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The stone moroko (Pseudorasbora parva), also known as the topmouth gudgeon, [1] is a fish belonging to the Cyprinidae family, native to Asia, but introduced and now considered an invasive species in Europe and North America. The fish's size is rarely above 8 cm and usually 2 to 7.5 cm (0.79 to 2.95 in) long.
Sphaerothecum destruens (the rosette agent) is a parasite of fish. [1] [2] It was first discovered in the United States in association with invasive species including topmouth gudgeon, but was found to be the causative agent of a disease in the UK affecting salmonid species such as Atlantic salmon and brown trout.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources implemented the Fish Disease Control Order (Fisheries Order 245) on March 21, 2019. It was added to the NREPA to provide further protection of Michigan waterways, fish hatcheries, and aquatic species against aquatic diseases and invasive species.
Abby Deneau points out a large patch of invasive knotweed on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, at Grand Woods Park in Lansing. Michigan's invasive species watchlist includes information on several bugs ...
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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 ...
Flower spikes of purple loosestrife can be seen blooming from roadside ditches across Northern Michigan. This invasive plant is easily spread but can be controlled by cutting and bagging the ...
Non-native invasive species can disrupt ecosystems because they do not have natural predators, or other ecological checks-and-balances. Thus, with less competition from native species, non-native populations can explode. [9] Invasive insects and pathogens have eliminated entire tree species from forests of the United States in as little as decades.