Invasive Species of Concern in Georgia

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Subject Name Scientific Name Family Order
ash whitefly Siphoninus phillyreae (Haliday, 1835) Aleyrodidae Hemiptera
spongy moth (formerly gypsy moth) Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus) Erebidae Lepidoptera
Japanese beetle Popillia japonica Newman, 1841 Scarabaeidae Coleoptera
hemlock woolly adelgid Adelges tsugae Annand, 1924 Adelgidae Hemiptera
common pine shoot beetle, larger pine shoot beetle Tomicus piniperda (Linnaeus, 1758) Curculionidae Coleoptera
Asian longhorned beetle Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky, 1853) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
Japanese cedar longhorn beetle Callidiellum rufipenne (Motschulsky, 1860) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
princesstree Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Sieb. & Zucc. ex Steud. Scrophulariaceae Scrophulariales
cogongrass Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv. Poaceae Cyperales
boll weevil Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman, 1843 Curculionidae Coleoptera
plum curculio Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst, 1797) Curculionidae Coleoptera
tropical soda apple Solanum viarum Dunal Solanaceae Solanales
small broomrape Orobanche minor Smith Orobanchaceae Scrophulariales
spotted cucumber beetle Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber Chrysomelidae Coleoptera
Mexican bean beetle Epilachna varivestis Mulsant, 1850 Coccinellidae Coleoptera
alligatorweed Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb. Amaranthaceae Caryophyllales
giant salvinia Salvinia molesta D. S. Mitchell Salviniaceae Hydropteridales
tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill.) Swingle Simaroubaceae Sapindales
mimosa Albizia julibrissin Durazz. Fabaceae Fabales
garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.) Cavara & Grande Brassicaceae Capparales
giant reed Arundo donax L. Poaceae Cyperales
round leaf bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. Celastraceae Celastrales
Brazilian waterweed, Brazilian elodea Egeria densa Planch. Hydrocharitaceae Hydrocharitales
autumn olive Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. Elaeagnaceae Rhamnales
English ivy Hedera helix L. Araliaceae Apiales
hydrilla Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle Hydrocharitaceae Hydrocharitales
shrubby lespedeza Lespedeza bicolor Turcz. Fabaceae Fabales
sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.-Cours.) G. Don Fabaceae Fabales
Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Lour. Oleaceae Scrophulariales
Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Thunb. Caprifoliaceae Dipsacales
Japanese climbing fern Lygodium japonicum (Thunb. ex Murr.) Sw. Lygodiaceae Polypodiales
purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria L. Lythraceae Myrtales
chinaberry Melia azedarach L. Meliaceae Sapindales
Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Poaceae Cyperales
marsh dayflower Murdannia keisak (Hassk.) Hand.-Maz. Commelinaceae Commelinales
parrotfeather Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc. Haloragaceae Haloragales
Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum L. Haloragaceae Haloragales
skunk-vine Paederia foetida L. Rubiaceae Gentianales
common reed Phragmites australis (Cavanilles) Trinius ex Steudel Poaceae Cyperales
golden bamboo Phyllostachys aurea Carr. ex A.& C. Rivière Poaceae Cyperales
water lettuce Pistia stratiotes L. Araceae Arales
multiflora rose Rosa multiflora Thunb. Rosaceae Rosales
Chinese tallowtree Triadica sebifera (L.) Small Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiales
Japanese wisteria Wisteria floribunda (Willd.) DC. Fabaceae Fabales
Chinese wisteria Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. Fabaceae Fabales
