Internet Resources
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Excellent, up-to-date information about invasive species and their control is available on the web. Take advantage of the following websites.
Weed and invasive species information
- Iowa Weed Commissioners. Includes weed identification brochures from nearby states and the Hawkeye Cooperative Weed Management website
- Midwest Invasive Plant Network Invasive Plant Control Database. Information on controlling
invasive plants common to the Midwest. - Invasive Plant Fact Sheets from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Many of the species covered are also troublesome in Iowa. The fact sheets discuss identification, distribution and biology.
- Invasive Plants webpage from the Missouri Department of Conservation. These pages outline ID and control of many invasive and troublesome Iowa species.
- Invasive Plants webpage from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Good general invasive plant management information and fact sheets from the University of Wisconsin's Integrated Pest and Crop Management program.
- Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States. Many of Iowa's invasive/nuisance plants are included in this list of invasive species of the Eastern United States. Pictures and control methods are provided.