Non-Native/Exotic/Alien/Invasive Species Graphic Organizer http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/resources/databases.shtml Name Where did it come from? Eastern Asia Where is it no ?

Central and southern California and in Baja California Wh! is it a pro"lem? Crowds out native plants species reduces wildlife habitat contributes to higher fire fre!uenc" and intensit" and modifies river h"drolog" *orms dense colonies that bloc+ sunlight and crowd out native species Competes with native species .re"s on native species .re"s on and competes with native species

Arundo donax Giant reed %outh America #ater $"acinth Asia Asian %wamp Eel Atlantic -cean %ea ,ampre" Eastern Asia /orthern %na+ehead 0neiper 5iver drainage of '+raine 4uagga 2ussel

&n the states of the southeast '.%.( and California( $awaii( and the )irgin &slands *lorida( Georgia( and #ashington Great ,a+es in the tidal waters from 0. C. downstream to Colonial Beach 1and in tributaries of 0.C.( 2ar"land and )irginia within this reach3 in ,a+e 2ichigan( ,a+e $uron( ,a+e Erie( ,a+e -ntario( ,a+e %t. Clair( %aginaw Ba"( and throughout the %t. ,awrence 5iver north to 4uebec Cit". 2idwest

Alters food web b" filtering water and removing plan+ton clogs water6 inta+e pipes

Eurasia 7ebra 2ussel

Competes with native species clogs pipes

Name Asian 8iger 2os!uito

Where did it come from? Asia

Where is it no ? 2uch of the Eastern 'nited %tates( including /orth Carolina %outheast '.%.

Wh! is it a pro"lem? $as aggressive da"time human6biting behavior and abilit" to vector man" viruses Competes with native species causes structural damage to buildings Attac+s over 9:: species of fruits and vegetables Can attac+ and cause painful stings on humans( pets( and livestoc+ .re"s on and competes with native species highl" toxic to predators Competes with native species destro"s crops

China *ormosan %ubterranean 8ermite 2editerranean *ruit *l" 5ed &mported *ire Ant %ub6%aharan Africa %outh America

$awaii and California

bordering states of /ew 2exico and California

Cane 8oad

%outh America( $awaii and *lorida Central America( 2exico( and extreme southern 8exas Eurasia Entire '.%.

European %tarling

Eurasia #ild Boar Eurasia %alt Cedar 1plant3 Asia #hite .ine Blister 5ust

8hree6fourths of the '.%. 0amages native plants and crops and competes with native species '.%. and Canada Absorbs large amounts of water and creates large deposits of salt /ortheastern '.%.( Appalachian region( Great ,a+es region( .acific /orthwest( and 5oc+" 2ountain region *ungal disease of five6 needle 1white3 pines