Our task is to build a list of invasive species that live in Michigan. Please post the name of the species and the web page where you found the information. Also include the following information using bullets:
- Name of species
- Where it came from
- The problems that it causes
- Additional Information
Example
Asian Carp
- Comes from Europe
- Eats zooplankton that is a primary food source for native fish during early life stages
- These fish reproduce quickly and overwhelm any ecosystem where they are introduced. People have tried to get rid of them by killing all fish in the lake with a poison, and then re-stocking the desirable species.
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http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/flora-fauna/invasive/perch.html
White Perch
Comes from the Atlantic Ocean
Eats walleye in great Lakes
Came though the canals into Great Lakes
Kevin Crow
•Emerald Ash Borer
•Asia
•Breaks down trees
•It was found in Detroit Michigan in a crate and it spread out in northern Michigan
• Spiny Water flea
• Great Britain and northern Europe
• Eat food that young perch and other small fish eat.
• These animals reproduce rapidly; they can have 10 young in 2 weeks. They also have a sharp barb and spine that is dangerous to any curious fish.
Asian Tiger Mosquito
Asia in 1985 encephalitis
It gives people viruses such as Eastern equine encephalitis and the west nile virus too.
It arrived here on accident hiding in the tires of an importer person, its scientific name is Aedes albopictus.
Emerald Ash Borer
http://www.emeraldashborer.info/
•Windsor, Ontario
•The adult beetles nibble on ash foliage but cause little damage. The larvae (the immature stage) feed on the inner bark of ash trees, disrupting the tree's ability to transport water and nutrients.
Emerald Ash Borer
•Windsor, Ontario
•The adult beetles nibble on ash foliage but cause little damage. The larvae (the immature stage) feed on the inner bark of ash trees, disrupting the tree's ability to transport water and nutrients.
•Emerald ash borer probably arrived in the United States on solid wood packing material carried in cargo ships or airplanes originating in its native Asia.
Emerald Ash Borer
http://www.nwf.org/wildlife/pdfs/MichiganInvasives.pdf
•It came from China, Korea, Japan, Mongolia and Eastern Russia
•It is in Michigan, Ohio, Maryland, and Virginia
•The infestation has spread 5,600 square miles
•Has killed over 6 million trees
Dutch Elm Disease
http://www.biodiversitypartners.org/invasive/factsheets/MI.pdf
•Fungus
•Asia not Dutch
•1 strain of the disease arrived 1930 in Cleveland
•Elms were once the nation’s street tree. It has killed over 1,000,000 trees.
•Brook trout
•Atlantic Ocean
•Eats alwifes that other fish are supposed to eat
•In cricks through out Michigan
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Oriental weatherfish
Noel Burkhead
Windsor Aguirre
• It came from Kobe, Japan.
• Unknown.
California populations were apparently descended from individuals that had escaped from a local goldfish farm, possibly as early as the 1930s (St. Amant and Hoover 1969).
Tyler Hurry
Oriental weatherfish
Noel Burkhead
Windsor Aguirre
• It came from Kobe, Japan.
• Unknown.
California populations were apparently descended from individuals that had escaped from a local goldfish farm, possibly as early as the 1930s (St. Amant and Hoover 1969).
Ruffe
•St.Louis River
•Slowly the Ruffe is taking over Lake Superior.
•They only live 7 to 11 years.
www.anstaskforce.gov/spoc/ruffe.php
• Emerald ash borer.
• Asia
• It nibbles on ash and it puts its in tree’s.
• It was discovered in Detroit the summer of 2002.
•_invaderFound in Ohio
•Grow really fast and eat native crayfish
• Rusty crayfish also live in Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ontario, and India. And many more spots
Eurasian Ruffe
http://www.miseagrant.umich.edu/ais/fish.html
•Came from Eurasia
•They grow rapidly
•Has a sharp back fine making it hard for fish to eat
.They eliminating the food source for other fish
Round Goby
• St. Lawrence Seaway
• Dominate the aquatic community in both numbers and biomass
• The most problematic invasive species include alewife, common carp, Eurasionruffle, Eurasian water milfoil, purple loosestrife, quagga mussels, rainbow smelt, round goby, rusty Cray fish
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Purple Loosestrife
Europe and Asia;
introduced in 1800s
as ornamental and
medicinal plant or
ship ballast water
Displaces native wetland plants;
has less food and habitat value
for waterfowl and other wildlife
Found
throughout
Michigan and US
Emerald ash borer
In just two years the emerald
ash borer has killed over 7
million trees in MI and it is
spreading quickly despite
quarantine efforts
Now found in
20 counties in
MI, spreading
to IN, OH &
Ontario
this spices is from Asia; discovered near
Detroit in 2002,
probably entered in
solid wood packing
material
The type of species is a Beetle
Purple Loosestife
Europe and Asia
Displaces native wetlands; has less food and habitat value for waterfowl and other wildlife.
