Invasive Species By Claire Roosa

Rusty crayfish Origin: U.S. states of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee How it arrived?: Anglers use them as baits Organisms it affected: native crayfish, worms, snails, leeches Impact on economy/ environment: reducing the variety of aquatic foods, decreasing the amount of native crayfish for seafood industry Method of control: restoring predators of bass, and pesticides

Feral Hog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZBLQnsF_IY Origin: Europe, Asia How it arrived: Introduction by Spanish explorer to the United States What organisms are effected: trees, seedlings and eating acorns Impact on environment/ economy: not many acorns are available after they eat them to regrow, trees are damaged from boars rubbing their scent on them, and consuming seedlings Methods of control: trapping, shooting and quarantining feral pigs

Meal Moth Origin: Europe and Asia How it arrived: Infested food from Europe and Asia Organisms it effects: Humans Impacts on environment/economy: Eat corn, wheat and dry pasta, stores can become infested and lose product in turn losing money Methods of control: pesticides and constant checking of products to catch early stages

Giant hogweed Origin: Europe and Asia How it arrived: Introduced for ornamental planting and by bird feces Organisms it effects: Humans Impacts on environment/economy: found in rich soils used for planting, must be removed before planting carefully (loss time for farmers) Methods of control: Herbicide application

Khapra beetle Origin: South Asia How it arrived: Rice Imports Organisms it effects: Humans, Grain products Impacts on environment/economy: Destroys grain products and loss product results in loss profit Methods of control: quarantine of rice imported into the U.S from countries with known beetle problem

kudzu Origin: Eastern Asia How it arrived: Ornamental purposes and feeding cattle Organisms it effects: Trees, bushes, flowers Impacts on environment/economy: high value trees destroyed and destruction of the diversity of plants Methods of control: Sprayed with herbicides https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLH1qLCvqSg

Norway rat Origin: Asia How it arrived: On ships crossing Organisms it effects: seabird populations, humans Impacts on environment/economy: Food contamination, and eating food usually eaten by native species Methods of control: posion

Mute swan Origin: Europe and Asia How it arrived: Introduced to North America for ornamental Organisms it effects: native swans, wildlife and vegetation Impacts on environment/economy: eats food for native swans, destructive and attack people Methods of control: Removal of swans

Brown Marmorated Stink bug Origin: Asia How it arrived: Attached to shipping crates Organisms it effects: Damage to crops Impacts on environment/economy: Infest home, humans Methods of control: Insecticide

Wild parsnip Origin: Europe and Asia How it arrived: Escaped from cultivation Organisms it effects: plants and native parsnip Impacts on environment/economy: kills native parsnip and disturbs habitat, disturbed cultivated parsnip Methods of control: Chemicals

Long tailed weasel Origin: Europe How it arrived: On ships from Europe Organisms it effects: chickens, rabbits Impacts on environment/economy: it kills chickens and rabbits being raised for profit, effects the profit of farmers Methods of control: trapping and hunting

DIDymo Origin: Europe How it arrived: Didymo sticks to fishermen's boots and spread to other areas Organisms it effects: microorganisms it covers Impacts environment/economy: Covers bottom of streams choking out existing organisms Methods of control: No known control

Chinese Mitten Crab Origin: China How it arrived: Boats Organisms it effects: Native Blue Crabs Impacts environment/economy: Can erode away banks and be aggressive Methods of control: Do Not release it if caught freeze it and call the DEC

Zebra Mussels Origin: Russia, Europe How it arrived: Ballast Water Impact: Competes with native species, clogs pipes Organism effects: Native mussels, Humans Methods of control: Illegal to import or export without permit

European Green Crabs Origin: Northeast Atlantic Sea How it arrived: Intentional release, or ballast water Impact: Preys on soft-shell clams and scallops Organism effects: native crabs Methods of control: Chemicals

Water hyacinth Origin: South America How it arrived: Ornamental Impact: crowd out Native species . Block sunlight Organism effects: organisms underneath in need of sunlight and native species Methods of control: Herbicides

Asian Carp Origin: China How it arrived: introduced for control of phytoplankton Impact: Reduction in native species, eats natives species food Organism effects: native species Methods of control: electric barrier to prevent further expansion

African Honeybee Origin: Africa How it arrived: bred with European honeybees to increase honey Impact: more aggressive than the native, loss in profits of honey Organism effects: European honeybee Methods of control: Breeders breed with less aggressive bees

Asian Tiger Mosquito Origin: Asia How it arrived: Imports from Asia Impact: bite humans, and have many viruses Organism effects: Humans-spread diseases Methods of control: light trap

Chili Thrips Origin: Southeast Asia How it arrived: Infested shipments Impact: Attacks crops Organism effects: crops infected and cant be used causing a loss in profit Methods of control: Insecticide