Invasive Species Northern Ireland

Asian hornet

Vespa velutina

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

A highly aggressive predator of native insects, posing a significant threat to honey bees and other pollinators.

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Asiatic tearthumb

Persicaria perfoliata

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Reduction in biodiversity

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Australian flatworm

Australoplana sanguinea

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Threat to native earthworms. Predatory.

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Balloon vine

Cardiospermum grandiflorum

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Vector of disease. Can cause disease.

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Black imported fire ant

Solenopsis richteri

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Damage commercially important crops, tree bark, electrical equipment and roads. Give a painful sting.

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Broomsedge bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Aggressive coloniser of disturbed lands. Alters ecosystems.

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Chinese bushclover

Lespedeza juncea var. sericea

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Outcompetes native species

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Chinese tallow

Triadica sebifera (Sapium sebiferum)

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Outcompetes native flora

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Chinese water deer

Hydropotes inermis

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

May damage understory. May barkstrip.

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