
overview and photos of sea lampreys

 

http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/Biology/Harbour/SPECIES/SEALAMP/TITLE.HTM

Biology of larvae and adults; control measures

 

http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/greatlakesfish/sealamprey.html

Identification, pictures, natural history 

flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris)

http://www.tmm.utexas.edu/tnhc/fish/na/ictaluri/pylodict/polivari/i_poliva.shtml

two photos

 

http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/SpFactSheet.asp?speciesID=750

photos, distribution, means and impact of introduction

 

http://www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/flathead.html

identification, habitat

balsam wooly adelgid (Adelges piceae)

 

http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/entomology/factsheets/balwoade.html

Distribution, description of damage, life history.

 

http://geog.arizona.edu/~web/faculty/jkupfer/smokies_page.html

Study of tree mortality and regeneration as caused by balsam woolly adelgid

 

http://www.forestry.ubc.ca/fetch21/FRST308/lab4/adelges_piceae/balsam.html
good photos of infestation of adults, eggs, and damage

 

http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/esadocs/adeltsug.html
click thumbnail image for photo and HTML link for description

Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus)

 

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2148.html

Identification, life cycle, control, prevention

 

http://www.armchair.com/info/spira7.html
a detailed, first hand description of Dengue Fever

 

http://www-rci.rutgers.edu/~insects/sp8.htm
description of Aedes albopictus

 

http://insects.tamu.edu/images/insects/common/images/b-txt/bimg220.html
great close-up photo of adult mosquito

cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis)

 

http://juniper.tamu.edu/taex/bllwvll.gif
photo of two adults

 

http://www.ceris.purdue.edu:80/napis/pests/bw/index.html
photos of boll weevil in adult, larval, and pupa stages of development.

 

http://searchpdf.adobe.com/proxies/1/43/25/44.html
 boll weevil biology, impact of boll weevils

 

http://www.cahe.nmsu.edu/pubs/_a/a-232.html

Detailed information about cotton boll weevil biology

 

 

Africanized honey bee (Apis mellifera)

 

http://bees.ucr.edu/ahb-spread.html

Progress of bees from 1990 – 1995

 

http://bees.ucr.edu/sinaloa.html

Impact of bees in Mexico

 

http://bees.ucr.edu/biblio.html

900+ references in the scientific literature on Africanized honey bees

 

http://acwm.co.la.ca.us/scripts/AHB.htm
Africanized Honey Bee information

silverleaf whitefly (Bemesia argentifolii)

http://www.uckac.edu/whitefly/

Pictures, FAQ’s, pest management guidelines

 

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn001.html

Identification, history, distribution, hosts and damage

 

http://www.biocontrol.ucr.edu/bemisia.html

Biology, natural predators, economics of control

 

Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata)

 

http://ceris.purdue.edu/napis/pests/ffmd/index.html
good photos with links to information & other sites

 

http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/Hort/ascu/fruitfly/ceratiti.htm
good close-up photo

 

http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/pdep/mediterranean_ff_profile.htm

Pictures of life cycle stages, distribution, history, and economic importance

 

Formosan termite (Coptotermes formosanus)

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/fullstop/

History of introduction, infestation maps, image library of life stages, damage, and control efforts

 

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_MG064

Life history, habitat, description, how to get rid of them

 

citrus root weevil (Diaprepes abbreviatus)

 

 

http://www.agr.state.tx.us/license/diaprepes/

Picture; description of impacts

 

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/k7456-1.htm

Picture

 

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_IN147

Life cycle, economic loss, pictures of life cycle, and management techniques

 

Russian wheat aphid (Diuraphis noxia)

 

http://axp.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r730300211.html
photo, description, damage, and management.

