Invasive Species
By: Kenton, Amanda, Alexis, and Danny
Nutria
- They are constantly digging which rips up plants and erodes the soil. This destroys animals such as crabs and juvenile fish habitats.
- Reproduce quickly and have no predators.
- Feed mostly on marsh plants, erasing the habitat for species such as muskrats and waterfowel.
Africanized (Killer) Bee
- African Honey bees were imported to Brazil
- They escaped and bred with Brazilian honey bee
- They created Africanized Bees or media dubbed killer bees
- They spread up to southern U.S.
- Easily agitated even by small vibration
- Can attack within a quarter mile radius from the hive
- Attacks people and animals
- Attack in much larger swarms then most species
- Attacks typically result in serious injury or in common cases, death.
Asian Citris Psyllid
- kills citrus Trees
- also found found in Georgia, Louisiana, Texas,California
- they transmit a disease to citrus trees called Huanglongbing (HLB)
Northern Snakehead
- from Eastern Asia
- North America from Hudson Bay is a good spot for them to live
- kills native species to other areas
- they can survive four days without water
Sources
Nutria:
www.washingtonpost.comwww.wetland.org/education_nutria.htm
www.invasive.org/illinois/SpeciesofConcern.html
Africanized (Killer) Bee:
http://www.desertusa.com/insects/kbees.html
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/killer_bee
http://insects.about.com/od/antsbeeswasps/qt/what-are-killer-bees.htm
Asian Citrus Psyllid
http://www.californiacitrusthreat.org/asian-citrus-psyllid.php
Northern Snakehead