EAB 1st Detectors Invasive Species Coming to America EAB 1st Detectors Exotic insects - a growing problem >1,554 exotic insect species in U.S. >4,500 exotic arthropod species in U.S. Increase due to international trade and travel From R. Venette, USDA FS EAB 1st Detectors Plants aquatic terrestrial Animals insects fish amphibians birds mammals Pathogens Invasive species not just insects EAB 1st Detectors Meaning of Invasive Species non-native to an environment may be called: Alien Exotic Introduced If they also cause harm to the economy, environment and / or human health they are called: Invasive Native species are not called invasive even if they do cause harm Polydrusus spp. Steve Katovich USDA Forest Serivce Jeff Hahn, University of Minnesota Emerald ash borer Bronze birch borer Steve Katovich USDA Forest Serivce EAB 1st Detectors Plants Cut-leaved teasel Dalmation toadflax Yellow star thistle Grecian foxglove Black swallow-wort Japanese knotweed Survey Visual surveys Invasive Species of Concern for Minnesota EAB 1st Detectors Pathogens / nematodes Potato cyst nematode Soybean rust Sudden oak death Monitoring Soil / plant tissue collection Laboratory analysis Invasive Species of Concern for Minnesota EAB 1st Detectors Insects Emerald ash borer Gypsy moth European woodwasp Light brown apple moth Asian longhorned beetle Exotic bark & ambrosia beetles Swede midge Survey Traps baited with pheromone or other attractant Invasive Species of Concern for Minnesota EAB 1st Detectors Samples can be sent to: Insects & Plants "Arrest the Pest" Hotline Metro Area Greater Minnesota Pathogens U of M Plant Disease Clinic Notify before sending What if I Find an Invasive Species of Concern? EAB 1st Detectors Invasive Species Action Spectrum Pest StatusAction Absent Prevention Early Detection Present, Not EstablishedRapid Response EstablishedManagement EAB 1st Detectors Pest Status = Absent David R. Lance, USDA APHIS PPQ Kenneth R. Law, USDA APHIS PPQ European Woodwasp Emerald Ash Borer Asian longhorned beetle EAB 1st Detectors Gyorgy Csoka, Hungary Forest Research Institute Kevin D. Arvin Pest Status = Present, not established Gypsy Moth Japanese Beetle Pine Shoot Beetle EAB 1st Detectors Pest Status = Established Maja Jurc, University of Ljubljana Steve Katovich, USDA Forest Service Common Buckthorn Dutch Elm Disease White Pine Blister Rust EAB 1st Detectors Invasive Species Action Spectrum Pest StatusAction Absent Prevention Early Detection Present, Not EstablishedRapid Response EstablishedManagement EAB 1st Detectors Prevention Pest Risk Assessment Quantitative means to rate risk posed by various pests Education Inform public how invasive species are moved Regulation Legal actions such as inspection and quarantine EAB 1st Detectors Invasive Species Action Spectrum Pest StatusAction Absent Prevention Early Detection Present, Not EstablishedRapid Response EstablishedManagement EAB 1st Detectors Early Detection Surveys Risk-based Monitoring Firewood & Nursery inspection Citizen reports Arrest the Pest Hotline EAB 1st Detectors Invasive Species Action Spectrum Pest StatusAction Absent Prevention Early Detection Present, Not EstablishedRapid Response EstablishedManagement EAB 1st Detectors Rapid Response Emergency Quarantine Stop artificial spread Delimiting and Investigation Determine the scale Determine the source Eradication or Suppression Mitigate as able EAB 1st Detectors Invasive Species Action Spectrum Pest StatusAction Absent Prevention Early Detection Present, Not EstablishedRapid Response EstablishedManagement EAB 1st Detectors Management Silvicultural Sanitation Biological Control Parasitoids, etc. Chemical Control Aerial sprays, etc Others Linda Haugen, USDA FS Scott Bauer USDA ARS