 

http://www.nalusda.gov/ttic/tektran/data/000008/56/0000085648.html
Oversummering Ecology of the Russian Wheat Aphid: contains natural history information

 

http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/agdex/600/22000006.html

Pictures, description, injury, and chemical control

 

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/jul00/phero0700.htm

"Alarm Pheromone Knocks Off Russian Wheat Aphids"

 

http://www.ppru.cornell.edu/insect_pathology/RWA.htm
photos and description of biocontrol

 

cotton bollworm (Heliocoverpa zea)

 

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r114300511.html
photo, description, damage, control

 

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/1999/991213.htm
good photo, this site calls Heliocoverpa zea the Corn earworm

 

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/k4695-6.htm

Picture

 

http://www.aces.edu/department/ipm/cip6.htm

Description, difference between the tobacco budworm and the cotton bollworm

tobacco budworm (Heliothis virescens)

 

http://www.inra.fr/Internet/Produits/PAPILLON/noctuid/autres/textfr/h_viresc.htm
good photo of moth, text in French

 

http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/TRA/PLANTS/gb_feed.html
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/TRA/PLANTS/gb_tun.html
geranium leaf showing damage

 

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r114300611.html

Description, damage, control and monitoring

 

http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/field/tobacco_budworm.htm

Distribution, life cycle, host plants, natural enemies and management

Argentine ant (Linepithema humile)

 

http://www.hear.org/AlienSpeciesInHawaii/ants/antphotos.htm

photos of invasive ant species in Hawaii—four of Linepithema humile

 

http://www.lalc.k12.ca.us/uclasp/urban_science/urban_bestiary/ant.htm

Interesting description of life history  

 

http://www.pestworld.org/homeowners/spotlight/argentine_ant.asp

Identification, biology, habits, and control

 

http://research.amnh.org/entomology/social_insects/introants.html#lihu
thumbnail images to larger photos, worldwide distribution 

 

http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/entomology/444-285/444-285.html

Habitat, life cycle, damage, and control

European gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar)

 

http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/trees/ef425.htm

History of introduction, description of life cycle stages, damage, and control

 

http://www.forestry.ubc.ca/fetch21/FRST308/lab5/lymantria_dispar/gypsy.html 
good photos of all stages, including results of gypsy moth infestation

 

http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/fst/faculty/acree/pheronet/ins/lymandispa.html
good front view of adult moth showing impressive antennae

 

http://www.ceris.purdue.edu/napis/pests/egm/

General information, links to other sites

European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis)

 

http://www.ent.iastate.edu/pest/cornborer/default.html
Facts and links to Corn Borer Images (damage, infestation, etc)

 

http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/icm/1997/6-30-1997/recogecb.html
Recognizing European corn borer injury small, click on thumbnails for larger, good photos

 

http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/cropsystems/DC7055.html

Bt Corn & European Corn Borer

 

http://entomology.unl.edu/ecb/ecb1.htm

Description of life cycle, damage, yield losses, methods for tracking seasonal activity, cultural controls, and natural controls

 

pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella)

 

http://axp.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r114301511.html
photos showing damage, larvae, adult and information about control methods

 

http://ag.fmc.com/ag/weedbug/pinkboll.asp
photo of larvae and information on identification and damage

 

http://www.ceris.purdue.edu/napis/a-facts/fspbw.html

Fact sheet describing appearance and life stages, history, regulatory activity and suppression

 

http://www.ceris.purdue.edu/napis/pests/pbw/imap/pbwall.html

Distribution map

 

http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/ipc/pinkbollworm/pbw_hp.htm

Discussion of the successful control of pink bollworm in the cotton growing areas of the San Joaquin Valley through the use of sterile PBW moths.

 

citrus leafminer (Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton)

 

http://www.imok.ufl.edu/entlab/projects/citruslm.htm
photo of moth, biological control with a parasitoid

 

http://entowww.tamu.edu/extension/bulletins/l2471.html#fig1
Photos of adults, damage and parasitoids and information on biology, ecology, and control. 

 

http://primera.tamu.edu/kcchome/images/leafminer.htm

More pictures

 

http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/AGENCY/PUBNS/FARMNOTE/1995/F02695.HTM

Information on biology, cultural and chemical control

 

diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella)

 

http://www-staff.mcs.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/plut/xylost.html
photo of larvae, adult and distribution, food sources, and control

 

http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/hortcrops/english/dbm.html
photos of all stages, information on biology and ecology

http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/pests/insects/62010090.html

Photos, description of life cycle stages, monitoring, and pest management

 

http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/veg/leaf/diamondback_moth.htm

Links to natural enemies, host plants, host plant resistance

 

Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica Newman)

 

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2504.html

Distribution, hosts, damage symptoms, description of life stages, line drawings, other information.

