Invasive Species

Invasive Species

Web Based Resources

Books

Pamphlets and Other Publications

Other Resources (videos, etc.)

Web Based Resources

ALIEN PLANT WORKING GROUP WEBPAGE

US FOREST SERVICE INVASIVES WEBPAGE

THE BUG NETWORK

* This website is primarily a source for invasive exotic insects but has information on other forest pests, invasive plants, integrated pest management as well as providing an excellent source for a wide variety of forest/forestry photos.

NATIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES INFORMATION CENTER

Books

Biologic Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States. Roy Van Driesche, Bernd Blossey, Mark Hoddle, and Richard Reardon (2002). 413 Pages. Hard Bound. USDA Forest Service Publication Number FHTET-2002-04. This publication is a comprehensive look at "biologic control" of invasive exotic plants. Biologic control involves no use of chemicals (herbicide application) or mechanical means (cutting, plowing, disking, etc.) of the area effected by the invasive plants. It involves the introduction of other plants to out-compete the invader, insects to feed on the invasive, or pathogens which will effect only the invasive plant species. Biologic weed control has been most successful outside of croplands, primarily in rangeland, pasture, and water bodies. There is ongoing research as to biologic control measures for forestland.

This Book can be obtained by contacting Richard Reardon, US Forest Service, Morgantown, WV 26505, 304-285-1566, or rreardon@fs.fed.us

Pamphlets and Other Publications

Weeds of the Week These fact sheets are made available through the USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Staff. This is not a complete list of all invasives, and some of the species included in this list are not common nor a problem in West Virginia. These are merely the fact sheets that have been made available by the US Forest Service to date (as of Monday, March 5, 2007). The species below that are highlighted by RED & ALL CAPS are those especially problematic to woodlands in various regions of West Virginia.