Invasive species project

1. Invasive species project By: Jaiden Huntington and harper smith

2. Giant hogweed (Ny) origin: Caucasus Mountains How it arrived here: it was an ornamental garden plant. What organism it bumped out: Impact on environment: impact on wildlife and human health with direct skin contact. Methods of control: physically-dig it out to remove all the roots./chemically-glyphosate, triclopyr are chemicals to spray directly on the plant.

3. Kudzu(Ny) origin: Asia How it arrived here: they were brought as centennial exposition. When cotton crops failed farmers abandoned their farms and the plant spread across Philadelphia. What organism it bumped out: all plans in the way of its path. Impacts on environment: terrible for ecosystem because it kills all plants in its way. Methods of control: cutting, grazing, digging, disking, and burning.

4. Eurasian boar(Ny) Where did it come from: Europe How did they get here: originally brought over for food source and pets What animal did it bump out: wild pigs Impact on economy: ruin environment and destroy homes and lands

5. Slender false brome (Ny) origin: Europe, Asia, and North Africa, How it arrived here: The seeds can be transferred by bike tread or even shoes tread What organism it bumped out: native vegetation plants Impact on economy: it can harm populations of mammals, insects, lizards and snakes and even song birds by altering food sources.

6. Sirex Wood wasp (Ny) origin: Eurasia How it arrived here: shipments of pine What organism it bumped out: Impact on economy: Feeds on healthy pine trees and serves as a vector for a fungus that kills pine trees

7. gypsy moth(Ny) origin: Eurasia How it arrived here: escaped in Massachusetts neighborhoods What organism it bumped out: wild moths Impact on economy :defoliate trees, leaving trees vulnerable to diseases and other pests, which may lead to tree mortality.

8. Emerald ash bore (NY) origin: Eastern Russia, Japan, Northern China, and Korea How it arrived here: fire wood was shipped What organism it bumped out: ash trees impact on economy: attack over ash trees

9. Nutria origin: south America How it arrived here: imported for fur then escaped What organism it bumped out: river beavers Impact on economy :Damages vegetation and destroys habitat in wetlands

10. Asian Carp origin: asia How it arrived here: flooding and accidental releases in the Mississippi What organism it bumped out: native fish Impact on economy : causes serious damage to native fish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LJBt92chYY

11. European starling origin: European How it arrived here: Syco who brought all birds from Shakespeare to the park What organism it bumped out: any species and native to the hemlock Impact on economy: destroys crops and farm land

12. Lion fish origin: indo-pacific How it arrived here: unleashed from an aquarium What organism it bumped out: native crustaceans and fish Impact on economy : kills of all plant and animals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_evQdB3AJ8

13. Small Indian mongoose origin: India How it arrived here: introduced to eat rats What organism it bumped out: rats and rodents Impact on economy: kept rats from over eating the sugar kane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LJBt92chYY This is a blowing up invasive pigs

14. Asian long horned beetle origin: asia How it arrived here: wood packaging crates and pallets What organism it bumped out: trees Impact on economy: killing the oxygen we need from trees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb9fUVZCLhQ

15. Brown tree snake origin: Guam How it arrived here: mistaken for the python What organism it bumped out: native birds lizard species who lived In trees Impact on economy: attacks on children and life in the forest

16. American mink origin: European How it arrived here: used for fur What organism it bumped out: muskrat or overpopulated insects Impact on economy : helps keep insects and overpopulated species