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| rock
dove, common pigeon (Columba livia) |
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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
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mute swan (Cygnus olor)
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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
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house sparrow (Passer
domesticus)
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|
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
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European starling (Sturnus
vulgaris)
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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
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alewife (Alosa
pseudoharengus)
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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
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common carp (Cyprinus
carpio)
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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
|
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Eurasian
ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus)
|
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|
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
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Nile perch (Lates niloticus)
|
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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
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sea lamprey (Petromyzon
marinus)
|
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|
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
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|
flathead catfish (Pylodictis
olivaris)
|
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|
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
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balsam
wooly adelgid (Adelges piceae)
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|
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
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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
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cotton
boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis)
|
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|
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
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Africanized honey bee (Apis mellifera)
|
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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
|
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silverleaf whitefly (Bemesia argentifolii)
|
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|
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
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Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis
capitata)
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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
|
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Formosan
termite (Coptotermes formosanus)
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|
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
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citrus root weevil (Diaprepes
abbreviatus)
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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
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Russian wheat aphid (Diuraphis
noxia)
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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
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cotton bollworm (Heliocoverpa
zea)
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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
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tobacco budworm (Heliothis
virescens)
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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
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Argentine ant
(Linepithema humile)
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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
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European gypsy moth (Lymantria
dispar)
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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
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European corn borer (Ostrinia
nubilalis)
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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
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pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella)
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|
|
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.
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citrus leafminer (Phyllocnistis
citrella Stainton)
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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
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diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella)
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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
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Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica Newman)
|
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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
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fire ants (Solenopsis species)
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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
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beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua)
|
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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
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palm
thrips (Thrips palmi)
|
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|
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.
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brown citrus aphid (Toxoptera
citricida Kirkaldy)
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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
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varroa mite (Varroa jacobsoni)
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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 |
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feral
goat
(Capra hirus)
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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
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feral
burro
(Equus asinus)
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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
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feral
horse
(Equus caballus)
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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 |
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feral
cat (Felis catus)
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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? |
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Indian mongoose (Herpestes
auropunctatus)
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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
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house mouse (Mus musculus)
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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 |
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nutria/coypu
(Myocastor coypus)
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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
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European
rabbit in Australia (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
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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
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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
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black/European
rat (Rattus rattus)
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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,
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feral pig (Sus scrofa)
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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
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Australian
brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
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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
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http://seagrant.ucsd.edu/STORIES/FeatureStories/feature-aquaticn.html
Aquatic
nuisance species in California |
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Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis) |
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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 |
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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
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clam (Corbicula fluminea) |
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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 |
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Japanese oyster (Crassostrea
gigas) |
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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
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| zebra mussels (Dreissena
polymorpha) |
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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
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rosy wolfsnail (Euglandina
rosea) |
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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
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Leidy’s comb jelly (Mnemiopsis
leidyi) |
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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
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Asian mussel (Musculista
senhousia) |
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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
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| 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
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tristeza virus |
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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
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