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Invasive alien species – Slideshow

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Yellow Starthistle, Centurea solstitialis



Orange Hawkweed



Japanese Knot weed, Polygonum cuspidatum



Puncturevine



Apple infected with Apple Maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella



Asian Longhorn beetle, Anophlophora glabripennis



Eastern filbert blight, Anisogramma anomala



European Brown Garden Snail, Helix aspersa (muller)



Gypsy moth caterpillars



Gypsy moth eggs



Himalayan Balsam, Impatiens glandulifera



Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica



Peaches infected with plum pox virus



Image: Rust on Daylily caused by Puccinia hemerocallidis



Image: Geranium Southern Bacterial Wilt, Ralstonia solanacearum



Image: Sudden oak death on rhododendron leaves, Phytophthora ramorum



Image: Chrysanthemum infected with white rust, Puccinia horiana



Yellow flag iris, iris pseudacorus


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PHOTOS courtesy of Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; BCMAFF: Japanese Knotweed, Apple maggot, White rust; Eric Odense, Canadian Food Inspection Agency: European Brown Garden Snail; E.Bradford Walker, Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation ForestryImages.org: Japanese beetle; Everett Hansen, Oregon State University: Sudden oak death rhododenron; Kenneth R. Law, USDA APHIS PPQ www.forestryImages.org: Asian longhorned beetle; E. BCMAFF: white rust, Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed; Dr. Tom Hsiang, University of University of Guelph: rust on Daylily; Gerry Walker: peaches; Robert H. Mohlenbrock @ USDA, NRCS 1995-Northeastern Wetlands Flora @ PLANTS Database: Yellowflag iris