This webinar highlights how U.S. Geological Survey scientists are advancing innovative, science based approaches to prevent, detect, and manage invasive species across diverse ecosystems. Presentations explore the role of invasion biology within a One Health framework, emerging point of use environmental DNA tools for invasive species, parasite, and pathogen surveillance, and the use of molecular […]

Wild boar are among the most destructive invasive mammals in North America, posing serious risks to agriculture, ecosystems, and human health.

The New World screwworm remains one of the most serious transboundary threats to animal health, livelihoods, and public health in the Americas.

From the introduction of deadly microbes into seafood to the clogging of cooling systems of a nuclear power plant, marine invasive species are more than just costly pests that harm food webs.

Invasive species pose a growing and often underrecognized threat to American food security, public health, and economic stability.