Invasive Species Resources
General Resources - Invasive Species
Oregon Invasive Species Council
- Washington Invasive Species Council
- US Forest Service Invasive Species
- USDA Invasive Species profiles
- Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health
- Global Invasive Species Database - Developed & managed by the Invasive Species Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Photo: Larinus obtusus biocontrol weevil for knapweed. Courtesy Oregon Dept. of Agriculture.
Invasive Plants
General Resources - Invasive Plants
- Weed biological control - Oregon Dept. of Agriculture
- Weed-free Forage Program - Oregon Dept. of Agriculture
- Oregon Weed Field Guides
- Washington State Noxious Weeds Control Board
- Pacific Northwest Invasive Plant Council
- Nat'l Assn of Exotic Pest Plant Councils
- Images & Links - invasives.org
Invasive Tree Diseases
Sudden Oak Death
- California Oak Mortality Task Force
- Washington State University website
- Sudden Oak Death and P.ramorum - publication by Goheen & others (Oregon State University Extension Service, 2006; 1MB .pdf)
- Sudden Oak Death program, Oregon Dept. Agriculture
- Images & Links - invasives.org
Port-Orford-Cedar Root Disease
- Images - ForestryImages.org
White Pine Blister Rust
- ForestPathology website
- Plant Mgmt Network website
- Images - ForestryImages.org
Invasive Insects
Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis)
- Univ. of Vermont website
- Images & Links - invasives.org
Banded Elm Bark Beetle (Scolytus schevyrewi)
- Pest Alert - US Forest Service
- Images & Links - invasives.org
Citrus Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora chinensis)
- Success Story in Washington state
- Images & Links - invasives.org
Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilis planipennis)
- Emerald Ash Borer Resources – OSU Extension
- Oregon Dept. Agriculture Survey and Treatment Projects – Washington County
- Multi-state website: www.emeraldashborer.info
- Pest Alert - US Forest Service
- Images & Links - invasives.org
Flighted Spongy Moth (Lymantria dispar)
- APHIS website
- Success Story in OR & WA,
Pine Shoot Borer (Tomicus piniperda)
- Images & Links - invasives.org
Sirex Woodwasp (Sirex noctilio)
- Pest Alert - US Forest Service
- Images & Links - invasives.org
Invasive Animal Diseases
- White-nose syndrome - bats
Government Agencies
States
Oregon
Washington
Federal
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- Agricultural Research Service
- Forest Service
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Bureau of Land Management
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- National Park Service
- U.S. Geological Survey