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Invasive/Exotic Web Links

• General
  • Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources (IDNR) Invasive Species Web site
  • Indiana Cooperative Ag Pest Survey
  • USDA National Invasive Species Information Center
  • USDA National Invasive Species Information Center for Indiana
  • The Biodiversity Partnership - Indiana Invasive Species
  • Nature Conservancy Invasives Web Page
  • Governor Daniels Creates Invasive Species Task Force in Indiana - August 13, 2009
• Plant/Weed
  • Invasive Plant Species Assessment Working Group (IPSAWG)
  • Purdue Weed Science Web page
  • Indiana Cooperative Ag Pest Survey
  • Indiana Native Plant & Wildflower Society (INPAWS)
    • Invasive Plants in Indiana
    • Brochure on Invasive Plants (pdf file)
  • Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources (IDNR) Invasive Species Web site
  • Invasive Species Seed Movement (pdf file)
  • Identification Resource for Seeds and Fruits
  • Watch for Invasive Aquatic Plants (pdf file)
  • Pest Tracker - National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS)
  • Midwest Invasive Plant Network
    • Keep a Lookout for New Invasive Plants in the Midwest (pdf file)
    • Landscape Alternatives for Invasive Plants of the Midwest (pdf file)
• Insect
  • Exotic Invasive Pests - Department of Entomology, Purdue University
  • Indiana Cooperative Ag Pest Survey
  • Exotic Pests of Woody Plants
  • Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources (IDNR) Invasive Species Web site
  • Pest Tracker - National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS)
• Disease
  • Quarantines and Ornamental Rusts
  • Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources (IDNR) Invasive Species Web site
  • Pest Tracker - National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS)
• Other
  • Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources (IDNR) Invasive Species Web site
  • Pest Tracker - National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS)

Asian Soybean Rust

Asian Bush Honeysuckle

• Asian Bush Honeysuckle: An Exotic Invasive Plant Threatening Indiana's Forests - Purdue University, Department of Forestry
• Asian Bush Honeysuckle (pdf file) - IPSAWG Fact Sheet
• Asian Bush Honeysuckle - Indiana CAPS Survey

Asiatic Garden Beetle

• Asiatic Garden Beetle - Indiana CAPS Survey
• Asiatic Garden Beetle Indiana Map (Distribution) - compiled by NAPIS (pdf file)
• A New Threat to Indiana Turfgrass: Two Species of Invasive Scarab Beetles (White grubs) Found in Northern Indiana - Purdue Agronomy Department, Turf Tip
• DJS & HDN Turfgrass Insects/Asiatic Garden Beetle - The Ohio State University
• Asiatic Garden Beetle - University of Vermont Extension
• News Articles
  • New finds of granulate ambrosia beetle for Madison and Morgan Counties
  • Indiana crop growers have one more spring insect to look for - Purdue Agriculture News Release - June 13, 2007
  • A New Field Crops Pest for Indiana: Asiatic Garden Beetle - Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter - June 8, 2007
  • Indiana and the Great Lakes states are being bugged again - Purdue Entomology - June 4, 2007

Black Stem Rust

• Heading Off World Wheat Threat - USDA, by Don Comis - November 9, 2007
• World Wheat Supply Threatened! - USDA - November 7, 2007
• Billions at risk from wheat super-blight - News2Ulinks - April 7, 2007

Brazilian Elodea

• Invasive Aquatic Plant Fact Sheet (pdf file)
• Watch for Invasive Aquatic Plants (pdf file)
• Brazilian Elodea - IN CAPS Survey

Brown Marmorated Stinkbug

• Brown Marmorated Stinkbug - IN CAPS Survey
• Brown Marmorated Stinkbug - Ohio State University Fact Sheet (pdf file)
• Brown Marmorated Stinkbug - A Non-native Insect in New Jersey - Rutgers

Chrysanthemum White Rust

• Chrysanthemum White Rust - IN CAPS Survey
• Chrysanthemum White Rust - University of Florida/IFAS Pest Alert
• Chrysanthemum White Rust - USDA APHIS PPQ Site
• PestTracker - National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS), Purdue University
• Chrysanthemum White Rust Shows Up in the East - Greenhouse Product News Online - October 25, 2004
• USDA Delays Effective Date for Cut Flower Import Requirements from Countries where Chrysanthemum White Rust Occurs - USDA Press Release - May 11, 2007