Found throughout Michigan and the U.S.
Emerald ash borer
Asia; discovered near
Detroit in 2002,
probably entered in
solid wood packing
material
In just two years the emerald
ash borer has killed over 7
million trees in MI and it is
spreading quickly despite
quarantine efforts
Now found in
20 counties in
MI, spreading
to IN, OH &
Ontario
Eurasian watermilfoil
Comes from Europe
In shallow areas the plant can interfere with water recreation such as boating, fishing, and swimming. The plant's floating canopy can also crowd out important native water plants
spread by bots and water birds
1. silver carp 2. The silver carp is a filter feeder
3.
garlic mustared
Europe; brought by
settlers as a vitaminrich
winter herb
Ranges from
Canada, south
to Virginia
and west to
Kansas and
Nebraska
Grows earlier in spring than
native plants, allowing it to
dominate forest understory and
crowd out natives
whit perch
comes fromthe atlantic ocean
eats walleyein great lakes
came throuth
White Perch
Origan:Hudson River to Chesapeake Bay
The White Perch is an invasive species in Michigan from the Chesapeake Bay.
the zebra mussle
new zeland
emerald ash borer
it was found in detrout mi
it braeks down trees
West Nile Virus
Europe; Brought by settlers as a vitaminrich winther herb
Virus
Africa; first
discovered in NY in
1999 and has since
spread west
First
discovered in
MI in 2001
and has been
found every
year since
A mosquito-borne virus, it is
spread primarily through birds,
but also to mammals like
humans causing encephalitis
and/or meningitis
West Nile Virus
Europe; Brought by settlers as a vitaminrich winther herb
Virus
Africa; first
discovered in NY in
1999 and has since
spread west
First
discovered in
MI in 2001
and has been
found every
year since
A mosquito-borne virus, it is
spread primarily through birds,
but also to mammals like
humans causing encephalitis
and/or meningitis
SiErRa MiLeRs
Purple Loostrife
Eroupe and Asia
Displaces native wetland plants;
has less food and habitat value for Waterfowl and other Wildlife
Foundout through Michigan and U.S
SiErRa MiLeRs
Purple Loostrife
Eroupe and Asia
Displaces native wetland plants;
has less food and habitat value for Waterfowl and other Wildlife
Foundout through Michigan and U.S
Mediterranean fruit fly
• The Mediterranean fruit fly is one of the world’s most destructive fruit pests.
• These fruit flies are mostly detected in Florida and California.
• Mediterranean fruit flies are very harmful to their ecosystems because they attack more than 260 fruits, plants, nuts, and vegetables.
Mediterranean Fruit Fly
Asian lady bettle
•
The multi-colored Asian lady beetle is a native of Asia, and like many exotic species, has readily adapted to climates and habitats in the U.S. As with most lady beetles, it is a highly beneficial predator of insect pests, especially aphids.
Asian lady bettle
•
The multi-colored Asian lady beetle is a native of Asia, and like many exotic species, has readily adapted to climates and habitats in the U.S. As with most lady beetles, it is a highly beneficial predator of insect pests, especially aphids.
• Michigan Sea Grant
• Round Guppy.
• Doesn’t say were it’s from.
• Responsible for extirpations of at least three species of small, native, bottom-dwelling fish.
Amur Maple
Native to China
It is 10-20 inches tall
It has been here since 1860
It produces colorful fall foliage
Amur Maple
Native to China
It is 10-20 inches tall
It has been here since 1860
It produces colorful fall foliage
Asian Carp
• North America
• Dominates fresh water
• Carp have been an important food fish too humans
• Carp is a common name for various fresh water fish
• Some people consider cyprinid fishes
• Carps are a part of a very large group of fish
• This kind of carp is an Asian carp because it comes Asia.
Emerald ash
borer
Beetle Asia; discovered near
Detroit in 2002,
probably entered in
solid wood packing
material
Now found in
20 counties in
MI, spreading
to IN, OH &
Ontario
In just two years the emerald
ash borer has killed over 7
million trees in MI and it is
spreading quickly despite
quarantine efforts
1. Dutch elm disease
2. Asia; one strain of the disease arrived in the1930s in Cleveland,
OH on infected elm logs from Europe; more virulent strain
arrived in 1940s.
