Shepaug Valley School Library: Sixth Grade—Invasive Species

Invasive Species List 2025

Broad Resources: Good for beginning!

•  Scholastic GO!

  • shepaugsd

  • Flix

• Explora for Middle School

More Specific Resources: Great for narrowing down to your chosen invasive species! 

• United States Department of Agriculture National Invasive Species Information Center

• University of Connecticut Invasive Plant List

• Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Invasive Species

  • Awesome starting point!

• Connecticut DEEP Aquatic Invasive Species

• Connecticut DEEP CT Aquatic Invasive Freshwater Mollusks and Crustaceans 

• Native Plant Trust: Go Botany

  • An AWESOME resource for invasive plants!

1. Jumping Worm 

   1. Forest Service

   2. Cornell University

2. Zebra Mussel 

   1. Candlewood Lake Authority

      1. Be sure to check out the entire site—including the webinar (video) about the Zebra Mussel population!

3. European Starling 

   1. Cornell Lab: All About Birds

   2. American Bird Conservancy

   3. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: USDA

4. Kudzu

   1. The Nature Conservancy

   2. New York Invasive Species Information

5. Asian Long-horned beetle (is in NY and MA already)

   1. United States Department of Agriculture: Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (This is a pamphlet)

   2. New York Invasive Species

6. Water Hyacinth 

   1. University of Florida: Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

   2. Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

   3. Native Land Trust: Go Botany

7. Purple Loosestrife

   1. UCONN

   2. Westborough Land Trust (This is a pamphlet)

   3. Invasive.org

8. Emerald Ash Borer

   1. Connecticut DEEP

   2. Middlesex, CT Land Trust

9. Garlic Mustard  

   1. UCONN: Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group

   2. New York Invasive Species Information

10. Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

    1. Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station

    2. Cornell Cooperative Extension

11. Burning Bush 

    1. Connecticut Gardener

    2. University of Connecticut: Integrated Pest Management

12. Spongy Moth (formerly known as Gypsy Moth)

    1. Connecticut DEEP

    2. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

13. Water Chestnut 

    1. New York Invasive Species Information

    2. Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (This is a pamphlet)

14. European Green Crab

    1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (This is a pamphlet)

    2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

15. Spotted Lanternfly

    1. CT DEEP

    2. B. United States Fish & Wildlife Service

16. Rusty crayfish 

    1. USGS

    2. Smithsonian

17. Chinese Mitten Crab 

    1. New York Invasive Species Information

    2. CT Insider

18. Mile a Minute Weed

    1. University of Connecticut: Integrated Plant Management

    2. Cornell Cooperative Extension

19. Common Reed

    1. Connecticut Wildlife (Article is on page 4; this is an article in a magazine)

    2. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (This is a pamphlet)

20. Yellow floating-heart 

    1. D.C.R. Office of Water Resources, Lakes and Ponds Program (State of Massachusetts; This is a pamphlet)

    2. UConn Connecticut Invasive Plant List (Scroll until you see Yellow floating heart, as there are multiple links for you to choose from!)

21. Curly Leaf Pond Weed

    1. Native Plant Trust: Go Botany

    2. Paul Smith’s College

22. Norway Maple

    1. University of Connecticut: Invasive Plant Working Group

    2. Connecticut Gardener

23. Tree of Heaven

    1. University of Connecticut: Integrated Pest Management

    2. Invasive Plant Species in Chester, Connecticut

24. Japanese Knotweed

    1. University of Connecticut: Integrated Plant Management

    2. Connecticut Gardener

25. Asian Shore Crab

    1. USGS

    2.  

26. Asian Stalked Tunicate (sea squirt)

    1. University of Florida

    2. Hartford Courant

27. Rugosa Rose

    1. Native Plant Trust: Go Botany

    2. Invasive Plant Atlas

28. Mute Swan

    1. CT DEEP

    2. CT Insider

29. Common Periwinkle 

    1. Seacoast Online

    2. Smithsonian

30. Oriental Bittersweet

    1. Invasive Species Management Lower Hudson

    2. University of Connecticut: Invasive Plant Working Group

31. Autumn Olive

    1. The Nature Conservancy

    2. University of Connecticut: Integrated Pest Management

32. Multiflora Rose

    1. Brandywine Conservancy

    2. University of Connecticut: Integrated Pest Management

33. Japanese Barberry

    1. University of Connecticut: Integrated Pest Management

    2. Connecticut Gardener