House finch

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House finch

• -house finches are omnivores
• -each finch breeds two to four times a summer
• -the population was descended from caged birds
• -competes with the house sparrow for nesting
  sites
• Lays four to five eggs at a time
• Males are redish in color while the females are a
  dull brown

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Common carp
-one of the most adaptable fish in the
country -first ever foodfish -will eat anything
it comes across -they are bigger then most native
freshwater species -has been known to survive in
every freshwater habitat -can tolerate low oxygen
levels by gulping air
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House sparrow

• -descendants from few birds released in central
  park
• -compete with native species with food and
  nesting sites
• -they are native to Eurasia and northern Africa
• -they have two to three broods per season
• -they are located in cities towns and
  agricultural areas
• -builds globular nests in trees

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European starling
-black in coloration in the winter but turns
brown in the summer -
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Hemlock Woolly

• The Hemlock Woolly is a small aphid-like insect
  from Japan
• Hemlock Woollies attack eastern hemlocks
• Injures hemlocks by sucking sap and injecting a
  toxic saliva causing the needles to turn a
  grayish-green color and drop from the tree
  usually within a few months and causing the tree
  to die in a few years
• The Hemlock Woolly was first discovered in
  Pennsylvania in 1967
• They display several different forms during their
  life history, including winged and wingless forms
• insecticides is currently recommended for
  controlling the hemlock woolly

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Asian Longhorn Beetle

• Attacks maple species, including Norway, red,
  sugar, silver, box elder, and sycamore maple as
  well Horse chestnut trees
• The beetle is believed to have arrived in North
  America in the wooden packing material used in
  cargo shipments from China
• Asian Longhorn Beetle larvae eat the insides of
  trees, weakening them and eventually killing them
• Female Asian Longhorn Beetles lays about 35 eggs
• Asian Longhorn Beetle live only for 42 days
• Trees infested with the beetle must be burnt down

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Japanese Beetle

• Japanese beetles feed on about 300 species of
  plants, including poison ivy
• Japanese beetles usually feed in groups, causing
  severe damage to a plant
• These beetles feed from the top of the plant down
• Male beetles tend to be slightly smaller than the
  females
• Females lay about 40 to 60 eggs
• The Japanese beetles life cycle takes a year

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Japanese Cedar Longhorn Beetle

• Japanese Cedar Longhorn Beetle is a wood-boring
  beetle
• It was once thought to attack only dying trees,
  until recently when it was found attacking
  healthy trees in Milford, Connecticut
• Females lay their eggs in tree bark crevices
• Japanese Cedar Longhorn Beetles leave a small
  oval exit holes
• These beetles are often found at the base of the
  crotch where two branches join

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Mexican Beetle bean

• The yellow, soft-bodied larvae are up to 7/16
  inch in length and covered by branched spines.
• Both adults and larvae feed by stripping away
  the surface tissue primarily on the undersides
  of leaves.
• Adults and larvae feed on pods and on underside
  of leaves pods and leaves are skeleton zed. This
  is there damage.
• Mexican bean beetles over winter as adults on
  trees, shrubs, or in plant debris
• Each female will lay an average of 460 eggs.
• The time span from egg to adult beetle is about
  one month and multiple generations occur annually

                                
                                                
            
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Gypsy Moth

• Gypsy moths are exotic, defoliating insects whose
  feeding can contribute to significant tree
  mortality.
• In the spring, numerous tiny caterpillars hatch
  from the eggs. By midsummer they are fully grown,
  about six to seven centimeters long, dark and
  quite hairy.
• The female moth is flightless and depends on the
  male
• The Gypsy moth has a wide host range which
  includes native shade trees, as well as Garry oak
  and valuable ornamentals trees
• Gypsy moth larvae (caterpillars) are voracious
  defoliators. The larvae can feed on over 500
  species of trees, shrubs and vines.
• The gypsy moth is found mainly in the temperate
  regions of the world

