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Quiet Invasion: Invasive Plants & Animals of the Houston Galveston Region & Upper Texas Coast

The species listed in this field guide are identified by the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARCresearch.org) as current or potential invasive species (plants and animals) in the Houston-Galveston region, Lower Galveston Bay Watershed and Upper Texas Coast. For more information, visit ...more ↓

African Cluster Bug 1
Agonoscelis puberula
Argentine Ant 2
Linepithema humile
Asian Long-horned Beetle 3
Anoplophora glabripennis
Asian Shore Crab 4
Hemigrapsus sanguineus
Asian Tiger Mosquito 5
Aedes albopictus
Common Bed Bug 6
Cimex lectularius
Cactus Moth 7
Cactoblastis cactorum
Chinese Mitten Crab 8
Eriocheir sinensis
Emerald Ash Borer 9
Agrilus planipennis
Green Shore Crab 8
Carcinus maenas
Carcinus aestuarii 10
Formosan subterranean termite 11
Coptotermes formosanus
Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab 12
Charybdis hellerii
Pharaoh's Ant 2
Monomorium pharaonis
Red Imported Fire Ant 13
Solenopsis invicta
Tawny Crazy Ant 14
Nylanderia fulva
giant tiger prawn 15
Penaeus monodon

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