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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
Basic datasheets on further species, countries, habitats and pathways
Bibliographic database of over 75,000 records (updated weekly)
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  Nipaecoccus viridis (spherical mealybug)
Mani and Thontadarya (1987) reported that N. viridis caused up to 5% damage in two vineyards in Bangalore, India. In Hawaii, N. viridis was long...
Pratylenchus coffeae Pratylenchus coffeae (banana root nematode)
Introduction P. coffeae is a major pest of bananas, plantains and abaca, yams, coffee, ginger, citrus and other...
Melanoides tuberculata Melanoides tuberculata (red-rimmed melania)
M. tuberculata has several biological characteristics and reproduction systems of a good invader. It can colonize rapidly and occupy...
Triphasia trifolia Triphasia trifolia (limeberry)
T. trifolia is an aggressive invasive plant with the capacity to grow in sunny open areas as well as in shaded areas beneath the...
Cryptostegia madagascariensis Cryptostegia madagascariensis (Madagascar rubbervine)
C. madagascariensis is a fast-growing invasive woody vine. Plants can begin to reproduce after about 200 days and they can produce...
Thunbergia grandiflora Thunbergia grandiflora (Bengal trumpet)
T. grandiflora is a woody vine included in the Global Compendium of Weeds and it is listed as a very aggressive weed impacting...
  Urena sinuata (bur mallow)
U. sinuata is a shrubby invasive plant included in the Global Compendium of Weeds. It has been classified as a noxious weed in Cuba...
Clidemia hirta Clidemia hirta (Koster's curse)
C. hirta is a small shrub producing vast amounts of seeds that produce a large seed bank. Although the plant can grow in relatively...
Cyperus difformis Cyperus difformis (small-flowered nutsedge)
C. difformis is rated by Holm et al. (1977) to be a serious weed of rice in Australia, Italy, Japan, Madagascar, Taiwan and the Philippines, and a...
Lantana camara Lantana camara (lantana)
L. camara is a highly variable ornamental shrub, native of the neotropics. It has been introduced to most of the tropics and subtropics and...
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