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Asiatic Bittersweet

• The branches are round, hairless, light to dark
  brown, and have noticeable lenticels (surface
  bumps )
• Flowers are small, greenish-yellow, and grow in
  clusters from the joints between the leaves and
  the stems.
• The fruits are pea-sized capsules, which change
  in color from green to bright yellow as they
  mature
• Asiatic bittersweet poses a serious threat to
  other species and to whole habitats due to its
  aggressive habit of twining around and growing
  over other vegetation. This plant has a high
  reproductive rate, long-range dispersal
  mechanisms, and the ability to root-sucker
• It grows over other vegetation, completely
  covering it, and kills other plants by preventing
  photosynthesis
• Oriental bittersweet infests forest edges,
  woodlands

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Water Hyacinth

• When not controlled, water hyacinth will cover
  lakes and ponds entirely.
• It dramatically impacts water flow, blocks
  sunlight from reaching native aquatic plants, and
  starves the water of oxygen
• The plant is also a home for mosquito's and
  vectors of diseases and a species of snail which
  have snail fever.
• Water Hyacinths have been widely introduced
  throughout North America, Asia, Australia, and
  Africa.
• One of the fastest growing plants known, water
  hyacinth reproduces primarily by way of runners
  or stolons, eventually forming daughter plants
• The common water hyacinth is a vigorous grower
  known to double its population in two weeks.

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Black Locust

• The black locust's natural range extends from
  Pennsylvania southwestward to Alabama and
  westward to southern Illinois
• The tree often suffers extensive damage from the
  locust borer insect
• Wood is resistant to rot and used to make
  railroad ties and fence posts.
• every part of the tree is considered toxic.
• It can tolerate pollution well.
• Many animals use this tree for cover, and
  cavities in Black Locust are good homes for bird
  and other animals, especially woodpeckers.

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Purple Loosestrife

• The plants grow vigorously and spread very fast
  when removed from their natural controlling
  agents.
• The sale of purple loosestrife is illegal in many
  areas. Its detrimental effects are simply too
  costly to risk.
• A single plant may produce up to three million
  tiny seeds annually.
• Four species of beetle use purple loosestrife as
  their natural food source and they can do
  significant damage to the plant.
• The seeds probably first arrived in the plant's
  non-native areas in muddy ballast water emptied
  from ships
• The flowers are quite showy and bright, and
  monotypic fields of purple loosestrife are
  deceptively attractive.

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Norway Maple

• The wood of the Norway Maple is used for
  furniture, flooring and musical instruments.
• Norway Maple itself is threatened in a few areas
  by the Asian long-horned beetle, which eats
  through the trunk of trees, often killing them.
• Norway maple is a wide ranging species in Europe
  and Western Asia that has been planted in many
  parts of North America.
• Norway maple and its cultural varieties are
  widely over planted, which is a serious problem
  in itself.
• Roots may damage paving and sewer lines. Young
  trees frequently suffer sun-scald injury and
  frost cracking.
• Norway maple transplants readily, tolerates a
  wide range of soils, pH, heat, drought and
  pollutants. It's famous for being urban tough.

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Goldfish

• Goldfish are quite intelligent and will recognize
  the person who feeds them. They will show they
  know you by swimming rapidly back and forth when
  you are neat the tank or splashing.
• This fish is edible, but not eaten by most
  people.
• People place these goldfish in ponds to prevent
  mosquito population, especially with the West
  Nile virus.
• These fish originally came from China and then
  came to the United States in the 18th and 19th
  centuries.
• There are sixteen types of goldfish in the world.
• Goldfish eat uncontrollably, thats why you have
  to maintain their diet for them. If they eat too
  much their intestines will get overfilled with
  food and tear open.

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Sea Lamprey

• A Sea Lamprey is a jawless, primitive, eel like
  fish.
• Sea Lampreys are parasitic. This means they
  attach, live and feed off of other fish in order
  to survive. It lives off of fish by attaching the
  live fish to its vacuum like mouth and uses its
  sharp row of teeth and rasping tongue to live off
  of the fish. Even when the sea lamprey is knocked
  off or leaves its host fish, the fish often dies
  from the damaging wound left behind.
• The Sea Lamprey lives primarily in the Great
  Lakes.
• They live on average 18 to 20 mths.
• They grow up to 24 inches.
• They can kill 40 or more pounds of fish causing a
  major decrease in lake trout and chub in the
  Great Lakes.

