Missouri
The State of Missouri has designated twelve weed species as noxious. The term noxious refers to the weed’s ability to cause economic harm to the state’s agriculture industry and to the high level of difficulty associated with controlling or eradicating the species.
– Missouri Dept. of Agriculture
State Contacts
Missouri Department of Conservationforest.health@mdc.mo.gov
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
info@moinvasives.org
Ph: 888-843-6739
Top Reported Species
Garlic mustard | 102 |
Amur honeysuckle | 74 |
Brown marmorated stink bug | 60 |
Reed canarygrass | 43 |
Black carp | 43 |
Asian clam | 22 |
Zebra mussel | 16 |
Invasive bittersweet | 13 |
Japanese stiltgrass | 13 |
Chinese lespedeza | 12 |
Recent Observations
- Velvetleaf in Jackson County, MO on August 19, 2023
- Jumping worm in St. Louis County, MO on June 26, 2023
- Scarlet lily beetle in Boone County, MO on May 14, 2023
- Brown marmorated stink bug in St. Louis County, MO on November 01, 2020
- Brown marmorated stink bug in Clay County, MO on November 29, 2020
Watch List
- Non-native wisterias
- Weeping lovegrass