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Firewood - Bad Bugs
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Invasive Species
There are insects, plants and animals that are native to our area and those that are not. In our transient, global society, insects have ample opportunity to travel to our area on lumber trucks and other forms of transport, for example. This import of invasive insects disrupts the natural ecological cycle. For some species, there is no natural check and balance and the insect flourishes at the expense of native plants. Below is information about the most abundant invasive species in Minnesota.
Invasive Species Information
The Minnesota Invasive Species Advisory Council (MISAC) has information about invasive species and the efforts to address them in Minnesota. It includes information about rankings of invasive species threats to the state, access to a database of locations of invasive species infestations, how to identify and report invasive species sightings, informational products, invasive species regulations, contact information for programs and people who work on invasive species, as well as links to select species profiles, and links to other web sites about invasive species. For more information, click here.
Related Links
- Aquatic animals
- Aquatic plants
- Asian Lady Beetle
- Buckthorn
- Earthworms
- Emerald Ash Bore
- Garlic Mustard
- Gypsy Moth
- Milfoil, Eurasian
- Purple loosestrife
- Reed Canary Grass
- DNR link to invasive species
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