Citrus Canker

• USDA Amends Its Citrus Canker Regulations - USDA News Release
• Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources - Invasive.org
• Citrus Health Response Program - Florida Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services
  • Citrus Canker Fact Sheet

Citrus Greening

• Citrus Greening - Southern Plant Diagnostic Network
• Citrus Greening - Florida Department of Ag web site
• September 6, 2005 - UDSA-APHIS confirms first U.S. detection of Liberibacter asiaticus, or citrus greening, in Florida - See Featured Creatures publication on the Asiatic citrus psyllid, the vector of this disease
• U.S. Department Of Agriculture And Florida Department Of Agriculture Confirm Detection Of Citrus Greening - Florida Department of Ag - September 2, 2005
• News Articles
  • USDA Announces Findings from Recent Citrus Greening Summit and Proposes a National Plant to Fight the Disease - USDA, APHIS - April 2008
  • Citrus Greening Federal Quarantine - USDA, APHIS - January 11, 2008
  • UF researchers find lone culprit behind greening - IFAS News - December 9, 2009

Cut-Leaved Teasel

• Cut-Leaved Teasel - IN CAPS Survey
• Cut-Leaved Teasel Indiana Map (Distribution) - compiled by NAPIS (pdf file)
• Vegetation Management Guideline - University of Illinois

Emerald Ash Borer

• Emerald Ash Borer - This Web site is part of a multistate effort in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana to bring you the latest information about emerald ash borer.
• Emerald Ash Borer Cost Calculator
• Emerald Ash Borer Fact Sheet from USDA-APHIS (pdf file)
• The "Ash Alert" EAB Web site - The Ohio State University
• Purdue Extension - The general public is urged to use the website and to call a free hotline 1-800-NO-EXOTIC to report suspicious looking trees.
  • EAB Locations in North America (USDA APHIS)
  • Disponible in Español
• Indiana Department of Natural Resources
• National Invasive Species
• A list of trees that could serve as alternative to ash in the landscape is available from the Department of Entomology
• Help for Homeowners Who Want to Treat for Emerald Ash Borer (pdf file)
• Firewood and the Emerald Ash Borer in Indiana DNR Campgrounds (pdf file) - November 28, 2006
• USDA Expands Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine In Illinois, Indiana and Ohio (pdf file) - November 22, 2006
• Indiana Quarantine map
• News Articles/Press Releases

European Chafer

• European Chafer - Indiana CAPS Survey
• European Chafer Indiana Map (Distribution) - compiled by NAPIS (pdf file)
• Addressing Widespread Damage to Turf, Wheat, And Nursery Crops by the European Chafer: Immediate Strategies and Long-Term Solutions
• European chafer (EC): An exotic invasive species of white grub - ARS.USDA.com - January 15, 2007
• A New Threat to Indiana Turfgrass: Two Species of Invasive Scarab Beetles (White grubs) Found in Northern Indiana - Purdue Agronomy Department, Turf Tip

Giant Hogweed

• The Infamous Giant Hogweed - WS-32-W (pdf file)
• Giant Hogweed - Indiana CAPS Survey
• Giant Hogweed (pdf file) - Michigan Department of Agriculture
• Giant Hogweed - Ohio State University, Download pdf version

Gladiolus Rust

• Gladiolus Rust [Uromyces transversalis (Thum.)] detected again in Florida - NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System - April 8, 2008
• Gladiolus Rust Detected Again in Florida - PestAlert.org - April 16, 2007
• USDA Invasive and Emerging Fungal Pathogens - Diagnostic Fact Sheet:
  Gladiolus Rust
• Pest Alert: Gladiolus rust (Uromyces transversalis) Arrives in the US:
  Florida and California

Granulate Ambrosia Beetle (Asian Ambrosia Beetle)

• Indiana Department of Natural Resources
• Pest Alert (pdf file) - Purdue University Extension
• Asian Ambrosia Beetle map for Indiana (pdf file)- compiled by Ken Cote, IDNR

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

• Hemlock Woolly Adelgid - IN CAPS Survey
• Hemlock Woolly Adelgid - USDA
• What is the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid? - Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
• Pest Alert - USDA
• Hemlock Woolly Adelgid - University of Kentucky CAPS

Hydrilla

• Invasive Aquatic Plant Fact Sheet (pdf file)
• Lake Manitou Hydrilla Frequently Asked Questions (pdf file)
• Watch for Invasive Aquatic Plants (pdf file)
• Heading Off Hydrilla (pdf file)
• Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plant Particulars and Photographs
• Hydrilla - IN CAPS Survey

