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Scientific name:
Lymantria dispar dispar (Linnaeus)
Common name:
Asian gypsy moth
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Scientific name:
Callidiellum villosulum (Fairmaire)
Common name:
Brown fir long-horned beetle
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Native To: China
Images: Google
Impact: Has been intercepted
entering the U.S. in shipments
of artificial Christmas trees. Attacks many species of native conifers.
APHIS officials consider this beetle a significant
quarantine pest of concern because it does not
exist in the U.S.
it attacks live trees, and although its economic
impact is unknown, damage could be significant. According to inspectors,
the beetle hitchhiked in the trunks of the trees, which are made
of unprocessed wood.
Resources:
Callidiellum
villosulum
North American Forest Commission. Exotic Forest Pest Information System.
Brown
Fir Longhorned Beetle
Purdue University. Indiana Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Program.
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Scientific name: Anoplophora
chinenis (Forster)
Common name:
Citrus long horned beetle
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Scientific name:
Ips typographus (Linnaeus)
Common name:
European spruce bark beetle
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Scientific
name:
Trogoderma granarium Everts
Common name:
Khapra beetle |
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Scientific name:
Lymantria monacha (Linnaeus)
Common name:
Nun moth
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Native To: Eurasia
Images: Invasive.org and Google
Impact: Could invade U.S. through
shipping containers. Feeds on conifers. Its establishment
in this country would be disastrous because it feeds on a variety
of vegetation and can migrate and colonize a variety of sites.
Resources:
Nun
Moth: Potential New Pest
USDA. Forest Service.
Northeastern Area.
Nun
moth (Lymantria monacha L.)
Bugwood Network. Atlas of Forest Insect Pests.
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Scientific
name:
Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel)
Common name:
Screwworm
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Scientific
name: Dendrolimus
superans Butler
Common name:
Siberian moth
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Native To: Russia
Images: Invasive.org and Google
Impact: Could
damage conifer forests. Its potential for defoliation
has to be considered at least comparable to that
of the gypsy moth in deciduous forests, but its environmental impact
would likely be much more severe. The biology of the Siberian moth
is unusual and complex, and it has been difficult to control in its
native habitat. There are no known introductions of the Siberian
moth to North America.
Resources:
Fending
Off Siberian Moths
USDA. Agricultural
Research Service.
Siberian
Moth: Potential New Pest (PDF | 322 KB)
USDA. Forest Service.
Northeastern Forest Experiment Station.
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Scientific name:
Amblyomma variegatum
Common name:
Tropical bont tick
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Native To: West Africa
Images: Google
Impact: Introduced
to the Caribbean in 1800s. Could be introduced
to Florida from the Caribbean by migratory birds.
Spreads fatal livestock and wildlife diseases.
It infests cattle, sheep and goats, reducing meat
and milk production on the islands.
Resources:
Tropical
Bont Tick
USDA. Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
Tropical
Bont Tick Fact Sheet (PDF | 65 KB)
Iowa State University. Center for Food Security and Public Health.
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Last Modified: Dec 02, 2008 |
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