2. Elms were once the nation’s
most popular urban street tree,
have now largely disappeared
from both urban and forested
landscapes. It is estimated that
“Dutch” elm disease has killed
over 100 million trees.
3. American elm originally ranged in all states east of
Rockies- most of this area is infested.
Liverwort (conocpholum conicum) - Liverworts are non flowering plants related to the mosses. Though frequently overlooked, perhaps because of their small size, liverworts represent a diverse and ecologically important group of plants. Conocephalum conicum can be identified by its flattened, spotted plant body and a faint sweet scent produced when rubbed between the fingers.
These are all kinds of pics of the Liverwort.
It doesn’t say where they came from.
They may form dense mats that prevent the growth of grasses in a lawn.
The Liverwort can also make slippery patches in certain places.
The also grow on balcony’s
I have no idea where they came from.
Emerald ash
borer
Beetle Asia; discovered near
Detroit in 2002,
probably entered in
solid wood packing
material
Now found in
20 counties in
MI, spreading
to IN, OH &
Ontario
In just two years the emerald
ash borer has killed over 7
million trees in MI and it is
spreading quickly despite
quarantine efforts
1. Zebra mussel Mollusk
2. Caspian Sea,
region of
Asia;
3. accidentally
released into Lake St.
Clair in 1988 in ship
ballast water
4. Found in
Great Lakes,
plus 193 other
Michigan
Lakes
5. Voracious filter feeders that outcompete
native animals; fouls
boats & clogs intake pipes at
power plants and municipal water sources
Native To: Eurasia
Date of U.S. Introduction: 1986
Means of Introduction: Ballast water
Impact: Competes with native species
Current U.S. Distribution: Great Lakes
1.West NileVirus
2.Virus Africa; first
discovered in NY in
1999 and has since
spread west
3.First
discovered in
MI in 2001
and has been
found every
year since
4.A mosquito-borne virus, it is
spread primarily through birds,
but also to mammals like
humans causing encephalitis
and/or meningitis
Purple Loosestrife (USDA)
1. zebra mussel
2. capian sea reagion of aisa
3. accidently released into lake st.clair in 1988 in ship ballast water
4. found in great lakes pluse 193 other lakes and rivers
1. Garlic Mustard
2. It is a Weed
3. Europe; brought by
settlers as a vitaminrich
winter herb
4. Ranges from
Canada, south
to Virginia
and west to
Kansas and
Nebraska
5. Grows earlier in spring than
native plants, allowing it to
dominate forest understory and
crowd out natives
1)Emerald ash
borer
2)Beetle Asia; discovered near
3)Detroit in 2002,
probably entered in
solid wood packing
material
4)Now found in
20 counties in
MI, spreading
to IN, OH &
Ontario
In just two years the emerald
ash borer has killed over 7
million trees in MI and it is
spreading quickly despite
quarantine efforts
1.Garlic mustard
2.weed
3.Europe; brought by
settlers as a vitaminrich
winter herb
4.Ranges from
Canada, south
to Virginia
and west to
Kansas and
Nebraska
5.Grows earlier in spring than
native plants, allowing it to
dominate forest understory and
crowd out natives
Zebra mussel Mollusk Caspian Sea region of
Asia; accidentally
released into Lake St.
Clair in 1988 in ship
ballast water
Found in
Great Lakes,
plus 193 other
Michigan
Lakes
Voracious filter feeders that outcompete
native animals; fouls
boats & clogs intake pipes at
power plants and municipal
water sources
1.Dutch elm
disease
2.Fungus Asia; one strain of the
disease arrived in the
1930s in Cleveland,
OH on infected elm
logs from Europe; a
more virulent strain
arrived in 1940s
American elm
originally
ranged in all
states east of
Rockies- most
of this area is
infested
3.Elms were once the nation’s
most popular urban street tree,
have now largely disappeared
from both urban and forested
landscapes. It is estimated that
“Dutch” elm disease has killed
over 100 million trees.
1.Dutch elm
disease
2.Fungus
3.Asia; one strain of the
disease arrived in the
1930s in Cleveland,
OH on infected elm
logs from Europe; a
more virulent strain
arrived in 1940s
4.American elm
originally
ranged in all
states east of
Rockies- most
of this area is
infested
5.Elms were once the nation’s
most popular urban street tree,
have now largely disappeared
from both urban and forested
landscapes. It is estimated that
“Dutch” elm disease has killed
over 100 million trees.
