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Researching invasive species

Detailed coverage of invasive species threatening livelihoods and the environment worldwide

The ISC is a constantly developing encyclopaedic resource containing:
Datasheets on over 1500 invasive species and animal diseases
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  Hemigrapsus takanoi
Hemigrapsus takanoi is a small crab native to the rocky coasts of northwest Pacific regions (Asakura and Watanabe, 2005). H....
Limnoria lignorum Limnoria lignorum (gribble)
Limnoria lignorum (Rathke, 1799) is a wood-boring isopod (Crustacea) yellowish in colour and up to 5.6 mm in length. The species is...
  Vespa velutina (Asian black hornet)
The hornets (Vespa and Provespa) are a group of well known, conspicuous hymenopterans which are found...
  Phenacoccus solenopsis (cotton mealybug)
This mealybug species has the ability to increase rapidly in population size and spread to cover vast areas where host plants occur, in a...
Arthurdendyus triangulatus Arthurdendyus triangulatus (New Zealand flatworm)
A. triangulatus is a free-living terrestrial flatworm. Native to New Zealand, it was found outside its natural habitat in Belfast,...
  Candidula intersecta (wrinkled dune snail)
C. intersecta can be invasive in its countries of origin and is considered an agricultural pest in Europe where it can feed on...
Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (western corn rootworm)
D. virgifera virgifera is thought to originate from Central America (Krysan and Smith, 1987). In the twentieth century, Diabrotica v. virgifera...
  Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Oriental chestnut gall wasp)
By attacking the vegetative buds and forming a gall, D. kuriphilus disrupts twig growth and reduces fruiting. Commercial growers may expect yield...
Adelges piceae Adelges piceae (balsam woolly adelgid)
A. piceae was introduced from Europe into North America (Maine, first report: 1908) before or around 1900 with imported nursery stock. In the first...
  Paracoccus marginatus (papaya mealybug)
Colonies of P. marginatus excrete honeydew, which coats nearby plant surfaces. Fouling of plant leaves by honeydew and sooty mould blocks out...
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