 

http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/housing/japanese-beetle/jbeetle.html

Infestation map, life cycle pictures

 

http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/coleoptera/scarabaeidae/japanesebeetle.html

Picture of adult

 

fire ants (Solenopsis species)

 

http://fireant.tamu.edu/materials/factssheets/fapfs0~13.htm
Texas Fire Ant Identification: An Illustrated Key

 

http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~gilbert/research/fireants/
Behavioral and community interaction of phorid flies and fire ants

 

http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/parasitoids/pseudacteon.html
Biological control of fire ants: good photos of ants and phorid flies

 

http://fireant.tamu.edu/materials/index.html
Educational materials about fire ants, including slide shows

beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua)

 

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r441300711.html
photos, information 

 

http://extension-horticulture.tamu.edu/cucurbit/insect/insect1/insect1.5.html
 photo of larvae

 

http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/veg/ef308.htm

Pictures, description, damage, and management

 

http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/veg/leaf/beet_armyworm.htm#intro

Introduction, distribution, life cycle, host plants, and control

 

palm thrips (Thrips palmi)

 

http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/Crop/Type/t_palmi.htm
links to photos, natural history and control

 

http://www.ctv.es/USERS/fgfigueres/labsav/th_palmi_e.htm
decent photos of adult (whole and parts), text in Spanish

 

http://pest.cabweb.org/Archive/Pestofmonth/n-thripl.htm

Biology, detection and identification, dispersal, and economic impact.

 

brown citrus aphid (Toxoptera citricida Kirkaldy)

 

http://www.ceris.purdue.edu/napis/pests/bca/imap/bcaall.html

http://www.ceris.purdue.edu/napis/pests/bca/imap/flbcaall.html

Map of distribution in U.S., Florida

 

http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/citrus/bc_aphid.htm

Identification, biology, control, distribution and host plants

 

http://primera.tamu.edu/kcchome/newsltr/9512cit.htm
Brown Citrus Aphid Invades Florida, adults, infestation

varroa mite (Varroa jacobsoni)

 

http://www.holoweb.com/cannon/varroa_mites.htm
good photo and background information

 

http://www.nhb.org/articles/sugshke.html
Varroa mite test easy on bees, researchers say 

 

http://www.xs4all.nl/~jtemp/dronemethod.html

A method for removing varroa mites from bees

 

http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/struct/ef608.htm

General information and picture

 

http://maarec.cas.psu.edu/PDFs/Varroa_Mites_PMP1.pdf

Extension publication on life cycle, damage and symptoms, non chemical methods to reduce populations.

 

http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/rf/varroa/varroa.html

Pictures and information on damage

 

feral goat (Capra hirus)

 

http://www.huntnzsafaris.com/feralgoat.htm
a hunting site, so the photos are of goats that have been shot

 

http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/agency/Pubns/farmnote/2000/f08300.htm

Introduction and spread, distribution, biology, and control

 

http://www.nrm.qld.gov.au/factsheets/pdf/pest/PA18.pdf

(Slightly fuzzy) Picture

 

http://www.darwinfoundation.org/articles/n5900049809.html

Eradication program

 

feral burro (Equus asinus)

 

http://www.aqd.nps.gov/pubs/yir/yir98/chapter06/chapter06pg2.html

Feral burro removal

 

http://jrm.library.arizona.edu/data/1977/305/14hanl.pdf

feral burro impact on Sonoran desert range

 

http://www.sibr.com/mammals/M175.html

Distribution, range, reproduction, and other information

 

http://www.desertusa.com/magjan98/jan_pap/du_wildburro.html
photo, natural history information

 

http://www.deer.rr.ualberta.ca/library/taxonomy/asinus.html
photo

 

http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/agdex/400/6700201a.html
illustration and description

feral horse (Equus caballus)

 

http://www.blm.gov/whb/
Bureau of Land Management National Wild Horse and Burro Program, 
link to Photo Album

 

http://www.eduscapes.com/nature/mustang/kids.htm
photos and information

 

http://atbeach.com/mdstpark/pix/sandy_10.jpg
http://atbeach.com/mdstpark/pix/sandy_9.jpg

photos of wild horses of Assateague & Chincoteague

http://www.savewildhorses.org/
Wild Horse and Burro Freedom Alliance

 

http://www.kbrhorse.net/wclo/whyman1.html
Why it is Necessary to Manage Wild Horses

feral cat (Felis catus)

 

http://amby.com/cat_site/feral.html

http://www.feralcat.com/

Many links to other feral cat web pages

 

http://www.ea.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive/pests/cat.html

Description, ecology, impact, and control

 

http://members.aol.com/catsferal/

Scientific studies on feral cats

 

http://www.operationcatnip.com/infopage/feral.html
What Are Feral Cats? 

Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus)

 

 

http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Jan99/species_costs.html
Environmental and Economic Costs Associated with Non-indigenous Species in the US (only a paragraph on the mongoose)

 

http://www.honoluluzoo.org/mongoose.htm
description of behavior, diet, and reproduction

 

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/cerc/danoff-burg/invasion_bio/inv_spp_summ/Herpestes_auropunctatus.html

Introduction, diet, reproduction and growth

   

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/herpestes/h._javanicus$narrative.html

Range, natural history, and economic importance to humans

 

http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/good-bad/mongoose.html

picture and short description

house mouse (Mus musculus)

 

http://www-leec.univ-paris13.fr/menu/image/banque/Mus_musculus_musculus_1.html
photo

 

http://www.xmission.com/~gastown/mousehouse/
Short description and Origin of Feeder Mice

 

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/mus/m._musculus%24narrative.html
Geographic Range, Physical Characteristics, Natural History, etc of House Mouse

 

http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/mus_musc.htm
photo, short description

nutria/coypu (Myocastor coypus)

 

http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/resshow/nutria.htm
The Effect of Nutria (Myocastor coypus) on Marsh Loss in the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland: an Exclosure Study—photos of damage

 

http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/myoccoyp.htm

Description, habits, and picture

 

http://www.nationaltrappers.com/nutria.html

Description, reproduction, tracks and map of range in the U.S.

 

http://www.invasivespecies.gov/profiles/nutria.shtml

Links to many other nutria sites

 

 

European rabbit in Australia (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

 

http://rubens.anu.edu.au/student.projects/rabbits/home.html
History, impact and control of the Rabbit in Australia

 

http://www.animalliberation.org.au/feral.html
A different viewpoint on feral Animals in Australia

 

http://www.biotechnology.gov.au/biotechnologyOnline/environment/PestSpecies/e_EuropeanRabbit.htm

History of introduction, natural history, and current control methods in Australia

 

http://www.abc.net.au/riverland/stories/s518525.htm

Photo

 

brown/Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)

 

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/rattus/r._norvegicus.html
Geographic Range, Physical Characteristics, Natural History, etc of Norway rat

 

http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/rattnorv.htm
photo, short description

 

http://www.no-pest.com/NorwayRat.htm

Picture, identification, and breeding

 

http://www.borealforest.org/world/mammals/norway_rat.htm

Picture, description, habitat, diet, and notes

 

http://www.alienexplorer.com/ecology/m142.html

Danger and uses of the Norway rat

 

 

black/European rat (Rattus rattus)

 

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/rattus/r._rattus$narrative.html
Geographic Range, Physical Characteristics, Natural History, economic importance

 

http://www.algonet.se/~rsm/r8/rattuse.html
Lots of good photos, comparisons to brown rat

 

http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/rattratt.htm
short description of habits

 

http://www.discoverlife.org/nh/tx/Vertebrata/Mammalia/Muridae/Rattus/rattus/

Description, distribution, and natural history

feral pig (Sus scrofa)

 

http://imctwo.csuhayward.edu/tms/project/sunpig.htm
good photo of wild pig

 

http://farrer.agric.nsw.gov.au/ap/vpru/pubpig.htm
feral pig publications

 

http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/sus_scro.htm

Description, distribution in Texas and damage

 

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/sus/s._scrofa$narrative.html

Range, characteristics, natural history, economic importance

 

http://www.gsmfc.org/nis/nis/Sus_scrofa.html

Features, biology, impacts and photo

 

 

 

Australian brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)

 

http://www.projectcrimson.org.nz/vanishing_glory.html
Threats to Pohutukawa and Rata trees caused by the possum

 

http://www.bigjude.com/Page54.html
Good picture and description of damage caused by the possum

http://www.hotkey.net.au/~perrelink/Possum.htm  

Description of natural history

 

http://www.dpiwe.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/BHAN-53JUCG?open  

