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Aquatic hitchhikers cost millions of dollars in ecological and economic damage. These known invaders harm native fish populations and threaten your waters and YOUR WALLET. By following a few simple rules, you can protect your waters and prevent these harmful species from establishing, harming local fish and plant populations, and ruining your fishing and boating.

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NEW - Aquatic Invasive Species of Nebraska

The species listed below, produced by the Nebraska Invasive Species Council, include species that have been known to be invasive in at least one habitat type. Some species may not show invasive tendencies in other habitats. These lists are advisory in nature; they are provided as an educational tool and are not intended, alone, to dictate management actions or for regulatory action.

We welcome comments/suggestions.

Please refer all comments regarding this document to: Karie Decker, Coordinator Nebraska Invasive Species Project. 909 Hardin Hall, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE, 68583. invasives@unl.edu, tel: 402-472-3133.

To learn more about each of the categories and how they were developed, Click Here or simply click on each category heading.

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More information will be added regularly (photos, maps, etc)...stay tuned!

Category 1: Potential Future Invasive Species (NOT IN NEBRASKA)

Species	Distribution Map (Coming Soon!)	More Info Available (Click below)
Round Goby (Apollonia melanostoma) nas.er.usgs.gov	nas.er.usgs.gov	USGS
Snakehead (Chana sp.) nas.er.usgs.gov	nas.er.usgs.gov	USGS
Quagga Mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) nas.er.usgs.gov More Info: USGS	Quagga mussel map (updated daily) nas.er.usgs.gov	List of Quagga Mussel infested lakes/reservoirs (outside of the Great Lakes) **Not yet found in Nebraska List of zebra or quagga mussel infested waters
New Zealand Mudsnail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) nas.er.usgs.gov		USGS
Giant Reed (Arundo donax L.) Photo: David J. Moorhead UGA	plants.usda.gov	USFS, NPS
Brazilian Waterweed, Elodea (Egeria densa) nas.er.usgs.gov	nas.er.usgs.gov	USGS
Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) *Federal Noxious Weed	nas.er.usgs.gov	USGS, USDA
Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata)*Federal Noxious Weed	nas.er.usgs.gov	USGS, USDA
Parrot Feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) Ryan Wersal	nas.er.usgs.gov	USGS
Brittle naiad (Najas minor) Photo: Troy Evans,forestryimages.org	nas.er.usgs.gov	USGS, USDA
Giant Salvinia (Salvinia molesta) *Federal Noxious Weed Photo: Troy Evans, bugwood.org		USGS, USACE
Didymo, Rock Snot (Didymosphenia geminata) DOI. USGS. Fort Collins Science Center.		USDA
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) Mohammed Faisal, nas.er.usgs.gov	nas.er.usgs.gov	USGS
Largemouth Bass Virus nas.er.usgs.gov	nas.er.usgs.gov	USGS
Heterosporosis
Whirling Disease Bunk 2002, nas.er.usgs.gov		USGS

Category 2: Priority Aquatic Invasive Species (IN NEBRASKA - CLICK ON NEBRASKA MAP FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION)
Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)	nas.er.usgs.gov	USGS
Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)nas.er.usgs.gov	nas.er.usgs.gov	USGS
Bighead Carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) nas.er.usgs.gov	nas.er.usgs.gov	USGS
White Perch (Morone americana) nas.er.usgs.gov	nas.er.usgs.gov	USGS
Asian Clam (Corbicula fluminea) Size: less than 5cm nas.er.usgs.gov	nas.er.usgs.gov	USGS
Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) nas.er.usgs.gov More information: USGS, ANS Task Force Info	List of zebra or quaga mussel locations Check Here for Updates nas.er.usgs.gov	Locations In Nebraska: Offutt Base Lake, 2010 (Sarpy Co) Zorinsky Lake, 2010 (Douglas Co) Possible eradication
Rusty Crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) nas.er.usgs.gov	nas.er.usgs.gov	USGS, ANS Task Force Info
Curly-leaf Pondweed (Potamogeton crispus) USGS GLSC nas.er.usgs.gov	nas.er.usgs.gov	USGS
Flowering Rush (Butomus umbellatus) Howard, R.A., Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution (http://persoon.si.edu/PlantImages	nas.er.usgs.gov	USGS
Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum L.) anstaskforce.gov		USGS, USDA, ANS Task Force Info
Yellow Floating Heart ( Nymphoides peltata ) Glenn Miller, Oregon Dept. of Agriculture	nas.er.usgs.gov	USGS
Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis)		ISSG

Cagetory 3: Established Invasive Plants
Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)nas.er.usgs.gov		USGS
Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) nas.er.usgs.gov		USGS
American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
Chinese mysterysnail (Viviparus malleatus) Size:up to 6.5 cm nas.er.usgs.gov	Check out the Nebraska Mysterysnail Projects!	USGS, l
Japanese mysterysnail (Viviparus japonicus) Size: up to 5cm nas.er.usgs.gov		USGS
Common watercress (Nasturtium officinale) Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte	eddmaps.org	Invasive.org, USDA
Reed canary-grass (Phalaris arundinacea) Sheri Hagwood. Bureau of Land Management.		USDA, ISSG.org
Narrow-leaf cattail (Typha angustifolia and hybrids) Mandy Tu, The Nature Conservancy	nas.er.usgs.gov	USGS, Invasive.org, USDA

Noxious Weeds of Nebraska
Plumeless thistle (Carduus acanthoides) neweed.org		IANR Publication
Musk thistle (Carduus nutans)		IANR Publication
Diffuse and Spotted knapweed (Centaurea diffusa, Centaurea stoebe spp. micranthos) neweed.org		IANR Publication
Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) neweed.org		IANR Publication
Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) neweed.org		IANR Publication
Japanese knotweed, Giant knotweed (Fallopia japonica, F. sachalinenis, and thier cultivars and hybrids) Photo: Mitch Coffin		UNL, USDA
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria, L. virgatum) neweed.org		IANR Publication
Common reed (Phragmites australis ssp. australis) neweed.org		IANR Publication
Saltcedar (Tamarix ramosissima and hybrids) neweed.org		IANR Publication
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