Invasive Species 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.

Carpet sea squirt

Didemnum vexilum

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Marine

Threats:

colonies overgrowing and swamping other species and covering fish spawning grounds, aquaculture cages etc.

Coypu

Myocaster coypus

Status:

Established

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Riparian, wetland habitats destruction

Crayfish plague

Aphanomyces astaci

Status:

Established

Habitat:

Freshwater

Threats:

Destruction of the native White - Clawed Crayfish population

Pacific or Pink Humpback Salmon

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

Status:

Established

Habitat:

Freshwater

Threats:

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