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Indiana

Exotic animal and plant pests are invading Indiana and multiplying, causing economic and visual damage. Fight back by learning the signs, reporting sightings and taking precautions.
– Indiana DNR

Resources

State Contacts

Phil Marshall

Entomology & Plant Pathology
pmarshall@dnr.in.gov
Ph: 812-358-9034

Eric Fischer

Fish and Wildlife Division
efischer@dnr.in.gov
Ph: 317-234-3883

Top Reported Species

  • Multiflora rose: 7,654
  • Autumn olive: 3,546
  • Garlic mustard: 3,032
  • Moneywort: 2,514
  • Himalayan blackberry: 2,468
  • Japanese honeysuckle: 2,371
  • Chinese lespedeza: 888
  • Japanese stiltgrass: 534
  • Reed canarygrass: 487
  • Brown marmorated stink bug: 428

Recent Observations

Prohibited Aquatic Species

African Oxygen weed
Anchored Water Hyacinth
Arrowhead
Asian Marshweed
Brazilian Elodea
Brittle Water-Nymph
Caulerpa (Killer Algae)
Chinese Waterspinach
Curlyeaf Pondweed
Ducklettuce
Eurasian Watermilfoil
European Frog-Bit
Exotic Bur-Reed
Flowering Rush
Giant Salvina
Heartshaped False Pickerelweed
Hydrilla
Indian Swampweed
Mosquito Fern
Narrowleaf Cattail
Parrot Feather Watermilfoil
Water Chestnut
Yellow Flag Iris
Yellow floating Heart

Noxious Weed

Canada Thistle
Johnsongrass
Goatsrue
Giant Hogweed

Prohibited Terrestrial Species

Kudzu
Multiflora Rose
Purple Loosestrife