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  2. Invasive species in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The economic impacts of invasive species can be difficult to estimate especially when an invasive species does not affect economically important native species. This is partly because of the difficulty in determining the non-use value of native habitats damaged by invasive species and incomplete knowledge of the effects of all of the invasive species present in the U.S. Estimates for the ...

  3. List of invasive species in North America - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of invasive species in North America.A species is regarded as invasive if it has been introduced by human action to a location, area, or region where it did not previously occur naturally (i.e., is not a native species), becomes capable of establishing a breeding population in the new location without further intervention by humans, and becomes a pest in the new location ...

  4. 10 Deviously Invasive Bugs Scientists Want You to Kill - AOL

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    1. Spotted Lanternfly. Aside from giving us the heebie-jeebies with its creepy polka-dotted appearance, this insect, which is native to Asia, has made its way to the U.S. and become a major menace ...

  5. Spotted lanternfly - Wikipedia

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    Spotted lanternfly in New York, where it is an invasive species. Adult L. delicatula measure about 25 millimetres (1 in) long and 12 millimetres (1 ⁄ 2 in) wide. Adult lanternflies have a black head and gray-brown forewings adorned with black spots. [20]

  6. USDA asks Hoosiers to stop spotted lanternfly, spongy moth ...

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    The invasive insects have been spotted in multiple counties across the state with recent populations discovered in Elkhart, Porter and St. Joseph counties last fall. Lanternfly eggs will hatch in ...

  7. What invasive species are found in Tennessee? Watch out for ...

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    The Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health at the University of Georgia compiled a list of most invasive species across the United States. The following insects have been detected in ...

  8. How to Get Rid of Spotted Lanternfly Infestations in Your Yard

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    Native to China, Vietnam, and Taiwan, spotted lanternflies (Lycorma delicatula) are invasive planthopper insects that feed on plant sap. The first confirmed sighting of spotted lanternflies in the ...

  9. Lymantria dispar in the United States - Wikipedia

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    First occurrence around Medford, Massachusetts (1888) Progressive spread of the gypsy moth (L. dispar) across north east US from 1900 to 2007; compiled from county data by US Forest Service The gypsy moth ( Lymantria dispar ) , also known as the "spongy moth", was introduced in 1868 into the United States by Étienne Léopold Trouvelot , a ...