• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• Organizations

Federal Government

Accomplishments Resulting from the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.

Online Warning System Saves Farmers Million (Asian Soybean Rust) (Apr 16, 2007)
ipmPIPE.org (Pest Information Platform for Extension & Education).

Aquatic Invasive Species: Success Stories
DOC. NOAA. National Sea Grant Office.

Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program - Goals and Accomplishments
DOI. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program offers technical and financial assistance to private landowners to voluntarily restore wetlands and other fish and wildlife habitats on their lands. The program emphasizes the reestablishment of native vegetation and ecological communities for the benefit of fish and wildlife while meeting the needs and desires of private landowners.  Read about their recent and cumulative successes.

Exotic Plant Management Teams (EPMT)
DOI. National Park Service.

Haven For Exotics Returned To Native Prairie (Aug 1, 2006)
DOI. National Park Service.

Saltcedar Management: A Success Story
DOI. National Park Service. Curtis E. Deuser.
Saltcedar Management Workshop (Jun 12, 1996)

National Invasive Species Council (NISC) Success Stories (Sep 2004; DOC | 166 KB)
National Invasive Species Council.

Case Studies: National Management Plan (Jan 2001)
National Invasive Species Council.

• Invasions in the San Francisco Estuary
• Federal/State coordination in Action: TEAM Leafy Spurge
• Ballast Water Introductions of Nonindigenous Species
• Alligator weed: A Case Study in Biological Control

Operation Full Stop 2002: Reduction in Termite Numbers Signals Success (Jul 7, 2002)
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.

Karnal Bunt of Wheat - Systematics Success Stories
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
In 1997 the $6 billion U.S. wheat export market was saved from a threatened Karnal Bunt epidemic by a a careful systematic study at the ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory.

Fruitful Returns From Fruit Fly Management Project
USDA. Agricultural Research Service. Agricultural Research Magazine (Feb 2008 - Vol. 56, No. 2).
A regional effort launched in 2000 to develop effective biocontrol methods for a quartet of exotic insect pests that have attacked fruits and vegetables all across the Hawaiian Islands (U.S.) has paid off handsomely with an economic return of more than 30 percent, according to information released recently by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS).

USDA Celebrates 100-Year Anniversary of Fever Tick Eradication Program (Jul 11, 2006)
USDA. Agricultural Research Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

USDA Announced the Eradication of Oriental Fruit Fly in California (Mar 7, 2005)
USDA. Agricultural Research Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

TEAM Leafy Spurge: A Success Story in Progress
USDA. Agricultural Research Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

Screwworm Eradication Program Records
USDA. National Agricultural Library.

Invasive Species Success Stories
USDA. NAL. National Invasive Species Information Center.
Published by: USDA. Agricultural Research Service.

My Stories
USDA. NAL. National Invasive Species Information Center.
Compiled by: University of Arizona, Office of Arid Lands Studies.
My Stories is a collection of personal stories based on interviews of public and private land managers. These stories are intended to provide general information about invasive species, their control and management, and their impacts on our environment.

Success Stories - Invasive Species
USDA. Forest Service. Eastern Region.

Success Stories
USDA. Forest Service. Forest Health Protection.

Wisconsin Success Stories (several related to invasives)
USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.

State Government

Mediterranean Fruit Fly Eradicated from California (Aug 14, 2008)
California Department of Food and Agriculture.

Salvinia Molesta - Eradication in Lake Wilson 2003 (Central O'ahu - Hawai'i)
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Chesapeake Bay - Water Chestnut Eradication Report 1999-2005
Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

Virginia confirms first successful open water eradication of zebra mussels (May 10, 2006)
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.

University/Academic

The Early Detectives: How to Use Volunteers Against Invasive Species, Case Studies of Volunteer Early Detection Programs in the U.S.
USDA. NAL. National Invasive Species Information Center.
The University of Richmond, Environmental Studies Program (2003)
Editors: Kyle Hegamyer, Stephen P. Nash, Peter D. Smallwood

Success Stories (includes biological control and other invasives)
University of Florida. IFAS. Integrated Pest Management.

Organizations

Biocontrol of invasive water hyacinth contributes to socioeconomic and health improvements in Africa (Jul 8, 2007)
American Society of Plant Biologists; EurekAlert!.

Success Stories: Meet the Beetles: New Hampshire DOT Turns to Leaf Eating Insects to Control Invasive Purple Loosestrife Plants
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

Success Stories from Across the Country - National Invasive Weed Awareness Week
BASF Professional Vegetation Management.

TFM and Sea Lamprey Control: A Success Story (PDF | 475 KB)
Great Lakes Fishery Commission.

William Jacintho Wins Award (Maui Association of Landscape Professionals's Lawn and Garden Fair) for Keeping Invasive Species Out of Maui (Feb 2, 2007)
Hawaii Reporter.
Jacintho was honored for the actions he and his family take to keep invasive species out of their nursery and cattle operations and for his efforts to educate students at Maui Community College about pest species.

Invasive species success story: ash borer invasion delayed (Apr 22, 2007)
Kalamazoo Gazette.

Success Stories: AIS of the Mid-Atlantic
Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species.

Success Stories (NIWAW 6-2005)
National Invasive Weed Awareness Week

• Creating a Waterfowl Haven on Nebraska's Platte River (PDF | 241 KB)
• Invasive Weeds Threaten Rare Toad and a Small Town's Economy (PDF | 267 KB)
• Little Hands Take on a Big Job (PDF | 142 KB)
• Saving Acadia National Park from Purple Loosestrife Infestation (PDF | 558 KB)

Invasive Species Success Stories
Nature Conservancy. Global Invasive Species Initiative.

In Tennessee, Goats Eat the ‘Vine That Ate the South’ - Kudzu (Jun 5, 2007)
New York Times.

Removing Invasive Plants Restores Habitats in Maryland (Mar 2006)
Sierra Club. Maryland Chapter. Chesapeake Newsletter.

Caulerpa Taxifolia Eradication – Officials Proclaim Victory Over “Killer Algae” But Remain Vigilant to New Sightings (Jul 12, 2006; PDF | 52 KB)
California Invasive Plant Council.

Blackwater Refuge Now Nutria-Free: Marsh-Demolishing Rodent Fended Off Earlier Efforts (Nov 17, 2004)
Washington Post.