Report A Sighting | Nebraska Invasive Species Council

Thank you for taking the time to report a pest to us. You may not be able to provide all of the information requested below, but please fill in as much as possible.

Note: For invasive jumping worm sightings, please include a picture with each report.

Date of sighting:

Approximate date that the suspected invasive species was seen. If you do not know the exact date, please estimate to the best of your abilities.

First and last name of person who sighted the suspected invasive species:

First

Last

Best phone number to reach this person (include area code):

Email address:

Name of suspected invasive species:

If you know what type of invasive species you saw, please provide the species name here. For example, "zebra mussel".

General type of invasive species (select all that apply):

Number of invasive species seen:

Describe how many of the invasive species were seen. If you do not know the exact number, please estimate to the best of your abilities. For example, "at least three, no more than ten."

Description of invasive species (size, color(s), shape, and other distinguishing characteristics):

Please provide any helpful details about what the invasive species looked like to help us determine what type of invasive species you saw. For example, to describe common teasel, you might write something like "plant with approximately 7 ft. green stem with small thorns; spiky, cone-shaped head approximately 1 in. wide, 2 in. tall with dense, tightly packed tiny lavender flowers on it; long green spikes that curve upward from bottom of head to top."

Exact or approximate address in Nebraska where the sighting took place. If you do not know the approximate or exact address, please provide the city:

Address

Address 2

City/Town

ZIP/Postal Code

County in Nebraska where the sighting took place:

Description of the location where the invasive species was seen:

Please describe the environment and location where the invasive species was seen. The more detail that you provide, the easier it will be for us to locate the invasive species, if needed. For example, "in the tall grass area under the Folsom St bypass between the shoreline of Haines Branch along the Bison Trail."

Please provide any additional information or questions that you would like us to know about the sighting:

If any photographs of the pest were taken, please upload them:

Maximum 5 files.
20 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif jpg jpeg png.