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Zebra Mussel

• The Zebra Mussel gets its name from its shell,
  which is about an inch in length. Their shells
  have noticeable dark bands and a some what
  triangular shape.
• They can live four to five years. They begin as
  very tiny larvae that are barely visible. By two
  years of age, they are about an inch long and can
  begin to reproduce.
• A single female mussel can reproduce one million
  babies.
• They also hurt native mussels. They stick to
  mussels backs and stay there for a long time.
  This restricts the mussels movement and ability
  to do things like eat and escape from predators.
• These mussels will encrust things such as the
  crayfish and leave this crustacean struggling for
  its life.
• Zebra mussels are edible, but are only eaten out
  of clean water. They are fairly small and would
  require a lot for edible purposes.

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Rainbow Trout

• The average length of a rainbow trout is about 12
  to 18 in.
• They prefer cool clear water with gravel or rocky
  bottoms, deep pools, and natural cover.
• Their ideal temperatures is between 55 and 60 F.
• They can live up to 12 yrs.
• The female can deposit at least 800 to 1000 eggs
  per redd.
• They weigh up to 42 lbs.

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Tree Of Heaven

• Native Range in China
• Also known as ailanthus, Chinese sumac, and
  stinking shumac.
• Mature trees can reach 80 feet or more in height.
• Its large compound leaves, 1-4 feet in length,
  are composed of 11-25 smaller leaflets and
  alternate along the stems.
• Grows rapidly, and can overrun native vegetation
• produces toxins that prevent the establishment of
  other plant species

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Autumn Olive

• Can grow up to 20 feet.
• Is a threat to open and semi open areas.
• Located in New England, Invades natural areas.
• The nitrogen-fixing capabilities of these species
  can interfere with the nitrogen cycle of native
  communities that may depend on infertile soils
• Produces fruit that is consumed by birds.
• Autumn olive re sprouts vigorously after fire or
  cutting. Over time, colonies of these shrubs can
  grow thick enough to crowd out native plants.

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Mute Swan

• can be found in freshwater ponds, slow rivers,
  coastal bays, and inland lakes.
• Their wingspan is 7-8 feet.
• Over 95 of the diet is aquatic vegetation.
  Occasionally, mute swans will also feed on
  insects and other invertebrates.
• Weighs on average 25 Pounds.
• The mute swan is a large, all-white swan
  recognized by its orange bill which is black at
  its base. There is also a prominent black knob at
  the base of its bill.
• Most mute swans breed at age three and remain
  with the same mate for life.

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Multiflora Rose

• Native to Japan, Korea and eastern China
• Thorny shrub with arching sterns, and leaves
  divide into five to eleven sharply toothed
  leaflets.
• Invades open woodlands, forest edges and fields.
• Spreads by producing fruits that are filled with
  seeds. Then birds eat the seeds, the seeds go
  through their digestive system.
• Mechanical and Chemical methods are the most
  current ways of maintaining the plant.
• Small red fruits grow in the summer and remain
  until the winter.

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Tree Of Heaven

• Native Range in China
• Also known as ailanthus, Chinese sumac, and
  stinking shumac.
• Mature trees can reach 80 feet or more in height.
• Its large compound leaves, 1-4 feet in length,
  are composed of 11-25 smaller leaflets and
  alternate along the stems.
• Grows rapidly, and can overrun native vegetation
• produces toxins that prevent the establishment of
  other plant species

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Green Crab

• Adults are about 3 in length, but can grow to 4
  in length.
• Are a small shore crab.
• feeds voraciously on shellfish.
• The European green crab is native to the Atlantic
  coast of Europe and northern Africa, from Norway
  and the British Isles south to Mauritania.
• Mating takes place after the females molt from
  April to November, but mainly from June to
  October.