alfalfa weevil Hypera postica (Gyllenhal, 1813) Curculionidae Coleoptera
sand pine Pinus clausa (Chapman ex Engelm.) Vasey ex Sarg. Pinaceae Pinales
pig (feral), wild boar at large Sus scrofa (feral type) Linnaeus Suidae Artiodactyla
citrus longhorned beetle Anoplophora chinensis (Forster, 1771) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
nun moth Lymantria monacha (Linnaeus) Erebidae Lepidoptera
Sirex woodwasp Sirex noctilio Fabricius Siricidae Hymenoptera
oak splendour beetle Agrilus biguttatus (Fabricius, 1776) Buprestidae Coleoptera
black spruce beetle Tetropium castaneum (Linnaeus, 1758) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
brown spruce longhorn beetle Tetropium fuscum (Fabricius, 1787) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
large elm beetle Scolytus scolytus (Fabricius, 1775) Curculionidae Coleoptera
water fern Salvinia minima Baker Salviniaceae Hydropteridales
nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758 Dasypodidae Xenarthra
nutria Myocastor coypus (Molina) Echimyidae Rodentia
miramar weed Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anders. Acanthaceae Scrophulariales
Benghal dayflower Commelina benghalensis L. Commelinaceae Commelinales
rosy gypsy moth Lymantria mathura Moore Erebidae Lepidoptera
sudden oak death Phytophthora ramorum S. Werres, A.W.A.M. de Cock Pythiaceae Peronosporales
limnophila Limnophila sessiliflora (Vahl) Blume Plantaginaceae Plantaginales
red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren Formicidae Hymenoptera
chrysanthemum white rust Puccinia horiana P. Hennings Pucciniaceae Pucciniales
khapra beetle Trogoderma granarium Everts, 1898 Dermestidae Coleoptera
light brown apple moth (LBAM) Epiphyas postvittana (Walker, 1863) Tortricidae Lepidoptera
Africanized honey bee Apis mellifera ssp. scutellata Lepeletier Apidae Hymenoptera
small carpetgrass, joint-head grass Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino Poaceae Cyperales
creeping waterprimrose Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) Raven Onagraceae Myrtales
hollyleaf naiad Najas marina L. Najadaceae Najadales
red sesbania Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth. Fabaceae Fabales
Pine-tree lappet Dendrolimus pini (Linnaeus) Lasiocampidae Lepidoptera
emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, 1888 Buprestidae Coleoptera
cereal leaf beetle Oulema melanopus (Linnaeus, 1758) Chrysomelidae Coleoptera
Argentine ant Linepithema humile (Mayr) Formicidae Hymenoptera
cactus moth Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) Pyralidae Lepidoptera
white garden snail Theba pisana (O. F. Müller, 1774) Helicidae Stylommatophora
soybean rust Phakopsora pachyrhizi Syd. & P. Syd. Phakopsoraceae Uredinales
brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys (Stal) Pentatomidae Hemiptera
viburnum leaf beetle Pyrrhalta viburni (Paykull, 1799) Chrysomelidae Coleoptera
soybean aphid Aphis glycines Matsumura, 1917 Aphididae Hemiptera
grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes, 1844) Cyprinidae Cypriniformes
sorghum ergot Claviceps africana Freder., Mantle & De Milliano Clavicipitaceae Hypocreales
zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) Dreissenidae Veneroida
flighted spongy moth complex Lymantria dispar asiatica Vnukovskij (Pogue and Schaefer, 2007) Erebidae Lepidoptera
avian influenza virus (HAPV) Influenzavirus HPAV Orthomyxoviridae Unassigned single stranded negative-sense RNA viruses
redbay ambrosia beetle Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff, 1877 Curculionidae Coleoptera
chilli thrips Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood, 1919 Thripidae Thysanoptera
western corn rootworm Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, 1868 Chrysomelidae Coleoptera
beach vitex Vitex rotundifolia L. f. Verbenaceae Lamiales
swede midge Contarinia nasturtii (Kieffer, 1888) Cecidomyiidae Diptera
