1. INVASIVE SPECIES

2. Eurasian boar Native to Europe/asia
Fascilities located in New York in the 1990s
The eurassion boars escaped from shooting
The boar then began to breed in the wild
The boars eat the eggs of native ground birds
And destroy crops and eating young fawns
And domestic livestock
To deal with the boar the state traps and kills
The whole group of boars at one time

3. Damage done by a Eurasian boar

4. Sirex woodwasp How it got to NY is unknown but it was
Discovered in a trap in 2004
It is native to Europe Asia and north Africa
Destroys red pine trees
The wasp lays eggs on a tree and the toxic
Mucus that is with the egg kills the tree’s cells
Females are sterilized using a nematode to
Control these invasive creatures

5. Damage done by the sirex woodwasp

6. Emerald Ash Borer Native to china Came to new York on imported wood
Kills off ash trees
The larvae of the pest burrows into
The ash tree which is native to new York
Wood infected with this creature is
burned

7. Damage done by the emerald ash borer

8. Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Native to asia
Came to new York on imported wood
Destroys hemlock
Newly hatched HWA feed on the Hemlock’s
Stored starches. This makes the tree’s
Health decline.
chemical insecticides are used to manage the HWA

9. Damage done by the HWA

10. Sea Lamprey Native to the alantic ocean
Came here through manmade canals
Sucks the insides out of native fish
Native fish decline
Barriers are in place to stop the spread of these creatures

11. Spiny Waterflea Native to Europe and Asia
Came to new York through the discharge of
contaminated cargo ship ballast water
eats zooplankton which causes competition
With small native fish who also eat them
Native fish die
People are advised to Clean, drain, and dry your watercraft, trailer, and equipment to prevent the flea from spreading

12. Northern Snakehead native to Asia
Got to new York through being sold in
Pet stores then released into the wild
The creature eats native fish due to its
strong Predatory instinct
Kills off native fish which could greatly effect the aquatic ecosystem
To manage this creature they are trapped in nets and electro fished

13. Chinese mitten crab Native to china and south Korea
Thought to have been brought over by ship
May compete with the native blue crab
Their habits of burrowing may disrupt stream
Banks
to manage these creatures traps are placed on
The sides of dams

14. Asian longhorn beetle native to China and the Korean Peninsula
Arrived in wood packaging
Attacks maple trees
Maple is a valuable tree for New York
And to lose it would be devastating
To manage these creatures infected trees are quarantined

15. Spotted lantern fly native to China India Vietnam
Came to new York on a shipment of
Rocks with spotted lantern fly eggs in them
Attack fruit trees
Fruit trees are a important source of food
And to lose them would have us lose money and food
Spotted lantern flies are being trapped and exterminated before they
Spread badly