Japanese Honeysuckle

• Japanese Honeysuckle - Indiana CAPS Survey
• Japanese Honeysuckle (pdf file) - IPSAWG Fact Sheet
• Japanese Honeysuckle - USDA

Japanese Stilt Grass

• Japanese Stilt Grass - Indiana CAPS Survey
• Japanese Stilt Grass - Plant Conservation Alliance

Laurel Wilt Disease

• First Report of Laurel Wilt Disease Caused by Raffaelea lauricola on Sassafras in Florida and South Carolina - Plant Disease
• Laurel Wilt - Mississippi Forestry Commission
  • The Redbay Ambrosia Beetle, Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff (Scolytinae: Curculionidae) has Arrived in Mississippi in Jackson County (pdf file) - Mississippi Forestry Commission
• Laurel Wilt Disease - Florida Department of Agriculture
  • Laurel Wilt Disease Confirmed On Avocado Sample From Homestead, Florida - Florida Dept of Agriculture Press Release
  • The Redbay Ambrosia Beetle, Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff (Scolytinae: Curculionidae) - Florida Department of Agriculture

Light Brown Apple Moth

• USDA issues Federal order to halt spread of light brown apple moth - USDA APHIS news release - May 2007
• Society of American Florists DETAILED Action Alert (includes Federal
  Domestic Quarantine Order PDF
• Update on quarantine areas for light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana
  - United States - PestAlert.org - May 4, 2007

Oriental Beetle

• Oriental Beetle - Indiana CAPS Survey
• A New Threat to Indiana Turfgrass: Two Species of Invasive Scarab Beetles (White grubs) Found in Northern Indiana - Purdue Agronomy Department, Turf Tip
• Oriental beetle finds new home in northwest Indiana - Purdue University Entomology News - October 16, 2007

Oriental Bittersweet

• Oriental Bittersweet - Indiana CAPS Survey
• Oriental Bittersweet (pdf file) - IPSAWG Fact Sheet

Plum Pox

• USDA-APHIS web site
• Plum Pox Virus of Stone Fruits - Penn State Fact Sheet (pdf file)
• Plum Pox Virus and Other Diseases of Stone Fruits - Penn State Booklet
• Plum Pox Virus - Cornell University Fact Sheet
• Plum Pox - APS Feature (pdf file)
• Plum Pox Virus (Sharka) Resources - West Virginia University
• Plum Pox Virus Image Directory - West Virginia University
• Press Release
  • USDA Laboratory confirms Plum Pox virus In Michigan - August 11, 2006

Sirex Woodwasp

• Sirex woodwasp—Sirex noctilio F. (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) - USDA Pest Alert
• Sirex noctilio (Sirex Woodwasp) - USDA-APHIS
• Press Releases/News Articles
  • Sirex noctilio Fabricius (Sirex woodwasp) in Sanilac County, Michigan - March 5, 2008
  • New Invasive Insect Confirmed in Michigan: Sirex Woodwasp located in Macomb County during routine survey efforts - Michigan.gov - July 16, 2007

Ralstonia solanacearum Race 3 Biovar 2

• Ralstonia solanacearum - University of Florida
• Ralstonia solanacearum Race 3 Biovar 2: Tropical Losses, Temperate Anxieties - APSNet Feature Article, January 2009
• Ralstonia - USDA-APHIS
• Ralstonia solanacearum, Race 3 Biovar 2 found in U.S. Greenhouse - What's Hot at the P&PDL
• Interactions with Hosts at Cool Temperatures, Not Cold Tolerance, Explain the Unique Epidemiology of Ralstonia solanacearum Race 3 Biovar 2

Ramorum Blight (aka Sudden Oak Death)

Water Hyacinth

• Water Hyacinth: Anchored and Floating - Indiana DNR
• Water Hyacinth - Indiana CAPS Survey
• Water Hyacinth - USDA

Walnut Twig Beetle

• Pest Alert - Colorado State University (pdf file)
• Beetle-borne fungus rides in, decimates walnut trees - FreshPlaza.com

Walnut Thousand Canker Disease

• Pest Alert - Colorado State University (pdf file)
• Beetle-fungus infestation threatens black walnut (Juglans nigra) trees - NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System
• Black Walnut Mortality in Colorado Caused by the Walnut Twig Beetle and Thousand Cankers Disease (pdf file) - Plant Management Network

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