pine cone cerambycid Chlorophorus strobilicola Champion, 1919 Cerambycidae Coleoptera
brown tree snake Boiga irregularis (Merrem, 1802) Colubridae Squamata
Siberian moth Dendrolimus sibiricus Chetverikov Lasiocampidae Lepidoptera
european starling Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 Sturnidae Passeriformes
Asian swamp eel Monopterus albus (Zuiew, 1793) Synbranchidae Synbranchiformes
European green crab Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) Portunidae Decapoda
lionfish Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) Scorpaenidae Scorpaeniformes
flathead catfish Pylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque, 1819) Ictaluridae Siluriformes
veined rapa whelk Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846) Muricidae Caenogastropoda
West Nile virus (WNV) Flavivirus WNV Flaviviridae Unassigned single stranded positive-sense RNA viruses
whirling disease Myxobolus cerebralis Hofer, 1903 Myxobolidae Myxosporida
house sparrow Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Passeridae Passeriformes
twoleaf watermilfoil Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx. Haloragaceae Haloragales
rock pigeon Columba livia J F. Gmelin, 1789 Columbidae Columbiformes
giant cutgrass Zizaniopsis miliacea (Michx.) Doell & Aschers. Poaceae Cyperales
Mediterranean gecko Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) Gekkonidae Squamata
Japanese chaff flower Achyranthes japonica (Miq.) Nakai Amaranthaceae Caryophyllales
panicle rice mite Steneotarsonemus spinki Smiley, 1967 Tarsonemidae Acari
freshwater golden clam Corbicula fluminea (O.F. Müller, 1774) Cyrenidae Veneroida
goldfish Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) Cyprinidae Cypriniformes
red palm mite Raoiella indica Hirst Tenuipalpidae Acari
dog (feral) Canis familiaris (feral type) Linnaeus Canidae Carnivora
Cuban treefrog Osteopilus septentrionalis (Duméril and Bibron, 1841) Hylidae Anura
greenhouse frog Eleutherodactylus planirostris (Cope, 1862) Leptodactylidae Anura
brown anole Anolis sagrei (Cocteau in Duméril and Bibron, 1837) Dactyloidae Squamata
Indo-Pacific gecko Hemidactylus garnotii Duméril and Bibron, 1836 Gekkonidae Squamata
tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia (Moreau de Jonnès, 1818) Gekkonidae Squamata
Eurasian collared-dove Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) Columbidae Columbiformes
monk parakeet Myiopsitta monachus (Boddaert, 1783) Psittacidae Psittaciformes
Indo Pacific swimming crab Charybdis hellerii (A. Milne-Edwards) Portunidae Decapoda
green porcelain crab Petrolisthes armatus (Gibbes, 1850) Porcellanidae Decapoda
blue tilapia Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864) Cichlidae Perciformes
Japanese knotweed Reynoutria japonica Sieb. & Zucc. Polygonaceae Polygonales
tambaquí Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier, 1816) Characidae Characiformes
island applesnail Pomacea maculata G. Perry, 1810 Ampullariidae Architaenioglossa
green mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758) Mytilidae Mytiloida
Australian spotted jellyfish Phyllorhiza punctata von Lendenfeld, 1884 Mastigiidae Rhizostomeae
wood wasp Urocerus gigas Linnaeus Siricidae Hymenoptera
Plum Pox Virus - D-Strain (PPV-D) Potyvirus PPV D Strain Potyviridae Unassigned single stranded positive-sense RNA viruses
potato brown wilt Ralstonia solanacearum Race 3 Biovar 2 (Smith 1896) Yabuuchi et al. 1996 Burkholderiaceae Burkholderiales
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Agents of Spongiform Encephalopathy CWD Mammalian Prions Prions
red shiner Cyprinella lutrensis (Baird and Girard, 1853) Cyprinidae Cypriniformes
Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Cichlidae Perciformes
titan acorn barnacle Megabalanus coccopoma (Darwin, 1854) Balanidae Sessilia
