Terrestrial Invasives

Plants

(non-native trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, and herbaceous plants)

A closeup of sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata).

Photo: Sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata). Credit: SR Turner, Missouriplants.com

Animals

(non-native mammals, birds, and amphibians)

European starling (Sturnus vulgaris).

Photo: European starling (Sturnus vulgaris). Credit: Tony Gazso, Lake Metroparks

Insects

(Non-native beetles, wasps, spiders, flies, and worms)

Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis).

Photo: Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis). Credit: American Forest Foundation

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: Steve Taylor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Prairie Research Institute