ALERTS and Listserves for Invasive Species

So you've sighted an invasive species. What's the next step? Report it to the appropriate authority, find data to monitor it and learn what can be done to control it.

Invasive species alert systems and listservs send verified notifications to subscribers to let them know about invasive species that have been found in their area. Invasive species watch lists and species lists provide researchers, land managers, and conservationists with a checklist of species to look for and guard against. Invasive species on watch lists may have been detected in a neighboring state or county, or perhaps at the source of a river that passes through your area. Early detection of an invasive species where it has already become established can be the most important step towards preventing its spread to new areas.


Invasive Species Alerts

> USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Alert System.

> Red Alerts! Weed Alerts Archive ( The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Invasive Species Initiative-ISI). Includes information about arthropodal invaders such as the Cactoblastis cactorum moth, as well as alerts for known invaders sighted in new areas.

> NEinvasives-announce. A moderated low volume list serve for announcements and alerts related to the Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE) project. (New England Invasives)

> Invasive Species Alerts by the Home and Garden Information Center. In cooperation with The Maryland Department of Agriculture, USDA and EPA, the Home and Garden Information Center provides links to important information on controlling invasive species of weeds, diseases or insects.

> Pest Alerts and News Bulletins (Pest Management and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Fisheries (Canada))

> Common Pest Alerts Hosted by the Northeastern Area (USDA Forest Service)

> Phytosanitary Alert System (North American Plant Protection Organization - NAPPO)
Provides pest alerts and news of emerging plant pests of signifiance to North America.

> Pest Alert (Entomology - Nematology - Plant Pathology) (University of Florida, IFAS). From the Web site: Pest Alert allows faculty of the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) to deliver timely information on new and reoccurring pest problems. Other important contributors to Pest Alert are the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and its agricultural regulatory unit, the Division of Plant Industry; and the Florida Department of Health with its arbovirus summaries and reports.

> PestTracker's "Monthly Top Ten" (NAPIS) (insects, mites, nematodes, plant pathogens, invasive weeds, bio-control agents, and others)

> Individual Alerts and Emerging Issues (National Invasive Species Information Center)
> Other Web sites with Alerts and Emerging Issues pertaining to Invasive Species (National Invasive Species Information Center)

> Pest Alerts in Canada (Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Fisheries)

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Invasive Species Listservs

> Aliens-L Listserver (IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group). From the IUCN-ISSG Web site: Aliens-L is a listserv dedicated to alien invasive species, with a focus on those that threaten biodiversity. It allows users to freely seek and share information on alien invasive species and related issues. Participation from all who are interested in the invasive species problem is welcome.

> List of 34 invasive species ListServs http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov. Gateway to U.S. Federal and State invasive species activities and programs.

> 100th Meridian Listserver (aquatic invasive organisms). To subscribe, send a message to fws-100thmeridian-request@lists.fws.gov with "subscribe" in the subject line

> APHIS - Noxious Weeds Listserver

> Alien Plant Working Group (APWG) (Plant Conservation Alliance). To subscribe, Send email to apwg-request@lists.plantconservation.org with SUBSCRIBE in the message body (not the subject)

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> California WeedTalk (invasive plant issues in California). To subscribe send a blank email to californiaweedtalk-subscribe@topica.com

> CalWeedMapping Listserv (California Invasive Plant Council). Weed mapping, invasion spread monitoring and treatment success, data management and sharing. To subscribe, send an email to CalWeedMapping-subscribe@topica.com.

> CalWeed Jobs (California Invasive Plant Council). Job announcements related to invasive plants or restoration. To subscribe, send a blank email to calweedjobs-subscribe@topica.com

> FICMNEW (Federal Interagency Committee on Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds).
To join the listserv, contact FICMNEW through their Web site online at http://www.fws.gov/ficmnew/index.html

> Great Plains Noxious and Invasive Weeds (GPNIW) online community and discussion forum

> InterfaceSouth Forum on invasive species (click on the Invasive Species topic)

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> IPAW - Invasive Plant Association of Wisconsin (Yahoo group)

> IPM - Integrated Pest Management Florida (University of Florida, IFAS Extension). From their Web site: Used to send you E-mails regarding IPM resources [that] may be of use to you. These will include notices of grants or employment opportunities in IPM fields, Extension publications or Web sites useful in implementing IPM, upcoming meetings, and important updates to the IPM Florida Web site (http://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu).

 

> MIPN - Midwest Invasive Plant Network  (Yahoo group)

> Mynas (invasive species issues in the Pacific) From the Pacific Regional Environment Programme Web site: Mynas is a network that focuses on Invasive Species issues from the Pacific. The main focus of Mynas is to help Pacific Islanders and others in the region gain access to information on Invasive Species that cause the loss of biodiversity in the Pacific, to keep everyone up-to-date on current projects in the Pacific, to create a network between a whole range of people, including technical experts, government officials, researches, donors etc.and to have your questions answered.

> NEinvasives-discuss. An unmoderated list for people interested in invasives in New England. (New England Invasives)

> New England Invasive Plant Group Listserv. Send email to New_England_Invasive_Plant_Group@fws.gov and include your full contact information for receiving occasional hard-copy mailings.

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> Oak Mortality Listserv. Sudden Oak Death and other diseases caused by Phytopthora ramorum in California

> Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! Email News List. Part of the ANS Task Force public
awareness campaign and sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
and the U.S. Coast Guard.

> TNC Eastern Invasives Network (The Nature Conservancy)

> TNC Invasives ListServ (The Nature Conservancy). From the TNC Web site: The Nature Conservancy's Invasive Species Initiative maintains an invasive species listserve for people (not just TNC staff) who are working in any aspect of invasive species issues.

> Weeds Remote Sensing ListServ. Development & application of remote sensing technologies for invasive weeds (mainly California). To subscribe, send an email to listproc@ucdavis.edu. In the message body type: "subscribe weeds-remote fname lname" where fname=your first name and lname=your last name. The list address is weeds-remote@ucdavis.edu.

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