Baculovirus of Shrimp (penaei) Baculovirus penaei Baculoviridae Unassigned double stranded DNA viruses, no RNA stage
amphibian disease chytridiomycosis Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis N/A N/A
Great Asian tapeworm Bothriocephalus opsarichthydis Bothriocephalidae Pseudophyllidea
Yellow Head Virus (YHV) Okavirus Roniviridae Nidovirales
Avian vacuolar myelopathy (AVM) Aetokthonos hydrillicola S.B.Wilde & J.R.Johansen 2014 N/A N/A
Large Mouth Bass Virus (LMBV) Ranavirus LMBV Iridoviridae Unassigned double stranded DNA viruses, no RNA stage
Oyster mikrocytosis Mikrocytos mackini N/A N/A
Infectious Haematopeietic Necrosis Virus Novirhabdovirus Rhabdoviridae Mononegavirales
Clam and Cockle Perkinsus Perkinsus olseni Incertae sedis N/A
Dermo disease Perkinsus marinus (Mackin, H.M. Owen & Collier) Levine Incertae sedis N/A
Taura Syndrome Virus (TSV) Cripavirus TSV Discistroviridae Unassigned single stranded positive-sense RNA viruses
epizootic haematopoietic necrosis virus (EHNV) Ranavirus Iridoviridae Unassigned double stranded DNA viruses, no RNA stage
Bacterial Kidney Disease Renibacterium salmoninarum Sanders and Fryer 1980 Micrococcaceae Actinomycetales
Spring Viremia of Carp Virus (SVCV) Rhabdovirus SVCV Rhabdoviridae Mononegavirales
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus (VHSV) Rhabdovirus VHSV Rhabdoviridae Mononegavirales
Infectious Hypodermal Haematopoietic Necrosis (IHHN) Parvovirus IHHN Parvoviridae Unassigned single stranded DNA viruses
white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) Whispovirus Nimaviridae Unassigned Viruses
blueback herring Alosa aestivalis (Mitchill, 1814) Clupeidae Clupeiformes
brown mussel Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758) Mytilidae Mytiloida
amber snail Calcisuccinea dominicensis L. Pfeiffer, 1853 Succineidae Stylommatophora
Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 Mytilidae Mytiloida
Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1853 Varunidae Decapoda
gray-speckled crayfish Orconectes palmeri creolanus (Creaser, 1933) Cambaridae Decapoda
Australian tubeworm Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923) Serpulidae Canalipalpata
tubeworm Hydroides elegans (Haswell, 1883) Serpulidae Canalipalpata
MSX of Oysters Haplosporidium nelsoni Haplosporidiidae Haplosporida
Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus (Lesueur, 1840) Ictaluridae Siluriformes
green sunfish Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque 1819 Centrarchidae Perciformes
white perch Morone americana (Gmelin 1789) Moronidae Perciformes
yellow bass Morone mississippiensis (Jordan and Eigenmann, 1887) Moronidae Perciformes
spotted bass Micropterus punctulatus (Rafinesque, 1819) Centrarchidae Perciformes
brook stickleback Culaea inconstans (Kirtland, 1840) Gasterosteidae Gasterosteiformes
western mosquitofish Gambusia affinis S.F. Baird & Girard, 1853 Poeciliidae Cyprinodontiformes
fallow deer Dama dama (Linnaeus, 1758) Cervidae Artiodactyla
elk Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 Cervidae Artiodactyla
isopod Synidotea laticauda J. E. Benedict, 1897 Idoteidae Isopoda
kudzu Pueraria montana (Lour.)Merr. Fabaceae Fabales
cat (feral) Felis catus (feral type) Linnaeus Felidae Carnivora
Chinese mystery snail Cipangopaludina chinensis (J. E. Gray, 1833) Viviparidae Architaenioglossa
cane toad Bufo marinus (Linnaeus, 1758) Bufonidae Anura
red-eared slider Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied-Neuwied, 1839) Emydidae Testudines
African giant snail Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822) Achatinidae Stylommatophora
smut Tilletia spp. Tul. & C. Tul. Tilletiaceae Tilletiales
blue-green alga Microseira wollei (Farlow ex Gomont) G.B.McGregor & Sendall ex Kenins Oscillatoriaceae Oscillatoriales
rusty crayfish Faxonius rusticus (Girard, 1852) Cambaridae Decapoda
common water hyacinth Pontederia crassipes Martius Pontederiaceae Liliales