Terrestrial Invasive Species

Plants

(trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, and herbaceous plants)

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Sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata)

Photo: Sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata). Credit: Dan Tenaglia, Missouriplants.com, Bugwood.org

Animals

(mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians)

European starling (Sturnus vulgaris).

Photo: European starling (Sturnus vulgaris). Credit: Lee Karney, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bugwood.org

Insects

(beetles, wasps, spiders, flies, and worms)

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Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis).

Photo: Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis). Credit: David Cappaert, Bugwood.org

Pathogens and Diseases

(disease-causing bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites)

White nose syndrome caused by Pseudogymnoascus destructans fungus on the muzzle of a little brown bat.

Photo: White-nose syndrome (Pseudogymnoascus destructans). Credit: Al Hicks, NYSDEC, Bugwood.org