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Iowa
Welcome to the Midwest Invasive Species Information Network’s Iowa page! Here you will find contact information and invasive species resources for the state.
Resources
Iowa DNR: Invasive Plant Species
Iowa DNR: Fighting Invasive Species
Northeastern Area State & Private Forestry: Forest Invasive Plants Resource Center
Defenders of Wildlife: Invasive Species in Iowa
State Contacts
Kim Bogenschutz
AIS Program Coordinator
kim.bogenschutz@dnr.iowa.gov
Ph:
515-432-2823 ext. 103
Jason Euchner
Aquatic Invasive Species
jason.euchner@dnr.iowa.gov
Ph:
515-432-2823
Top Reported Species
Brown marmorated stink bug: 28
Callery pear: 15
Zebra mussel: 15
Asian clam: 11
Japanese knotweed: 5
Silver carp: 5
Banded mystery snail: 5
Lambsquarters: 4
Bighead carp: 3
Winged burningbush: 3
Recent Observations
Japanese knotweed in Dubuque County, IA
on May 15, 2023
Japanese knotweed in Dubuque County, IA
on May 15, 2023
Japanese knotweed in Dubuque County, IA
on May 10, 2023
Japanese knotweed in Jackson County, IA
on May 10, 2023
Zebra mussel in Dickinson County, IA
on February 17, 2023
Prohibited Species
Garlic Mustard
Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Hop
Multiflora Rose
Oriental Bittersweet
Purple Loosestrife
Teasel
Primary Noxious Weeds
Bull thistle
Canada thistle
Common Buckthorn
Field bindweed
Glossy Buckthorn
Horse nettle
Leafy spurge
Perennial pepper-grass
Perennial sow thistle
Quack grass
Russian knapweed
Also including all other species of thistles belonging in the genera of Cirsium and Carduus.
Secondary Noxious Weeds
Buckhorn
Butterprint
Cocklebur
Multiflora rose
Poison hemlock
Puncture vine
Shattercane
Sheep sorrel
Smooth dock
Sour dock
Teasel
Wild carrot
Wild mustard
Wild sunflower