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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
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Aedes albopictus Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito)
The Asian tiger mosquito is spread via the international tyre trade (due to the rainwater retained in the tyres when stored...
  Coptotermes sjostedti
Although C. sjostedti has established itself in the rainforest of Guadeloupe, it does not appear to be widespread or highly invasive (Scheffrahn et...
  Cryptococcus fagisuga (beech coccus)
C. fagisuga is regarded as a highly invasive species, especially in North America, where its potential area of spread was analyzed by Morin et al....
Cryptotermes brevis Cryptotermes brevis (powderpost termite)
C. brevis is the most widely and frequently introduced termite in the world. Within the genus Cryptotermes, it is also the...
Ctenarytaina eucalypti Ctenarytaina eucalypti (blue gum psyllid)
The blue gum psyllid has primarily been a pest in eucalypt plantations outside Australia, where it has been introduced in the absence of natural...
  Dendroctonus valens (red turpentine beetle)
D. valens was not a known forest pest in China before the outbreak in Shanxi in 1999. However, its pest status in China is steadily...
Dinoderus minutus Dinoderus minutus (bamboo borer)
Insects that cause damage to felled culm and finished products are probably the most common and serious pests in the Asian bamboo industry. Over 50...
Diprion similis Diprion similis (white pine sawfly)
The females of D. similis are poor fliers, therefore most of the expansion of this species in North America has resulted from the...
  Hylobitelus xiaoi
H. xiaoi is a very serious pest of pines, especially foreign pines introduced into China such as slash pine (Pinus elliottii) and loblolly pine...
Elatobium abietinum Elatobium abietinum (green spruce aphid)
E. abietinum is a serious invasive pest in North America where susceptible spruce species form a major component of the native forests. Defoliation...
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