Description, natural history, photo

http://www.invasive-animals.org.nz/possum/index.html

Photos, short description

 

http://seagrant.ucsd.edu/STORIES/FeatureStories/feature-aquaticn.html

Aquatic  nuisance species in California

Northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
 

 

http://www.marine.csiro.au/LeafletsFolder/pdfsheets/01asteri.pdf

Introduction, research and control in Australian waters

http://www.wa.gov.au/westfish/hab/broc/marineinvader/marine01.html
 photo, distribution, history of introduction, biology, habitat, impacts

 

http://www.fish.govt.nz/sustainability/ballast/pests/action_plan-northern_pacific_seastar_sep01.pdf

Picture, description of impacts

green crab (Carcinus maenas)
 

http://www.sei.org/crabnews.html
description of green crab, history of introduction, and impacts

http://splash.metrokc.gov/wlr/waterres/marine/gcrab.htm

green crab photos

http://www.wa.gov.au/westfish/hab/broc/marineinvader/marine02.html
Description, history of introduction, biology

http://www.wa.gov/wdfw/fish/ans/greencrab.htm

Washington FWS Green crab page; info on life history, impacts and control

Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea)
 

http://nas.er.usgs.gov/mollusks/docs/co_flumi.html
photo, short description and map of distribution

http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/mussel_man/page174_5.html
photo and description

http://www.sgnis.org/publicat/nespp_4.htm
illustration, description, biology, and control 

Japanese oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
 

http://www.wa.gov.au/westfish/hab/broc/marineinvader/fsmi03.html
 Photo, comparison to native species and a link to detailed information

http://www.jncc.gov.uk/marine/dns/d2_2_6_4.htm
Follow links to the species for a short description

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~uq9k-nrt/shinmachi_fossil/ostrea.html
photos showing infestation, but text is unreadable

zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha)

http://nas.er.usgs.gov/zebra.mussel/

Zebra mussel pictures and links to distribution maps

http://www.science.wayne.edu/~jram/zmussel.htm
The Zebra Mussel Page, including link to Zebra mussel slide show and FAQ's

http://water.dnr.state.sc.us/water/envaff/aquatic/zebra.html
photos and short description and a list of the economic impacts

http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/flora-fauna/invasive/zebra.html
zebra mussels in the Great Lakes region decent photo of cluster

rosy wolfsnail (Euglandina rosea) 
 

http://www.jaxshells.org/rosey.htm

http://www.jaxshells.org/eraj.htm

Great Pictures!

http://www.nmt.edu/mainpage/news/2000/rosy.html
Chile Repellent To Help Protect Endangered Species

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/cerc/danoff-burg/invasion_bio/inv_spp_summ/Euglandina_rosea.html

information on the history of the introduction and the economic and ecological impacts

 

http://www.fsu.edu/~imsp/silent_invaders/new_weeds/guide/animals/wolfsnail/snaildistrib.html

U.S. distribution map

Leidy’s comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi)
 

http://www.ibss.iuf.net/blacksea/species/freelife/ctenophora/mnemleid.html
photos of Mnemiopsis leidyi

http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc98/7_4_98/bob1.htm
short article and photo in white section near bottom of page

http://www.tennis.org/Special/comb.html
good photo and short description

http://www.chesapeakebay.net/info/comb_jellies.cfm

Information and pictures

 

Asian mussel (Musculista senhousia)
 

http://www.wa.gov.au/westfish/hab/broc/marineinvader/fsmi06.html
Photo, comparison to a native species

http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/hab/broc/marineinvader/marine06.html

Information on introduction, distribution, biology; picture

 

http://crimp.marine.csiro.au/Reports/Infosht7_Musc0700S3.pdf

Description, pictures

 

http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s527925.htm

EPA reports Asian mussel eradication progress

west nile virus
http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/research/west_nile/west_nile.html                                                 NWHC West Nile Virus Project     

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm                                                                  West Nile virus fact sheets

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN117                                                                                                      west nile virus and effects on humans and animals       

citrus tristeza virus
 

http://www.hortnet.co.nz/publications/science/kk0992.htm

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r107101311.html#SYMPTOMS
history, symptoms, control, link to photo of trees infected with tristeza