1.Zebra mussel Mollusk Caspian Sea
2.accidentally
released into Lake St.
Clair in 1988 in ship
ballast water
3.Found in
Great Lakes,
plus 193 other
Michigan
Lakes
4.Voracious filter feeders that outcompete
native animals
Zebra mussel Mollusk Caspian Sea region of
Asia; accidentally
released into Lake St.
Clair in 1988 in ship
ballast water
Found in
Great Lakes,
plus 193 other
Michigan
Lakes
Voracious filter feeders that outcompete
native animals; fouls
boats & clogs intake pipes at
power plants and municipal water sorces
1 Emerald ash borer
2 Asia
3 Destroys trees
4 It was found in Solid wood packging materials.
1.Garlic mustard
2.Weed
3.Europe;brought by settlers as a vitamin rich winter herb
4.Ranges from Canada,south to Virginia and west to
Kansas and Nebraska
5.Grows earlier in spring than
native plants, allowing it to
dominate forest understory and
crowd out natives
1. Dutch elm disease
2. Fungus
3. Asia; one strain of the
disease arrived in the
1930s in Cleveland,
OH on infected elm
logs from Europe; a
more virulent strain
arrived in 1940s
4. American elm
originally
ranged in all
states east of
Rockies- most
of this area is
infested
5. Elms were once the nation’s
most popular urban street tree,
have now largely disappeared
from both urban and forested
landscapes. It is estimated that
“Dutch” elm disease has killed
over 100 million trees.
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1.mollusk
2.bettle
3.fungus
4.weed
5.virus
Zebra mussel Mollusk Caspian Sea region of
Asia; accidentally
released into Lake St.
Clair in 1988 in ship
ballast water
Found in
Great Lakes,
plus 193 other
Michigan
Lakes
Voracious filter feeders that outcompete
native animals; fouls
boats & clogs intake pipes at
power plants and municipal
water sources
1.Zebra mussel Mollusk
2.Caspian Sea region of
Asia; accidentally
3.released into Lake St.
Clair in 1988 in ship
ballast water
4.Found in
Great Lakes,
plus 193 other
Michigan
Lakes
Voracious filter feeders that outcompete
native animals; fouls
boats & clogs intake pipes at
power plants and municipal
water sources
1 Emerald ash
borer
2 Beetle Asia; discovered near
Detroit in 2002,
3 probably entered in
solid wood packing
material
4 Now found in
20 counties in
MI, spreading
to IN, OH &
Ontario
5 In just two years the emerald
ash borer has killed over 7
million trees in MI and it is
spreading quickly despite
quarantine efforts
1.Zebra mussel Mollusk Caspian Sea region of
Asia; accidentally
2.released into Lake St.
Clair in 1988 in ship
ballast water
3.Found in
Great Lakes,
plus 193 other
Michigan
Lakes
4.Voracious filter feeders that outcompete
native animals; fouls
boats & clogs intake pipes at
power plants and municipal
water sources
1. Zebra mussel Mollusk
2. Caspian Sea region of
Asia;
3. accidentally
released into Lake St.
Clair in 1988 in ship
ballast water
4. Found in
Great Lakes,
plus 193 other
Michigan
Lakes
5. Voracious filter feeders that outcompete
native animals;
6.fouls
boats & clogs intake pipes at
power plants and municipal
water sources
1. Garlic mustard
Weed Europe; brought by
settlers as a vitaminrich
winter herb
2. Ranges from
Canada, south
to Virginia
and west to
Kansas and
Nebraska
3. Grows earlier in spring than
native plants, allowing it to
dominate forest understory and
crowd out natives
NAME:Duch elm disease
TYPE:Fungus
ORIGIN:Came in the 1930's and carried on into the 1940's
EXTENT:Mainly infected the rockies
DAMAGE:Killed over 1 million trees
1. Dutch elm
disease
2. Fungus Asia; one strain of the
disease arrived in the
1930s in Cleveland,
OH on infected elm
logs from Europe; a
more virulent strain
arrived in 1940s
3. American elm
originally
ranged in all
states east of
Rockies- most
of this area is
infested
4. Elms were once the nation’s
most popular urban street tree,
have now largely disappeared
from both urban and forested
landscapes. It is estimated that
“Dutch” elm disease has killed over one hundred million trees.
