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Rebecca McPeakeProfessor/Ext Spec-Wildlife Phone: (501) 671-2285Email: rmcpeake@uada.edu
Office: University of Arkansas System Division of AgricultureCooperative Extension Service2301 S. University Avenue Little Rock, AR 72204
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What insects cause problems for us? What kind of problems do they cause? What can we do about the problems these invasive insects cause? The links below lead to information about an array of invasive insects in our state.
Asian longhorned beetle is an invasive insect from Asia. It has not been found in Arkansas yet; however, it could arrive at any time hidden in packing crates. Asian longhorned beetle attacks and kills many of the hardwood trees that create Arkansas’ uniquely diverse wildlife habitat.
Image: Melody Keena, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Emerald ash borer is an invasive insect from Asia. It was discovered in southwest Arkansas in 2014. This pest kills essentially all of the ash trees it infests. Ash, a valuable hardwood in our forests, will likely be all but eradicated from Arkansas.
Image: Debbie Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Learn more about the emerald ash borer
Gypsy moth was introduced to the U.S. from Europe in 1868 in an effort to breed a better silk worm. Some of the gypsy moths escaped and have been spreading toward Arkansas since then. Arkansas has occasional confirmed reports of gypsy moth, most recently in the summer of 2012.
Image: USDA APHIS PPQ , USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) is looking to find all infested boxwoods and destroy them as soon as possible before these devastating moths have a chance to become established.
Image: Matteo Maspero and Andrea Tantardini, Centro MiRT ‐ Fondazione Minoprio, Italy.
Learn how to identify and report
View list of invasive vertebrate pests
Image: Clint Turnage, USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services
See all invasive diseases
Image: Ned Tisserat, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
See a list of invasive plants threatening Arkansas
Image: David Teem, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
Attack of the Invasive SpeciesA fact sheet from the APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine section describing the invasive pest problems and solutions.