POB3 List of invasive species

Kudzu (Pueraria Montana)

Native to asia

• arrived late 1800s

• Introduced intentionally as ornamental plant

• Crowds everything out

British yellowhead (Pentanema Britannicum)

Native to Europe, Asia

• Arrived 1915 NY state among ornamental hasta plants

• Crowds naturalized and native plants

Rusty Crayfish (Orconectes Rusticus)

Native to Ohio, spreading throughout other places

• Dispersed 1960s via bait buckets

• Compete with native crayfish

Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon Marinus)

Native to Atlantic Ocean

• Arrived in Great Lakes 1834, Lake Erie 1921,

• Preys on native species

Boxwood Blight (Calonectria Pseudonaviculata)

Native to United Kingdom

• Arrived in USA in 2011, unknown

• Impacts boxwood plants

White-Nose Fungus (Pseudogymnoascus Destructans)

Native to Europe

• First detected in US 2007

• Causes population decimation in hibernating bats

Beech Bark Disease

Native to probably Europe

• Arrived with beech scale insect, introduced in 1930s

• Kills American Beech trees after being attacked by beech scale insect (Beach Trees keystone

Zika Virus

Native to Uganda Africa

• 2016 confirmed in US, probably Asian tiger mosquito

• Fever like symptoms, infection during pregnancy can induce microcephaly in infant

Plum Pox Virus

Native to Bulgaria

• 1999 US arrival via nursery stock

• Infects stone fruit trees

• Possibly eradicated in USA

Spotted Lanternfly

Native to China

• 2014 Cargo shipments from China

• Spreads via firewood

• Serious threat to US industries and agriculture,

  • Fruit trees, grapes, lumber production