Invasive Insects
Browse invasive insect profiles, impacts, source-backed records, and public map points.
Species profiles
Asian longhorned beetle
Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky, 1854)
A wood-boring beetle that attacks maples and other hardwood trees.
InsectBrown marmorated stink bug
Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855)
A broad-feeding stink bug that damages crops and overwinters in buildings.
InsectEmerald ash borer
Agrilus planipennis
A wood-boring beetle that attacks ash trees and has spread widely in North America.
InsectHemlock woolly adelgid
Adelges tsugae
A sap-feeding insect that infests hemlock trees and is recognizable by white woolly egg sacs.
InsectRed imported fire ant
Solenopsis invicta
An aggressive ant species that establishes large colonies in disturbed habitats.
InsectSpongy moth
Lymantria dispar
A defoliating moth whose larvae feed on many hardwood trees.
InsectSpotted lanternfly
Lycorma delicatula (White, 1845)
A planthopper that feeds on many plants and spreads through egg masses on transported materials.