Category: Invasive Species

The Spiny Water Flea competes with panfish and perch for food, thus reducing their numbers. Spiny Water Flea Food Preference The spiny water flea eats smaller planktonic organisms. Its diet consists mostly of zooplankton...

The Zebra muscle is a small muscle, but it has very sharp edges that can easily tear skin resulting in deep cuts. Environmental Consequences The Zebra mussels were first detected in Canada and the United States in 1988 in Lake...

An invasive species is defined as, “Any species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native, and that has since become a nuisance through rapid spread and increase in numbers, often to the detriment...

The rusty crayfish is one of approximately 350 crayfish species that can be found in North American waters. Rusty crayfish as the name implies, have a brown body, and greenish-rusty coloured claws with dark black bands near the...

The goby’s ability to survive in poor environments makes it easy to take over an area. As mentioned above, the Round Goby was accidentally introduced into the North American Great Lakes by way of ballast water transfer in...

When spooked, the Silver Carp jump several feet out of the water and as a result, they have caused numerous injuries including broken rids and noses. Silver Carp Invasion By 2003, Silver Carp had spread into the Mississippi,...

The danger from the Lionfish is four-fold: 1) it has large spines that are highly poisonous, 2) has no predators in the Atlantic, 3) is a voracious eater and 4) native species are not familiar enough with it to evade it....