Frogbit is a free-floating aquatic herb that grows in marshes, ditches and swamps. Its miniature, heart-shaped leaves resemble those of water lilies.
Common to the temperate regions of Eurasia, Frogbit is considered an invasive plant in Canada and was identified in wetlands near Lake St. Clair (U.S. side) in 2000.
Frogbit forms dense mats on the surface of the water that can impede water traffic and reduce growth of native submersed aquatic plants.
*Killed more than 20 million ash trees in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. Most of the devastation is in southeastern Michigan.
*Caused regulatory agencies and the USDA to enforce quarantines (Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania) and fines to prevent potentially infested ash trees, logs or hardwood firewood from moving out of areas where EAB occurs.
*Cost municipalities, property owners, nursery operators and forest products industries tens of millions of dollars.
Japanese Hops
Japan and eastern China.
High reproductive rate, a long growth rate, and can displace native riverbank and flood plain vegetation.
http://www.miseagrant.umich.edu/pp/index.html
Purple loosestrife
comes from Eurpe and Asia
displaces native wetland plants has less food and habitt value for waterfowl and other wildlife
The Emerald Ash Border came from Asia. It breaks down trees, and was found in Detroit Michigan and now it has spread out in northern Michigan.
* Multi-Colored Asian Lady Bug
*It came from Asia
*It can creat troble when large numbers enter buildings or feed on late season food crops.
Zebra Mussels
They come from the caspian sea.
They eat food that native fish eat. They also take up lots o' space that other native animals meed. The gross little mussels attach themselves to objects. They like to attach themselves and completely cover the object. That is what those shellish things on the bottom of boat are, in case you were wonderin'. They clog up water pipes in water treatment facilities. Ewwwwwwwwwwwwww thats gross!!!! The zebra mussles eat food that other fish eat and cause the other fish to die. One fish species that is starting to die because of the evil striped little devils is the yellow perch. The little mussles were first found in Michigan in Lake St. Clair in 1988. Then that shells spread into other parts of the great lakes.
Purple
loosestrife
Wetland
plant
Europe and Asia;
introduced in 1800s
as ornamental and
medicinal plant or
ship ballast water
Found
throughout
Michigan and
U.S.
Displaces native wetland plants;
has less food and habitat value
for waterfowl and other wildlife
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1)Zebra Mussel
2)Came from the Caspian Sea in Europe
3)Gets into boats motor and destories them.Also cleans the water and that kills the fish.
4)Zebra mussels get their name from the striped pattern on their shells, though not all shells bear this pattern. They are usually about the size of a fingernail, but can grow to a maximum length of nearly two inches.
* hydrilla verticilla
* Europe
* reproduce quickly through other plants, blocks out sun from other plants, and can suck all the nutrience out of soil vin an instant
* can come attached to boats or subs though waterways
*www.greatlakes.net
*the spiny water flea
*Europe
*It eats plankton, which other young fish need to survive.
*Found in Lake Huron in 1984, probably from ballast water
*Eurasian water-milfoil
*Comes from Northeren Europe and Asia
*Was found in the Great Lakes in the 1960s
*Reduces the fish population
~ Sea Lamprey
~ Europe
~ Attaches to sea animals and kills them
~ Came on sea animals and spread through rivers and lakes
Lionfish (Pterois volitans)
Native To: Pacific Ocean
Date of U.S. Introduction: 1992
Means of Introduction: Aquarium trade
Impact: Preys on native species; has venomous spines
Current U.S. Distribution: Atlantic Coast of FL, GA, NC (Map)
Internet Resources:
Federal Government
State Government
University/Academic
International
Organizations
*Dutch elm disease
*Fungus
*Asia; one strain of the
disease arrived in the
1930s in Cleveland,
OH on infected elm
logs from Europe; a
more virulent strain
arrived in 1940s
*American elm
originally
ranged in all
states east of
Rockies- most
of this area is
infested
*Elms were once the nation’s
most popular urban street tree,
have now largely disappeared
from both urban and forested
landscapes. It is estimated that
“Dutch” elm disease has killed
over 100 million trees.
The Spiny Water Flea
*It came from Great Britain and Northern Europe.
*They eat zooplankton, and during the summer the females can produce up to 10 eggs every 2 weeks.
*They stick to boats with there spines.
name: common carp
caspian sea
degrades shallow lakes by causing excessive turbidity
unententional realease in 1879
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